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Childress County, Texas
Childress County (/ˈtʃɪldrɪs/ CHIL-driss) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,664. The county seat is Childress. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1887. It is named for George Campbell Childress, the author of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
County and regional history is preserved in the Childress County Heritage Museum in downtown Childress. The Bradley 3 Ranch, operated by matriarch Minnie Lou Bradley, is entirely in Childress County, but has a Memphis (Hall County) mailing address.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 714 square miles (1,850 km2), of which 696 square miles (1,800 km2) are land and 17 square miles (44 km2) (2.4%) are covered by water.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 6,664. The median age was 35.4 years. 20.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 136.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 144.6 males age 18 and over.
The racial makeup of the county was 66.4% White, 8.7% Black or African American, 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 14.4% from some other race, and 9.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 29.1% of the population.
67.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 32.2% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,282 households in the county, of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.5% were married-couple households, 18.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 2,824 housing units, of which 19.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 68.9% were owner-occupied and 31.1% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 16.7%.
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Childress County, Texas
Childress County (/ˈtʃɪldrɪs/ CHIL-driss) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,664. The county seat is Childress. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1887. It is named for George Campbell Childress, the author of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
County and regional history is preserved in the Childress County Heritage Museum in downtown Childress. The Bradley 3 Ranch, operated by matriarch Minnie Lou Bradley, is entirely in Childress County, but has a Memphis (Hall County) mailing address.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 714 square miles (1,850 km2), of which 696 square miles (1,800 km2) are land and 17 square miles (44 km2) (2.4%) are covered by water.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 6,664. The median age was 35.4 years. 20.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 136.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 144.6 males age 18 and over.
The racial makeup of the county was 66.4% White, 8.7% Black or African American, 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 14.4% from some other race, and 9.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 29.1% of the population.
67.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 32.2% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,282 households in the county, of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.5% were married-couple households, 18.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 2,824 housing units, of which 19.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 68.9% were owner-occupied and 31.1% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 16.7%.
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