Everything about Cooke County Texas totally explained
Cooke County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Texas. In 2000, its population was 36,363. It is named for
William Gordon Cooke, a soldier during the
Texas Revolution. The
county seat is
Gainesville.
Cooke County is part of the Gainesville
Micropolitan Statistical Area as well as the
Dallas–
Fort Worth Combined Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 899
square miles (2,328
km²), of which, 874 square miles (2,263 km²) of it's land and 25 square miles (65 km²) of it (2.80%) is water.
Major Highways
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 36,363 people, 13,643 households, and 10,000 families residing in the county. The
population density was 42 people per square mile (16/km²). There were 15,061 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.84%
White, 3.06%
Black or
African American, 1.00%
Native American, 0.34%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 5.16% from
other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. 9.97% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 13,643 households out of which 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.60% were
married couples living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the county, the population was spread out with 27.30% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $37,649, and the median income for a family was $44,869. Males had a median income of $32,429 versus $22,065 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $17,889. About 10.90% of families and 14.10% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 19.80% of those under age 18 and 10.70% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
Bulcher (unincorporated)
Burns City (unincorporated)
Callisburg
Dexter
Era (unincorporated)
Gainesville
Hood (unincorporated)
Lake Kiowa (privately managed, unincorporated)
Leo (unincorporated)
Lindsay
Lois (unincorporated)
Marysville (unincorporated)
Mountain Springs (unincorporated)
Moss Lake (unincorporated)
Muenster
Myra (unincorporated)
Oak Ridge
Pioneer Valley (privately managed, unincorporated)
Prairie Point (unincorporated)
Rosston (unincorporated)
Sivells Bend (unincorporated)
Valley View
Walnut Bend (unincorporated)
Whitesboro (mostly in Grayson County)
Woodbine (unincorporated)Further Information
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