- King County, Texas
Infobox U.S. County
county = King County
state = Texas
map size = 250
founded = 1876
seat = Guthrie | area_total_sq_mi =913
area_land_sq_mi =912
area_water_sq_mi =1
area percentage = 0.11%
census yr = 2000
pop = 356
density_km2 = 0.15
web =
|King County is a
county located in theU.S. state ofTexas . In 2000, its population was 356. Itscounty seat is GuthrieGR|6. King County has the third-smallest population of any county in the United States, ranking ahead of onlyLoving County, Texas andKalawao County, Hawaii . The county was named forWilliam Philip King , who died at theBattle of the Alamo .The
Pitchfork Ranch , founded1883 , is situated in King and adjacent Dickens County. It was managed from1965 -1986 byJim Humphreys , who was also affiliated with theNational Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock.Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 913
square mile s (2,366km² ), of which, 912 square miles (2,363 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (3 km²) of it (0.11%) is water.Major highways
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*Adjacent counties
*Cottle County (north)
*Foard County (northeast)
*Knox County (east)
*Stonewall County (south)
*Dickens County (west)Economy
The primary industries are raising
beef cattle (since the late 1800s), and oil production (since 1943). Corn andcotton are the leading plantedfarm crops.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 356 people, 108 households, and 88 families residing in the county. Thepopulation density was 0.39 people per square mile (0.15/km²). There were 174 housing units at an average density of 0.19 per square mile (0.07/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.10% White, 1.12% Native American, 3.09% from other races, and 1.69% from two or more races. 9.55% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.There were 108 households out of which 41.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.60% were married couples living together, 1.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.60% were non-families. 16.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the county, the population was spread out with 33.70% under the age of 18, 3.70% from 18 to 24, 29.50% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 10.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,625, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $21,389 versus $30,179 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $12,321. 20.70% of the population and 17.90% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 23.00% are under the age of 18 and 31.60% are 65 or older.Communities
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