Wichita County, Texas

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Wichita County, Texas
Image:Wichita County tx seal.jpg
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Location in the state of Texas
Texas's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	information needed
Seat	Wichita Falls
Area - Total - Land - Water	1,639 km² (633 mi²) 1,626 km² (628 mi²) 14 km² (5 mi²), 0.85%
Population - (2000) - Density	131,664 81/km²
Website: www.co.wichita.tx.us

Wichita County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2005, the United States Census Bureau estimates the population is 125,894, down from 131,664 in 2000. The county seat is Wichita Falls ⁶.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Major Highways
- 1.2 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,639 km² (633 mi²). 1,626 km² (628 mi²) of it is land and 14 km² (5 mi²) of it (0.85%) is water.

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[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 131,664 people, 48,441 households, and 32,891 families residing in the county. The population density was 81/km² (210/mi²). There were 53,304 housing units at an average density of 33/km² (85/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 78.76% White, 10.23% Black or African American, 0.89% Native American, 1.84% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 5.51% from other races, and 2.68% from two or more races. 12.23% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 48,441 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.30% were married couples living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.10% were non-families. In 2000, there were 1,869 unmarried partner households: 1,677 heterosexual, 94 same-sex male, and 98 same-sex female.

27.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.20% under the age of 18, 13.70% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 19.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 103.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,780, and the median income for a family was $40,937. Males had a median income of $28,687 versus $21,885 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,965. About 10.30% of families and 13.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.40% of those under age 18 and 9.80% of those age 65 or over.

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[edit] External links

Official Wichita County Website
Wichita County from the Handbook of Texas Online
Historic Wichita County materials, hosted by the Portal to Texas History.
Sheppard Air Force Base Home Page

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