Castro County

Base data
US Federal State: Texas
Verwaltungsitz: Dimmitt
address
of the administrative seat:
Castro County
100 E. Bedford
Dimmitt, TX 79027
establishment: 1876
in an educated manner out: Bexar County
surface: 2329 km ²
inhabitants: 8285 (conditions: 2000)
Population density: 4 Einwohner/km ²
preselection: 001,806
Website: of www.co.castro.tx.us
map
Karte des Castro County innerhalb von Texas

the Castro County lies in the US Federal State Texas in the USA. In the year 2000 the County had 8285 inhabitants and a population density of 4 inhabitants/km ². The seat of the County administration is in Dimmitt.

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Geografie

the County is appropriate northwest the geographical center from Texas, for about 50 km east of new Mexico and has a surface of 2329 km ², about which 3 km ² water surface is. The County borders in the clockwise direction on the Counties: Deaf Smith County, edge universe County, Swisher County, resounds to County, Lamb County and Parmer County.

history

Castro County was formed for 1876 from parts of the Bexar County. It was designated after Henri Castro, a French Consul General in the Republic of Texas.

demographic data

the average income of a household is about 30.619 USD. The average income of a family with 35.422 USD. Men have an average income of 25.379 USD opposite the women with on the average 20,433 USD. The Pro-Kopf-Einkommen is with 14.457 USD. 19.00% the inhabitant and 15.70% of the families live below the poverty border.
33.1% the inhabitant are old under 18 years and on 100 women starting from 18 years and over it come statistically 98.2 men. The average age amounts to 32 years. (Conditions: 2000).

cities and municipalities

  • Dimmitt
  • hard
  • Nazareth
  • Summerfield

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