Английская Википедия:Burleson County, Texas

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Файл:Prosperity Bank in Caldwell, TX IMG 0534.JPG

Prosperity Bank is located across the street from the Burleson County Courthouse in Caldwell.

Файл:Burleson County Tribune IMG 3281.JPG

Office of Burleson County Tribune (founded 1884) in Caldwell

Burleson County (Шаблон:IPAc-en Шаблон:Respell) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,642. Its county seat is Caldwell. The county is named for Edward Burleson, a general and statesman of the Texas Revolution.

Burleson County is part of the College Station-Bryan Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Шаблон:Convert, of which Шаблон:Convert is land and Шаблон:Convert (2.6%) is water.

Major highways

• Файл:Texas 21.svg State Highway 21
• Файл:Texas 36.svg State Highway 36

Adjacent counties

• Robertson County (north)
• Brazos County (northeast)
• Washington County (southeast)
• Lee County (southwest)
• Milam County (northwest)

Demographics

Burleson County, Texas - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2010	Pop 2020	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	11,696	11,258	68.05%	63.81%
Black or African American alone (NH)	2,064	1,852	12.01%	10.50%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	48	65	0.28%	0.37%
Asian alone (NH)	25	70	0.15%	0.40%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	3	0	0.02%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	7	34	0.04%	0.19%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	178	651	1.04%	3.69%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,166	3,712	18.42%	21.04%
Total	17,187	17,642	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 2000 census, there were 16,470 people, 6,363 households, and 4,574 families residing in the county. The population density was Шаблон:Convert. There were 8,197 housing units at an average density of Шаблон:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 74.07% white, 15.06% black or African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 8.25% from other races, and 1.92% from two or more races. 14.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 18.8% were of German, 11.3% American, 10.7% Czech and 6.2% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 6,363 households, out of which 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.40% were married couples living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.90% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,026, and the median income for a family was $39,385. Males had a median income of $28,795 versus $20,146 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,616. About 13.20% of families and 17.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.90% of those under age 18 and 14.30% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

• Caldwell (county seat)
• Snook
• Somerville

Census-designated places

• Beaver Creek
• Cade Lakes
• Clay
• Deanville
• Lyons
• Tunis

Other unincorporated communities

• Chriesman
• Cooks Point
• Frenstat
• Hix
• Rita
• Wilcox

Ghost towns

• Birch
• Chances Store
• Goodwill
• Merle\
• Scofield

Education

School districts:

• Caldwell Independent School District
• Snook Independent School District
• Somerville Independent School District

Blinn College is the designated community college for all of the county.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Burleson County, Texas
• Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Burleson County

External links

• Burleson County official website
• Burleson County in Handbook of Texas Online at the University of Texas.
• History of Texas, together with a biographical history of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson counties, hosted by the Portal to Texas History