Delta County, Texas

Delta County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 5,327. It is named for its triangular shape, much like the Greek letter Delta. Two forks of the Sulphur River form its northern and southern boundaries, and meet at its easternmost point. Delta County is one of 30^[1] prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas. Its seat and largest city is Cooper^[2] while its second largest city is Pecan Gap. There are two other Delta Counties in the United States: Delta County, Michigan, and Delta County, Colorado.

Delta County is officially part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 278 square miles (720 km²), of which, 277 square miles (718 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0.30%) is water.

Major highways

• State Highway 19
• State Highway 24
• State Highway 154

Adjacent counties

• Lamar County (north and northeast)
• Red River County (east-northeast, a very short border at the eastern point of the county)
• Franklin County (east-southeast, a very short border at the eastern point of the county)
• Hopkins County (south and southeast)
• Hunt County (southwest)
• Fannin County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2003, there were 5,506 people, 2,094 households, and 1,461 families residing in the county. The population density was 19 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 2,410 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 87.93% White, 8.28% Black or African American, 0.77% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.18% from other races, and 1.69% from two or more races. 3.10% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,094 households out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.40% were married couples living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were non-families. 27.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.60% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 17.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,094, and the median income for a family was $37,925. Males had a median income of $31,597 versus $20,296 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,080. About 14.60% of families and 17.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.50% of those under age 18 and 20.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Incorporated Cities:

• Cooper
• Pecan Gap (partly in Fannin County)

Unincorporated Communities:

• Antioch
• Ben Franklin
• Charleston
• Enloe
• Jot 'Em Down
• Kensing
• Klondike
• Lake Creek
• Prattville
• Rattan
• Yowell

See also

• Dry counties

References

1. ^ http://www.tabc.state.tx.us/local_option_elections/index.asp
2. ^ . National Association of Counties. . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links

• Delta County website
• Delta County Chamber of Commerce website
• Delta County in Handbook of Texas Online
• Jot 'Em Down, Delta County, Texas data at Internet Accuracy Project

Coordinates: 33°23′N 95°40′W / 33.39°N 95.67°W

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