Briscoe County, Texas

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Briscoe County is a one of the county from Texas's 254 counties, located in Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. Briscoe County had an official population of 1790 in 2000. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 1462, making it the 14th least populous county in Texas. The county extends throughout a territory of 901.59 sq mi (2335.11 sq km ), of which, 900.25 square miles (2331.64 sq km) of it is land and 1.33 square miles (3.44 sq km) of it is water, it is the 161st largest by area in the U.S. state of Texas.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 1790 residents, 724 households, and 511 families in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (0.77/kmē), it is the 22nd least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Texas. There were 1006 housing units at an average density of 1.1 per square mile (0.42/kmē). The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.03. Age range in the county was well distributed with 27.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 22% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 1462, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 95.01% White, 3.35% Black or African American, 0.55% American Indian, 0.07% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 1.03% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $29917, it is Texas's 155th wealthiest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $35326, it is 166th wealthiest county by median family income in Texas. The per capita income for the county was $14218, making it the 54th poorest county by per capita income among the Texas.

In 2000, 436 pupils and students, of which 52.52% are male and 47.48% are female, 24.36% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.36% nursery or pri school, 5.73% kindergarten, 55.28% elementary school, 28.67% high school and 5.96% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Quitaque City	Briscoe County	0.72	0.72	0	432	600.8	13619	27143
2	Silverton City	Briscoe County	1.01	1.01	0	771	766.4	13416	27014

Year	Population
April 2000 census	1790
April 2000 Estimate	1790
July 2000 Estimate	1776
July 2001 Estimate	1724
July 2002 Estimate	1686
July 2003 Estimate	1680
July 2004 Estimate	1666
July 2005 Estimate	1604
July 2006 Estimate	1562
July 2007 Estimate	1473
July 2008 Estimate	1462

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	11	8	19
Kindergarten	11	14	25
Elementary school	139	102	241
High school	58	67	125
College or graduate school	10	16	26

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Briscoe County, Texas	$29917	$35326	$14218
Texas, United States	$39927	$45861	$19617
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587