Camp County, Texas

Infobox U.S. County
county = Camp County
state = Texas

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map size = 250
founded = 1874
seat = Pittsburg | area_total_sq_mi =203
area_land_sq_mi =198
area_water_sq_mi =5
area percentage = 2.80%
census yr = 2000
pop = 11549
density_km2 =23
web = www.co.camp.tx.us
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Camp County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 11,549. It is named for John Lafayette Camp, a Texas politician. Its seat is PittsburgGR|6.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 203 square miles (526 km²), of which, 198 square miles (512 km²) of it is land and 5 square miles (14 km²) of it (2.80%) is water.

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

*Titus County (north)
*Morris County (east)
*Upshur County (south)
*Wood County (southwest)
*Franklin County (west)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 11,549 people, 4,336 households, and 3,156 families residing in the county. The population density was 58 people per square mile (23/km²). There were 5,228 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 69.53% White, 19.20% Black or African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 9.63% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. 14.78% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,336 households out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.20% were married couples living together, 12.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% were non-families. 24.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.90% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 16.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,164, and the median income for a family was $36,142. Males had a median income of $31,870 versus $18,797 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,500. About 15.90% of families and 20.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.00% of those under age 18 and 16.00% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Leesburg (unincorporated)
*Pittsburg
*Rocky Mound

References

External links

* [http://www.co.camp.tx.us/ Camp County government's website]
* [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/CC/hcc5.html Camp County in "Handbook of Texas Online"] at the University of Texas
* [http://texashistory.unt.edu/search/?q=%22United+States+-+Texas+-+Camp+County%22&t=dc.coverage Historic Camp County materials] , hosted by the [http://texashistory.unt.edu/ Portal to Texas History.]