Crosby County, Texas

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Crosby County, Texas is a county located in the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. The population of the county was 7072 as per the 2000 census data. In July 2008, its estimated population was 6192, It is the 62nd least populous county in the U.S. state of Texas. It has total area of 901.69 sq mi (2335.37 square kilometre), of which, 899.51 square miles (2329.72 square kilometre) of it is land and 2.17 square miles (5.62 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 159th largest by area in the U.S. state of Texas.


As of the census of 2000, there were 7072 people, 2512 households, and 1866 families living in the county. The population density was 7.9 people per square mile (3.05/kmē), it is 72nd least densely populated county in Texas. There were 3202 housing units at an average density of 3.6 per square mile (1.39/kmē). The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.3. Age range in the county was well distributed with 30.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 6192, The racial makeup of the county was 5770 White, 296 Black or African American, 65 American Indian, 8 Asian, 10 Native Hawaiian, and 43 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $25769, it is 30th poorest county by median household income in Texas. The median income for a family in the county was $29891, making its Texas's 25th lowest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $14445, making it the 66th lowest county by per capita income in Texas.

In 2000, 1992 pupils and students, of which 958 are male and 1034 are female, 28.17% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 137 nursery or pri school, 90 kindergarten, 1043 elementary school, 538 high school and 184 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	Crosbyton City	Crosby County	2.11	2.11	0	1874	886.9	16329	24722
2	Lorenzo City	Crosby County	1.03	1.03	0	1372	1329.3	11606	24438
3	Ralls City	Crosby County	1.34	1.34	0	2252	1680.4	10557	23892

Year	Population
April 2000 census	7072
April 2000 Estimate	7072
July 2000 Estimate	7056
July 2001 Estimate	6963
July 2002 Estimate	6860
July 2003 Estimate	6726
July 2004 Estimate	6634
July 2005 Estimate	6527
July 2006 Estimate	6484
July 2007 Estimate	6258
July 2008 Estimate	6192

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	63	74	137
Kindergarten	51	39	90
Elementary school	525	518	1043
High school	254	284	538
College or graduate school	65	119	184

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Crosby County, Texas	$25769	$29891	$14445
Texas, United States	$39927	$45861	$19617
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587