Jackson County, Texas
Jackson County | |
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The Jackson County Courthouse in Edna | |
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Congressional district | 27th |
Website | www |
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Jackson County is a
Geography
According to the
Major highways
- U.S. Highway 59
Interstate 69 is currently under construction and will follow the current route of U.S. 59 in most places.
State Highway 35
State Highway 111
State Highway 172
- Farm to Market Road 234
- Farm to Market Road 616
- Farm to Market Road 1862
Adjacent counties
- Colorado County (north)
- Wharton County (northeast)
- Matagorda County (southeast)
- Calhoun County (south)
- Victoria County (southwest)
- Lavaca County (northwest)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1850 | 996 | — | |
1860 | 2,612 | 162.2% | |
1870 | 2,278 | −12.8% | |
1880 | 2,723 | 19.5% | |
1890 | 3,281 | 20.5% | |
1900 | 6,094 | 85.7% | |
1910 | 6,471 | 6.2% | |
1920 | 11,244 | 73.8% | |
1930 | 10,980 | −2.3% | |
1940 | 11,720 | 6.7% | |
1950 | 12,916 | 10.2% | |
1960 | 14,040 | 8.7% | |
1970 | 12,975 | −7.6% | |
1980 | 13,352 | 2.9% | |
1990 | 13,039 | −2.3% | |
2000 | 14,391 | 10.4% | |
2010 | 14,075 | −2.2% | |
2020 | 14,988 | 6.5% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1850–2010[8] 2020[9] |
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010[10] | Pop 2020[9] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|
White alone (NH)
|
8,855 | 8,510 | 62.91% | 56.78% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
|
942 | 937 | 6.69% | 6.25% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
|
35 | 36 | 0.25% | 0.24% |
Asian alone (NH) | 50 | 158 | 0.36% | 1.05% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 5 | 0.01% | 0.03% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 8 | 102 | 0.06% | 0.68% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 105 | 411 | 0.75% | 2.74% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4,079 | 4,829 | 28.98% | 32.22% |
Total | 14,075 | 14,988 | 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.
As of the
as their first language.There were 5,336 households, out of which 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.20% were married couples living together, 10.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 24.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.50% 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 3.15.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.40% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,254, and the median income for a family was $42,066. Males had a median income of $32,639 versus $19,661 for females. The
Communities
Cities
Census-designated places
Unincorporated communities
Ghost town
Politics
Jackson County has voted Republican in every presidential election since 1980, often by landslide margins.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 5,231 | 82.34% | 1,033 | 16.26% | 89 | 1.40% |
2016 | 4,266 | 80.46% | 904 | 17.05% | 132 | 2.49% |
2012 | 3,906 | 77.73% | 1,070 | 21.29% | 49 | 0.98% |
2008 | 3,723 | 73.46% | 1,301 | 25.67% | 44 | 0.87% |
2004 | 3,766 | 74.18% | 1,296 | 25.53% | 15 | 0.30% |
2000 | 3,365 | 69.30% | 1,446 | 29.78% | 45 | 0.93% |
1996 | 2,533 | 54.59% | 1,785 | 38.47% | 322 | 6.94% |
1992 | 2,451 | 47.57% | 1,722 | 33.42% | 979 | 19.00% |
1988 | 2,954 | 57.75% | 2,141 | 41.86% | 20 | 0.39% |
1984 | 3,661 | 66.83% | 1,804 | 32.93% | 13 | 0.24% |
1980 | 2,540 | 56.91% | 1,826 | 40.91% | 97 | 2.17% |
1976 | 1,884 | 42.50% | 2,524 | 56.94% | 25 | 0.56% |
1972 | 2,743 | 69.81% | 1,163 | 29.60% | 23 | 0.59% |
1968 | 1,438 | 33.55% | 1,698 | 39.62% | 1,150 | 26.83% |
1964 | 1,168 | 29.55% | 2,775 | 70.22% | 9 | 0.23% |
1960 | 1,670 | 42.04% | 2,268 | 57.10% | 34 | 0.86% |
1956 | 2,259 | 58.64% | 1,571 | 40.78% | 22 | 0.57% |
1952 | 2,113 | 57.14% | 1,584 | 42.83% | 1 | 0.03% |
1948 | 488 | 24.75% | 1,343 | 68.10% | 141 | 7.15% |
1944 | 344 | 14.98% | 1,708 | 74.39% | 244 | 10.63% |
1940 | 296 | 16.41% | 1,506 | 83.48% | 2 | 0.11% |
1936 | 171 | 15.16% | 952 | 84.40% | 5 | 0.44% |
1932 | 182 | 14.99% | 1,030 | 84.84% | 2 | 0.16% |
1928 | 572 | 54.68% | 473 | 45.22% | 1 | 0.10% |
1924 | 354 | 30.28% | 758 | 64.84% | 57 | 4.88% |
1920 | 355 | 33.65% | 562 | 53.27% | 138 | 13.08% |
1916 | 123 | 20.71% | 403 | 67.85% | 68 | 11.45% |
1912 | 35 | 6.59% | 323 | 60.83% | 173 | 32.58% |
See also
- List of museums in the Texas Gulf Coast
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Jackson County
References
- ^ "Jackson County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ^ "Jackson County". Texas Almanac. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 167.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 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 May 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Jackson County, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Jackson County, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
External links
- Danish Heritage Preservation Society
- Jackson County government's website
- Jackson County from the Handbook of Texas Online
- "Jackson County Profile" from the Texas Association of Counties Archived September 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine