Garza County, Texas

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Garza County is a one of the county from Texas's 254 counties, located in Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. Garza County had an official population of 4872 in 2000. Its population was estimated at 4628 in July 2008, It is the 51st smallest in terms of population. It covers total area of 896.19 square miles (2321.12 sq km), of which, 895.56 square miles (2319.49 sq km) of it is land and 0.63 square miles (1.63 sq km) of it is water, it is the 82nd smallest in terms of geographical size.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 4872 people, 1663 households, and 1218 families living in the county. The population density was 5.4 people per square mile (2.08/kmē), it is the 58th least populated county in terms of population density. There were 1928 housing units at an average density of 2.2 per square mile (0.85/kmē). The average household size was 2.65 persons, and the average family size was 3.15 persons. In the county Population was distributed with 28% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 112.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.3 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 4628, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 4245 White, 271 Black or African American, 25 American Indian, 6 Asian, 5 Native Hawaiian, and 76 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $27206, making it the 46th poorest county by median household income among the Texas. The median income for a family in the county was $31173, it is the 34th poorest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $12704, it is 26th poorest county by per capita income in Texas.

In 2000, 1384 pupils and students, of which 57.3% are male and 42.7% are female, 28.41% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 8.38% nursery or pri school, 1.81% kindergarten, 50% elementary school, 27.96% high school and 11.85% 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	Post City	Garza County	3.77	3.75	0.02	3708	988.8	11113	25034

Year	Population
April 2000 census	4872
April 2000 Estimate	4872
July 2000 Estimate	4859
July 2001 Estimate	5030
July 2002 Estimate	4979
July 2003 Estimate	4938
July 2004 Estimate	5000
July 2005 Estimate	4782
July 2006 Estimate	4828
July 2007 Estimate	4697
July 2008 Estimate	4628

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	77	39	116
Kindergarten	12	13	25
Elementary school	356	336	692
High school	262	125	387
College or graduate school	86	78	164

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Garza County, Texas	$27206	$31173	$12704
Texas, United States	$39927	$45861	$19617
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587