Lynn County, Texas

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Lynn County, Texas
Map
Location in the state of Texas
Texas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1876
Seat	Tahoka
Area - Total - Land - Water	893 sq mi (2,313 km²) 891 sq mi (2,308 km²) 2 sq mi (5 km²), 0.18%
Population - (2000) - Density	6,550 8/sq mi (3/km²)
Website: www.co.lynn.tx.us

Lynn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. Its seat is Tahoka. Lynn County is one of 46 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas. ^[1]. In 2000, its population was 6,550.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Major highways
- 1.2 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 893 square miles (2,314 km²), of which, 891 square miles (2,310 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (4 km²) of it (0.18%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Adjacent counties

Lubbock County (north)
Garza County (east)
Borden County (southeast)
Dawson County (south)
Terry County (west)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 6,550 people, 2,354 households, and 1,777 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 2,671 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 75.53% White, 2.84% Black or African American, 1.02% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 18.24% from other races, and 2.21% from two or more races. 44.63% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,354 households out of which 38.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.00% were married couples living together, 11.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.50% were non-families. 23.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the county, the population was spread out with 31.20% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,694, and the median income for a family was $33,146. Males had a median income of $27,972 versus $19,531 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,090. About 19.30% of families and 22.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.00% of those under age 18 and 24.40% of those age 65 or over.