Upton County

Base data
US Federal State: Texas
Verwaltungsitz: Rankin
address
of the administrative seat:
Upton County Courthouse
P.O. Box 465
Rankin, TX 79778-0465
establishment: 1887
in an educated manner out: Tom Green County
surface: 3216 km ²
inhabitants: 3404 (conditions: 2000)
Population density: 1 Einwohner/km ²
preselection: 001,432
Website: of www.co.upton.tx.us
map
Karte des Upton County innerhalb von Texas

the Upton County lies in the US Federal State Texas. The seat of the County administration is in Rankin.

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geography

the County is appropriate for about 200 km west the geographical center of Texas and is distant in the northwest about 80 km from the southeast point from new Mexico. It has a surface of 3216 km ², without considerable water surface. The County borders in the clockwise direction on the Counties: Avoiding country County, Reagan County, Crockett County and Crane County.

history

Upton County was formed for 1887 from parts of the Tom Green County. It was designated after John Cunningham Upton and its brother William Felton Upton, two officers of the Konföderierten army.

demographic data

the average income of a household is about 28.977 USD. The average income of a family with 37.083 USD. Men have an average income of 30.729 USD opposite the women with on the average 18,750 USD. The Pro-Kopf-Einkommen is with 14.274 USD. 19.90% the inhabitant and 18.10% of the families live below the poverty border.
29.3% the inhabitant are old under 18 years and on 100 women starting from 18 years and over it come statistically 93.3 men. The average age amounts to 38 years. (Conditions: 2000).

cities and municipalities

  • McCamey
  • Midkiff
  • Rankin

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