Hamilton County, Texas

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Hamilton County is a county located in Texas, in the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. The population of the county was 8229 as per the 2000 census data. Its population was estimated at 8092 in July 2008, It is the 78th smallest county by population in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 836.38 miē (2166.21 kmē), of which, 835.71 square miles (2164.48 kmē) of it is land and 0.67 square miles (1.74 kmē) of it is water, it is the 60th smallest in terms of geographical size.


As of the census of 2000, there were 8229 people in the county, organized into 3374 households, and 2323 families residing in the county. The population density was 9.8 people per square mile (3.78/kmē), it would be the 170th most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Texas. There were 4455 housing units at an average density of 5.3 per square mile (2.05/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.37 persons, and the average family size was 2.89 persons. In the county Age distribution was 23.8% under the age of 18, 6% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 8092, The racial makeup of the county was 97.8% White, 0.58% Black or African American, 0.54% American Indian, 0.16% Asian, 0.12% Native Hawaiian, and 0.79% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $31150, it is 132nd wealthiest county by median household income in Texas. The median income for a family in the county was $39494, it is 92nd wealthiest county by median family income in Texas. The per capita income for the county was $16800, it is Texas's 95th wealthiest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 1863 pupils and students, of which 983 are male and 880 are female, 22.64% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 123 nursery or pri school, 86 kindergarten, 984 elementary school, 474 high school and 196 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	Evant Town	Coryell County, Hamilton County	0.61	0.61	0	393	645	12589	22500
2	Hamilton City	Hamilton County	2.89	2.83	0.05	2977	1051	15012	26585
3	Hico City	Hamilton County	1.47	1.47	0	1341	911.4	14122	25919

Year	Population
April 2000 census	8229
April 2000 Estimate	8229
July 2000 Estimate	8233
July 2001 Estimate	8114
July 2002 Estimate	7965
July 2003 Estimate	8065
July 2004 Estimate	7972
July 2005 Estimate	7999
July 2006 Estimate	8072
July 2007 Estimate	8062
July 2008 Estimate	8092

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	78	45	123
Kindergarten	60	26	86
Elementary school	528	456	984
High school	237	237	474
College or graduate school	80	116	196

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Hamilton County, Texas	$31150	$39494	$16800
Texas, United States	$39927	$45861	$19617
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587