Runnels County, Texas
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Congressional district | 11th |
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Runnels County is a
History
The original inhabitants of the area were the
In 1862, Pickettville was established by Mr. and Mrs. John Guest and their three sons, Henry and Robert K. Wylie and their cowboys and a black servant, and Mrs. Felicia Gordon and her five sons.[8] Ballinger was settled by Richard Coffey and family.[9]
The county was organized in 1880, with a population of 980.[4] Ballinger, namesake of William Pitt Ballinger, was selected as the new county seat eight years later.[9] The stone county courthouse was erected in the Second Empire style soon after (1889). Architect Eugene T. Heiner designed the building.[10]
In 1899, the community of Pumphrey, originally named New Hope, was established by William M. Pumphrey.[11] The Santa Fe Depot was built in 1911 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. The Ballinger Carnegie Library in Ballinger was dedicated.[4] The Charles H. Noyes statue on the Ballinger Courthouse lawn, dedicated to the "Spirit of the Texas Cowboy", was sculpted by Pompeo Coppini in 1919.[12]
The MacMillan oil field was discovered near Ballinger in 1927.[4] Eighteen new oil fields were explored by 1949.[4]
Geography
According to the
Major highways
- U.S. Highway 67
- U.S. Highway 83
- State Highway 153
- State Highway 158
Adjacent counties
- Taylor County (north)
- Coleman County (east)
- Concho County (south)
- Tom Green County (southwest)
- Coke County (west)
- Nolan County (northwest)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1880 | 980 | — | |
1890 | 3,193 | 225.8% | |
1900 | 5,379 | 68.5% | |
1910 | 20,858 | 287.8% | |
1920 | 17,074 | −18.1% | |
1930 | 21,821 | 27.8% | |
1940 | 18,903 | −13.4% | |
1950 | 16,771 | −11.3% | |
1960 | 15,016 | −10.5% | |
1970 | 12,108 | −19.4% | |
1980 | 11,872 | −1.9% | |
1990 | 11,294 | −4.9% | |
2000 | 11,495 | 1.8% | |
2010 | 10,501 | −8.6% | |
2020 | 9,900 | −5.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[14] 1850–2010[15] 2010[16] 2020[17] |
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010[16] | Pop 2020[17] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|
White alone (NH)
|
6,841 | 6,062 | 65.15% | 61.23% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
|
165 | 132 | 1.57% | 1.33% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
|
43 | 39 | 0.41% | 0.39% |
Asian alone (NH) | 19 | 24 | 0.18% | 0.24% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 6 | 0.00% | 0.06% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 15 | 15 | 0.14% | 0.15% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 57 | 268 | 0.54% | 2.71% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3,361 | 3,354 | 32.01% | 33.88% |
Total | 10,501 | 9,900 | 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
There were 4,428 households, out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were married couples living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.90% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 24.20% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 19.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $27,806, and the median income for a family was $32,917. Males had a median income of $25,223 versus $18,988 for females. The
Communities
Cities
Unincorporated communities
Politics
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 3,807 | 86.35% | 552 | 12.52% | 50 | 1.13% |
2016 | 3,250 | 85.93% | 453 | 11.98% | 79 | 2.09% |
2012 | 3,104 | 84.62% | 519 | 14.15% | 45 | 1.23% |
2008 | 3,118 | 80.63% | 720 | 18.62% | 29 | 0.75% |
2004 | 3,239 | 80.00% | 792 | 19.56% | 18 | 0.44% |
2000 | 3,020 | 74.64% | 969 | 23.95% | 57 | 1.41% |
1996 | 1,941 | 51.58% | 1,417 | 37.66% | 405 | 10.76% |
1992 | 1,653 | 38.09% | 1,401 | 32.28% | 1,286 | 29.63% |
1988 | 2,417 | 58.28% | 1,720 | 41.48% | 10 | 0.24% |
1984 | 2,968 | 71.06% | 1,179 | 28.23% | 30 | 0.72% |
1980 | 2,532 | 59.82% | 1,648 | 38.93% | 53 | 1.25% |
1976 | 2,203 | 51.45% | 2,068 | 48.30% | 11 | 0.26% |
1972 | 2,752 | 78.83% | 739 | 21.17% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 1,707 | 44.65% | 1,448 | 37.88% | 668 | 17.47% |
1964 | 1,480 | 35.82% | 2,645 | 64.01% | 7 | 0.17% |
1960 | 2,128 | 52.22% | 1,938 | 47.56% | 9 | 0.22% |
1956 | 2,416 | 62.54% | 1,442 | 37.33% | 5 | 0.13% |
1952 | 2,622 | 58.53% | 1,853 | 41.36% | 5 | 0.11% |
1948 | 526 | 14.55% | 2,954 | 81.72% | 135 | 3.73% |
1944 | 685 | 18.09% | 2,657 | 70.16% | 445 | 11.75% |
1940 | 835 | 21.25% | 3,088 | 78.60% | 6 | 0.15% |
1936 | 313 | 9.44% | 2,985 | 89.99% | 19 | 0.57% |
1932 | 235 | 7.30% | 2,975 | 92.39% | 10 | 0.31% |
1928 | 1,645 | 52.26% | 1,494 | 47.46% | 9 | 0.29% |
1924 | 458 | 14.48% | 2,564 | 81.09% | 140 | 4.43% |
1920 | 332 | 17.90% | 1,197 | 64.53% | 326 | 17.57% |
1916 | 195 | 10.71% | 1,487 | 81.66% | 139 | 7.63% |
1912 | 56 | 3.85% | 1,117 | 76.82% | 281 | 19.33% |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Runnels County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Runnels County
References
- ^ "Runnels County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Pinkney, Katherine. "Runnels County, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- ISBN 978-0-9626087-9-7.
- ISBN 978-1-57441-035-8.
- ^ "Runnels City". Texas Escapes. Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- ^ "Picketville". Texas Escapes. Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- ^ a b "Ballinger". Texas Escapes. Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- ^ "Runnels County Courthouse". Texas Escapes. Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- ^ "Pumphrey". Texas Escapes. Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- ^ "The Charles H. Noyes Statue". Texas Escapes. Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- US Census Bureau.
- ^ "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010" (PDF). Texas Almanac. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Runnels County, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Runnels 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.
External links
- Runnels County government’s website
- Runnels County from the Handbook of Texas Online