Cass County, Texas
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Cass County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 28,454.[1] The county seat is Linden.[2] The county was named for United States Senator Lewis Cass (D-Michigan), who favored the U.S. annexation of Texas in the mid-19th century.
History
Cass County was formed in 1846 from sections of Bowie County.[3] It was named for Lewis Cass,[4] a U.S. Senator from Michigan who had favored the annexation of Texas to the United States.
The county was originally developed by planters for cotton plantations. By 1860, the majority of the population were enslaved African Americans. After the war,
From 1861 to 1871, this county was known as Davis County, after Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America. (It should not be confused with the still extant Jeff Davis County in West Texas.)
Geography
According to the
Cass County, Texas is one of only three counties in Texas to border two other U.S. states (the others are Bowie and Dallam counties). Cass County forms part of the tripoint of Texas-Arkansas-Louisiana.
Adjacent counties and parish
- Bowie County (north)
- Miller County, Arkansas (northeast)
- Caddo Parish, Louisiana (southeast)
- Marion County (south)
- Morris County (west)
Major highways
- U.S. Highway 59
- Interstate 369 is currently under construction and will follow the current route of U.S. 59 in most places.
- State Highway 8
- State Highway 11
- State Highway 77
- State Highway 155
- Farm to Market Road 248
- Farm to Market Road 250
State protected area
Communities
Cities
- Atlanta
- Hughes Springs (small part in Morris County)
- Linden (county seat)
- Queen City
Towns
Unincorporated communities
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1850 | 4,991 | — | |
1860 | 8,411 | 68.5% | |
1870 | 8,875 | 5.5% | |
1880 | 16,724 | 88.4% | |
1890 | 22,554 | 34.9% | |
1900 | 22,841 | 1.3% | |
1910 | 27,587 | 20.8% | |
1920 | 30,041 | 8.9% | |
1930 | 30,030 | 0.0% | |
1940 | 33,496 | 11.5% | |
1950 | 26,732 | −20.2% | |
1960 | 23,496 | −12.1% | |
1970 | 24,133 | 2.7% | |
1980 | 29,430 | 21.9% | |
1990 | 29,982 | 1.9% | |
2000 | 30,438 | 1.5% | |
2010 | 30,464 | 0.1% | |
2020 | 28,454 | −6.6% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1850–2010[9] 2010–2020[10] |
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010[11] | Pop 2020[10] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|
White alone (NH)
|
23,522 | 21,028 | 77.21% | 73.90% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
|
5,299 | 4,518 | 17.39% | 15.88% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
|
133 | 155 | 0.44% | 0.54% |
Asian alone (NH) | 89 | 119 | 0.29% | 0.42% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 4 | 10 | 0.01% | 0.04% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 15 | 86 | 0.05% | 0.30% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 349 | 1,202 | 1.15% | 4.22% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,053 | 1,336 | 3.46% | 4.70% |
Total | 30,464 | 28,454 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
The
In 2010, there were 12,190 households, out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.90% were
Education
The following school districts serve Cass County:[13]
- Atlanta ISD
- Avinger ISD (small portion in Marion County)
- Bloomburg ISD
- Hughes Springs ISD (small portion in Morris County)
- Linden-Kildare CISD
- McLeod ISD
- Pewitt CISD (mostly in Morris County, small portion in Titus County)
- Queen City ISD
Marietta Independent School District was formerly in operation. It consolidated into Pewitt ISD in 2008.[14]
The majority of Cass County is in the service area of Texarkana College. Areas in Avinger ISD, Hughes Springs ISD, and Pewitt CISD within Cass County are instead assigned to Northeast Texas Community College.[15]
Politics
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 11,033 | 79.22% | 2,795 | 20.07% | 99 | 0.71% |
2016 | 9,726 | 78.79% | 2,391 | 19.37% | 227 | 1.84% |
2012 | 8,763 | 74.34% | 2,924 | 24.80% | 101 | 0.86% |
2008 | 8,279 | 69.89% | 3,490 | 29.46% | 77 | 0.65% |
2004 | 7,383 | 61.27% | 4,630 | 38.43% | 36 | 0.30% |
2000 | 6,295 | 57.13% | 4,618 | 41.91% | 106 | 0.96% |
1996 | 4,066 | 37.51% | 5,691 | 52.50% | 1,082 | 9.98% |
1992 | 3,999 | 34.30% | 5,476 | 46.96% | 2,185 | 18.74% |
1988 | 5,305 | 47.11% | 5,941 | 52.75% | 16 | 0.14% |
1984 | 6,677 | 56.78% | 5,053 | 42.97% | 30 | 0.26% |
1980 | 4,993 | 46.79% | 5,578 | 52.27% | 101 | 0.95% |
1976 | 3,712 | 41.83% | 5,134 | 57.85% | 29 | 0.33% |
1972 | 5,303 | 72.76% | 1,981 | 27.18% | 4 | 0.05% |
1968 | 1,930 | 26.26% | 2,536 | 34.50% | 2,884 | 39.24% |
1964 | 2,681 | 42.61% | 3,603 | 57.26% | 8 | 0.13% |
1960 | 2,322 | 43.89% | 2,934 | 55.46% | 34 | 0.64% |
1956 | 2,970 | 54.91% | 2,395 | 44.28% | 44 | 0.81% |
1952 | 2,502 | 44.17% | 3,160 | 55.78% | 3 | 0.05% |
1948 | 457 | 11.72% | 2,540 | 65.14% | 902 | 23.13% |
1944 | 541 | 14.46% | 2,866 | 76.59% | 335 | 8.95% |
1940 | 454 | 12.68% | 3,126 | 87.32% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 169 | 6.43% | 2,461 | 93.57% | 0 | 0.00% |
1932 | 224 | 6.67% | 3,135 | 93.33% | 0 | 0.00% |
1928 | 1,323 | 43.79% | 1,698 | 56.21% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 997 | 31.05% | 2,125 | 66.18% | 89 | 2.77% |
1920 | 1,446 | 42.57% | 1,563 | 46.01% | 388 | 11.42% |
1916 | 707 | 30.27% | 1,505 | 64.43% | 124 | 5.31% |
1912 | 402 | 20.62% | 1,284 | 65.85% | 264 | 13.54% |
In popular culture
Don Henley named his 2015 album Cass County, as he had grown up here.[17]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Cass County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Cass County
References
- ^ a b "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Cass County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ JR., HARPER, CECIL (June 12, 2010). "CASS COUNTY". www.tshaonline.org.
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- ^ "Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror" (PDF). Equal Justice Initiative. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ "Entries tagged Cass County". Lynching In Texas. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- US Census Bureau.
- ^ "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010" (PDF). Texas Almanac. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Cass County, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Cass County, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "CONSOLIDATIONS, ANNEXATIONS AND NAME CHANGES FOR TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS." Texas Education Agency. Updated August 1, 2016. Retrieved on February 23, 2017.
- ^ Texas Education Code, "Sec. 130.203. TEXARKANA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA." and "Sec. 130.192. NORTHEAST TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA."
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org.
- ^ "Review: Don Henley, 'Cass County'". npr.org. September 17, 2015.
External links
Media related to Cass County, Texas at Wikimedia Commons