Navarro County, Texas

Navarro County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000 census, the population was 45,124. Its county seat is Corsicana^[1]. Navarro County is named for José Antonio Navarro, a Tejano leader in the Texas Revolution who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence.

The Corsicana Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Navarro County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,086 square miles (2,813 km²), of which, 1,008 square miles (2,610 km²) of it is land and 79 square miles (203 km²) of it (7.23%) is water.

Major highways

• Interstate 45
• U.S. Highway 287
• State Highway 14
• State Highway 22
• State Highway 31

Adjacent counties

• Henderson County (northeast)
• Freestone County (southeast)
• Limestone County (south)
• Hill County (southwest)
• Ellis County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 45,124 people, 16,491 households, and 11,906 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile (17/km²). There were 18,449 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 70.84% White, 16.79% Black or African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.33% Pacific Islander, 9.45% from other races, and 1.65% from two or more races. 15.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 16,491 households out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.70% were married couples living together, 12.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were non-families. 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.20% under the age of 18, 9.90% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,268, and the median income for a family was $38,130. Males had a median income of $30,112 versus $20,972 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,266. About 13.90% of families and 18.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.10% of those under age 18 and 14.90% of those age 65 or over.

Local media

Navarro County is part of the Waco/Temple/Killeen Television media market in Northeastern Central Texas. Local News media outlets are: KCEN-TV, KWTX-TV, KXXV-TV, KWBU-TV, and KWKT-TV. Although they are provided satellite television services, residents of Navarro County are only allowed to view the Dallas/Fort Worth market stations, forcing some area residents to use television antennas to get local news and information. In the cities of Corsicana and Kerens, Northland Cable Television continues to offer KWTX-TV, and KXXV-TV. Northland also provides one extra NBC affiliate from the Jacksonville/Tyler DMA: KETK-TV after dropping Temple/Waco DMA's KCEN-TV.

Cities and towns

References

1. ^ . National Association of Counties. . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links

• Navarro County government's website
• Navarro County Office of Emergency Management website
• Navarro County in Handbook of Texas Online at the University of Texas

Coordinates: 32°03′N 96°28′W / 32.05°N 96.47°W

Categories: Texas counties | Navarro County, Texas