Everything about Swisher County Texas totally explained
Swisher County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Texas. In 2000, its population was 8,378. Its
seat is
Tulia. The county is named for
James G. Swisher, a soldier of the
Texas Revolution and signer of the
Texas Declaration of Independence. Swisher County is one of 46 prohibition, or entirely
dry, counties in the state of Texas.
At one time, the large
JA Ranch, founded by
Charles Goodnight and
John George Adair, and later owned by Goodnight and
Cornelia Adair, reached into six counties, including Swisher.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 901
square miles (2,333
km²), of which, 900 square miles (2,332 km²) of it's land and 0 square miles (1 km²) of it (0.03%) is water.
Major highways
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 8,378 people, 2,925 households, and 2,152 families residing in the county. The
population density was 9 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 3,315 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 71.75%
White, 5.85%
Black or
African American, 0.54%
Native American, 0.16%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 19.41% from
other races, and 2.28% from two or more races. 35.22% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 2,925 households out of which 35.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.20% were
married couples living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.40% were non-families. 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the county, the population was spread out with 27.90% under the age of 18, 10.30% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 20.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 109.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $29,846, and the median income for a family was $34,444. Males had a median income of $25,164 versus $20,448 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $14,326. About 14.20% of families and 17.40% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 24.20% of those under age 18 and 11.90% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
Kress
Tulia
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