Cottle County, Texas

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Cottle County, Texas is a county located in the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. As of 2000 the population was 1904. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 1617, It is the 15th smallest county by population in the U.S. state of Texas. Its area is just over 901.59 sq mi (2335.11 sq km), of which, 901.18 square miles (2334.05 sq km) of it is land and 0.42 square miles (1.09 sq km) of it is water, making it Texas's 162nd largest county by total area.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 1904 people, 820 households, and 550 families residing in the county. The population density was 2.1 people per square mile (0.81/kmē), making it the 24th least densely populated county in Texas. There were 1088 housing units at an average density of 1.2 per square mile (0.46/kmē). The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.84. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 23.9% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 25.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 1617, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 87.32% White, 11.5% Black or African American, 0% American Indian, 0% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 1.18% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $25446, it is the 26th lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Texas. The median income for a family in the county was $33036, making its Texas's 53rd lowest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $16212, making it the 117th wealthiest county by per capita income among the Texas.

In 2000, 399 pupils and students, of which 49.87% are male and 50.13% are female, 20.96% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.26% nursery or pri school, 6.52% kindergarten, 57.64% elementary school, 27.32% high school and 4.26% 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	Paducah Town	Cottle County	1.52	1.52	0	1498	985	15778	23333

Year	Population
April 2000 census	1904
April 2000 Estimate	1904
July 2000 Estimate	1890
July 2001 Estimate	1783
July 2002 Estimate	1738
July 2003 Estimate	1711
July 2004 Estimate	1704
July 2005 Estimate	1674
July 2006 Estimate	1623
July 2007 Estimate	1584
July 2008 Estimate	1617

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	8	9	17
Kindergarten	17	9	26
Elementary school	107	123	230
High school	63	46	109
College or graduate school	4	13	17

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Cottle County, Texas	$25446	$33036	$16212
Texas, United States	$39927	$45861	$19617
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587