Foard County, Texas

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Foard County is a county located in Texas, in the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. The county has a population of 1622 as per the 2000 census data. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 1361, making it Texas's 12th smallest county. Its area is just over 707.69 sq mi (1832.91 kmē), of which, 706.68 square miles (1830.29 kmē) of it is land and 1.01 square miles (2.62 kmē) of it is water, giving it the 35th smallest by total area among Texas's county.


As of the census of 2000, there were 1622 people in the county, organized into 664 households, and 438 families living in the county. The population density was 2.3 people per square mile (0.89/kmē), giving it the 26th least densely populated county among the Texas. There were 850 housing units at an average density of 1.2 per square mile (0.46/kmē). The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.02. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 25.8% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males. Its population was estimated at 1361 in July 2008, The racial makeup of the county was 1269 White, 57 Black or African American, 17 American Indian, 2 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 16 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $25813, it would be the 31st lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Texas. The median income for a family in the county was $34211, it would be the 70th lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Texas. The per capita income for the county was $14799, it is Texas's 76th poorest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 402 pupils and students, of which 46.27% are male and 53.73% are female, 24.78% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.47% nursery or pri school, 7.46% kindergarten, 48.26% elementary school, 27.86% high school and 9.95% 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	Crowell City	Foard County	1.89	1.89	0	1141	604.6	12965	22214

Year	Population
April 2000 census	1622
April 2000 Estimate	1622
July 2000 Estimate	1609
July 2001 Estimate	1623
July 2002 Estimate	1551
July 2003 Estimate	1528
July 2004 Estimate	1507
July 2005 Estimate	1457
July 2006 Estimate	1451
July 2007 Estimate	1398
July 2008 Estimate	1361

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	13	13	26
Kindergarten	17	13	30
Elementary school	89	105	194
High school	52	60	112
College or graduate school	15	25	40

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Foard County, Texas	$25813	$34211	$14799
Texas, United States	$39927	$45861	$19617
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587