Cochran County, Texas

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Cochran County is a county located in Texas, in the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. The population of the county was 3730 as per the 2000 census data. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 2977, It is Texas's 28th least populous county. It is spread over 775.31 square miles (2008.04 kmē), of which, 775.22 square miles (2007.81 kmē ) of it is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 kmē) of it is water, giving it the 45th smallest by total area among Texas's county.


As of the census of 2000, there were 3730 residents, 1309 households, and 1017 families in the county. The population density was 4.8 people per square mile (1.85/kmē), making its Texas's 52nd least densely populated county. There were 1587 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (0.77/kmē). The average household size was 2.79 persons, and the average family size was 3.25 persons. In the county Age distribution was 31.5% under the age of 18, 8% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 108.6 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 107.1 females. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 2977, The racial makeup of the county was 91.23% White, 6.52% Black or African American, 1.18% American Indian, 0.37% Asian, 0.07% Native Hawaiian, and 0.64% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $27525, making it the 49th poorest county by median household income among the Texas. The median income for a family in the county was $31163, it is the 32nd poorest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $13125, it is the 30th poorest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 1081 pupils and students, of which 480 are male and 601 are female, 28.98% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 51 nursery or pri school, 37 kindergarten, 561 elementary school, 347 high school and 85 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	Morton City	Cochran County	1.41	1.41	0	2249	1593.7	10641	25809
2	Whiteface Town	Cochran County	0.58	0.58	0	465	799.8	15060	30833

Year	Population
April 2000 census	3730
April 2000 Estimate	3730
July 2000 Estimate	3706
July 2001 Estimate	3657
July 2002 Estimate	3491
July 2003 Estimate	3439
July 2004 Estimate	3313
July 2005 Estimate	3261
July 2006 Estimate	3173
July 2007 Estimate	3082
July 2008 Estimate	2977

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	25	26	51
Kindergarten	19	18	37
Elementary school	254	307	561
High school	160	187	347
College or graduate school	22	63	85

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Cochran County, Texas	$27525	$31163	$13125
Texas, United States	$39927	$45861	$19617
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587