Randall County, Texas
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Randall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 104,312. Its county seat is Canyon6. Randall is named for Horace Randal, a Confederate brigadier general killed at the Battle of Jenkins Ferry. The reason the county name differs is due to the fact that the bill creating the county misspelled Randal's name.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,389 km² (922 mi²). 2,368 km² (914 mi²) of it is land and 21 km² (8 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.87% water.
Adjacent counties
- Potter County (north)
- Armstrong County (east)
- Swisher County (south)
- Castro County (southwest)
- Deaf Smith County (west)
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 104,312 people, 41,240 households, and 28,785 families residing in the county. The population density was 44/km² (114/mi²). There were 43,261 housing units at an average density of 18/km² (47/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.44% White, 1.50% Black or African American, 0.65% Native American, 1.03% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 4.71% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. 10.27% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 41,240 households out of which 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.50% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the county, the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 11.20% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $42,712, and the median income for a family was $52,420. Males had a median income of $36,333 versus $25,358 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,840. 8.10% of the population and 5.70% of families were below the poverty line. 8.50% of those under the age of 18 and 6.60% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Cities and towns
† Amarillo is mainly in Potter County, but a part of the city extends into Ranadll County.
External links
- Randall County government’s website
- Randall County in Handbook of Texas Online at the University of Texas
