Tom Green County, Texas

Tom Green County
	Tom Green County, Texas
	Tom Green County Courthouse in San Angelo
	; Seal
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	; Location in the state of Texas
	; Texas's location in the U.S.
Founded	March 13, 1874
Seat	San Angelo
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 1,541 sq mi (3,991 km²); 1,522 sq mi (3,942 km²); 18 sq mi (47 km²), 1.20%
Population; - (2010); - Density	; 110,224; 67/sq mi (26/km²)
Website	www.co.tom-green.tx.us

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Tom Green County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the San Angelo Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, its population was 110,224.^[1] Its county seat is San Angelo.^[2]

Judge Edd B. Keyes Annex Building across from the Tom Green County Courthouse

Former Texas Theater in downtown San Angelo

View from U.S. Highway 87 northwest of San Angelo in Tom Green County

[edit] History

The county was established by the state legislature on March 13, 1874, and named for Thomas Green, a Confederate brigadier general. It originally comprised an area of over 60,000 square miles (160,000 km²).

The original county seat was the town of Ben Ficklin. In 1882, flood waters of the Concho River destroyed the town and drowned 65 people. The county seat was moved to Santa Angela. In 1883, the town's name was changed to San Angelo by the post office.

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,541 square miles (3,990 km²), of which 1,522 square miles (3,940 km²) is land and 18 square miles (47 km²) (1.20%) is water.

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[edit] Adjacent counties

Coke County (north)
Runnels County (northeast)
Concho County (east)
Schleicher County (south)
Irion County (west)
Reagan County (far west)
Sterling County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	3,615	—
1890	5,152	42.5%
1900	6,804	32.1%
1910	17,882	162.8%
1920	15,210	−14.9%
1930	36,033	136.9%
1940	39,302	9.1%
1950	58,929	49.9%
1960	64,630	9.7%
1970	71,047	9.9%
1980	84,784	19.3%
1990	98,458	16.1%
2000	104,010	5.6%
2010	110,224	6.0%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3] Texas Almanac: 1850-2010^[4]

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 104,010 people, 39,503 households, and 26,783 families residing in the county. The population density was 68 people per square mile (26/km²). There were 43,916 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile (11/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 79.08% White, 4.13% Black or African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.86% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 12.82% from other races, and 2.39% from two or more races. 30.71% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 13.2% were of German, 10.7% American, 8.2% English and 7.2% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 39,503 households, of which 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.10% were married couples living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.20% were non-families. About 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county, the population age was spread with 26.10% under the age of 18, 12.80% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 20.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,148, and the median income for a family was $39,482. Males had a median income of $27,949 versus $20,683 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,325. About 11.20% of families and 15.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.20% of those under age 18 and 11.80% of those age 65 or over.