Burleson County, Texas

Not to be confused with Burleson, Texas.

Burleson County
County
The Burleson County Courthouse in Caldwell
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 30°29′N 96°37′W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1846
Named for	Edward Burleson
Seat	Caldwell
Largest city	Caldwell
Area
• Total	677 sq mi (1,750 km2)
• Land	659 sq mi (1,710 km2)
• Water	18 sq mi (50 km2)  26%
Population  (2018)
• Total	18,211
• Density	26/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	17th
Website	www.co.burleson.tx.us

Prosperity Bank is located across the street from the Burleson County Courthouse in Caldwell.

Office of Burleson County Tribune (founded 1884) in Caldwell

Burleson County (/ˈbɜːrlɪsən/ BUR-li-sən) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,187. Its county seat is Caldwell. The county is named for Edward Burleson, a general and statesman of the Texas Revolution.

Burleson County is part of the College Station-Bryan Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 677 square miles (1,750 km²), of which 659 square miles (1,710 km²) is land and 18 square miles (47 km²) (2.6%) is water.

Major highways

• State Highway 21
• State Highway 36

Adjacent counties

• Robertson County (north)
• Brazos County (northeast)
• Washington County (southeast)
• Lee County (southwest)
• Milam County (northwest)

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1850	1,713		—
1860	5,683		231.8%
1870	8,072		42.0%
1880	9,243		14.5%
1890	13,001		40.7%
1900	18,367		41.3%
1910	18,687		1.7%
1920	16,855		−9.8%
1930	19,848		17.8%
1940	18,334		−7.6%
1950	13,000		−29.1%
1960	11,177		−14.0%
1970	9,999		−10.5%
1980	12,313		23.1%
1990	13,625		10.7%
2000	16,470		20.9%
2010	17,187		4.4%
2019 (est.)	18,443		7.3%
U.S. Decennial Census 1850–2010 2010–2014

As of the 2000 census, there were 16,470 people, 6,363 households, and 4,574 families residing in the county. The population density was 25 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 8,197 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 74.07% white, 15.06% black or African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 8.25% from other races, and 1.92% from two or more races. 14.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 18.8% were of German, 11.3% American, 10.7% Czech and 6.2% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 6,363 households, out of which 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.40% were married couples living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.90% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,026, and the median income for a family was $39,385. Males had a median income of $28,795 versus $20,146 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,616. About 13.20% of families and 17.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.90% of those under age 18 and 14.30% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

• Caldwell (county seat)
• Snook
• Somerville

Census-designated places

• Beaver Creek
• Cade Lakes
• Clay
• Deanville
• Lyons
• Tunis

Other unincorporated communities

• Birch
• Black Jack
• Chriesman
• Cooks Point
• Davidson
• Frenstat
• Goodwill
• Gus
• Harmony
• Hix
• Hogg
• Merle
• New Tabor
• Rita
• Scofield
• Wilcox

Bygone communities

• Pittsbridge (aka Evans Ferry and Pitt's Ferry)

Politics

Presidential elections results

Presidential elections results

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2020	78.3% 6,743	20.8% 1,788	0.9% 78
2016	76.4% 5,316	21.4% 1,491	2.2% 153
2012	72.4% 4,671	26.4% 1,705	1.2% 80
2008	68.2% 4,547	30.8% 2,053	1.0% 65
2004	65.5% 4,405	33.9% 2,276	0.6% 40
2000	60.4% 3,542	38.1% 2,235	1.5% 89
1996	43.9% 2,174	48.8% 2,419	7.3% 360
1992	35.3% 2,013	44.0% 2,511	20.8% 1,187
1988	42.0% 2,242	57.8% 3,085	0.2% 12
1984	54.3% 3,076	45.5% 2,578	0.2% 12
1980	42.2% 1,943	56.7% 2,615	1.1% 51
1976	28.0% 1,142	71.7% 2,924	0.4% 15
1972	56.4% 1,762	43.6% 1,361	0.1% 2
1968	27.3% 891	51.4% 1,678	21.3% 694
1964	19.6% 617	80.3% 2,527	0.1% 3
1960	21.4% 672	78.5% 2,466	0.2% 5
1956	40.2% 1,173	59.2% 1,726	0.6% 16
1952	30.9% 1,052	68.8% 2,347	0.3% 11
1948	9.9% 240	84.3% 2,051	5.9% 143
1944	6.6% 158	82.8% 1,992	10.7% 257
1940	13.7% 319	86.1% 1,999	0.1% 3
1936	8.4% 135	91.6% 1,466
1932	4.7% 119	95.2% 2,423	0.1% 3
1928	17.9% 339	82.1% 1,558
1924	8.2% 224	91.0% 2,496	0.9% 24
1920	7.1% 141	49.4% 981	43.6% 866
1916	17.5% 262	80.8% 1,208	1.7% 25
1912	21.1% 228	71.3% 771	7.6% 82

Education

School districts:

• Caldwell Independent School District
• Snook Independent School District
• Somerville Independent School District

Blinn College is the designated community college for all of the county.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Burleson County, Texas
• Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Burleson County

External links

• Burleson County official website
• Burleson County in Handbook of Texas Online at the University of Texas.
• History of Texas, together with a biographical history of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson counties, hosted by the Portal to Texas History