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Hartley County, Texas

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Hartley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,382.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county seat is Channing.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1891.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is named for Oliver C. Hartley and his brother, Rufus K. Hartley, two early Texas legislators and lawyers.

Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert are land and Template:Convert (0.08%) are covered by water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

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Demographics

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Hartley County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> % 2000 % 2010 Template:Partial
White alone (NH) 4,270 4,111 3,403 77.12% 67.82% 63.23%
Black or African American alone (NH) 445 416 191 8.04% 6.86% 3.55%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 16 18 15 0.29% 0.30% 0.28%
Asian alone (NH) 14 29 24 0.25% 0.48% 0.45%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 1 3 5 0.02% 0.05% 0.09%
Other race alone (NH) 0 8 1 0.00% 0.13% 0.02%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 33 29 112 0.60% 0.48% 2.08%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 758 1,448 1,631 13.69% 23.89% 30.30%
Total 5,537 6,062 5,382 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

As of the census<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, 5,537 people, 1,604 households, and 1,220 families were residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. The 1,760 housing units had an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 81.07% White, 8.15% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 8.65% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. About 13.69% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race. In ancestry, 21.0% were of German, 12.6% were of English, 12.3% were of Irish, 6.6% were of American, 4.3% were of French, 3.0% were of Scottish, and 3.0% were of Dutch.

Of the 1,604 households, 35.5% had children under 18 living with them, 68.9% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were not families; 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.56, and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the age distribution was 20.8% under 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 35.7% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.90% who were 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 154.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 172.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $46,327, and for a family was $53,004. Males had a median income of $29,783 versus $21,783 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,067. About 3.70% of families and 6.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government and infrastructure

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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice operates the Dalhart Unit prison in an unincorporated area in the county, near Dalhart.<ref name="Profile">"Dalhart Unit Template:Webarchive." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on June 4, 2010.</ref>

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Communities

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See also

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