Knox County, Texas

Knox County
County
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°37′N 99°44′W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Seat	Benjamin
Population  (2000)
• Total	4,253

Knox County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 4,253. Its county seat is Benjamin⁶. Knox County is named for Henry Knox, the Revolutionary War general. Knox County is one of 46 prohibition or entirely dry counties in the state of Texas (as of February 2005).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,216 km² (855 mi²). 2,199 km² (849 mi²) of it is land and 17 km² (6 mi²) of it (0.75%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Foard County (north)
• Baylor County (east)
• Haskell County (south)
• King County (west)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 4,253 people, 1,690 households, and 1,166 families residing in the county. The population density was 2/km² (5/mi²). There were 2,129 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 74.35% White, 6.91% Black or African American, 1.08% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 14.77% from other races, and 2.56% from two or more races. 25.09% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,690 households out of which 30.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.00% were married couples living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.00% were non-families. 29.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.70% under the age of 18, 5.60% from 18 to 24, 22.90% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 22.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,453, and the median income for a family was $30,602. Males had a median income of $25,571 versus $20,865 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,443. About 17.10% of families and 22.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.20% of those under age 18 and 15.20% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

• Benjamin
• Goree
• Knox City
• Munday

See also

• Dry counties

External link

• Knox County in Handbook of Texas Online at the University of Texas