Foard County, Texas
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Foard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 1,622. Its county seat is Crowell6. Foard is named for Robert Levi Foard, an attorney and Civil War soldier. Foard County is one of 46 prohibition or entirely dry counties in the state of Texas (as of February 2005).
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,833 km² (708 mi²). 1,830 km² (707 mi²) of it is land and 3 km² (1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.14% water.
Adjacent counties
- Hardeman County (north)
- Wilbarger County (east)
- Baylor County (southeast)
- Knox County (south)
- King County (southwest)
- Cottle County (west)
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,622 people, 664 households, and 438 families residing in the county. The population density was 1/km² (2/mi²). There were 850 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 84.16% White, 3.27% Black or African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 10.23% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. 16.34% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 664 households out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.10% were married couples living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.00% were non-families. 31.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the county, the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 22.30% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 23.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 86.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $25,813, and the median income for a family was $34,211. Males had a median income of $21,852 versus $16,450 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,799. 14.30% of the population and 9.90% of families were below the poverty line. 14.50% of those under the age of 18 and 16.20% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
