Editing Bailey County, Texas

{{Short description|County in Texas, United States}}
{{Distinguish|Bailey, Texas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Bailey County
 | state                = Texas
 | ex image             = Bailey County Texas Courthouse 2019.jpg
 | ex image size        = 250px
 | ex image cap         = The Bailey County Courthouse in Muleshoe
 | seal                 = 
 | founded year         = 1919
 | seat wl              = Muleshoe
 | largest city wl      = Muleshoe
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 827
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 827
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 0.7
 | area percentage      = 0.08
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 6904 {{decrease}}
 | density_sq_mi        = 8.3
 | time zone            = Central
 | footnotes            = 
 | web                  = www.co.bailey.tx.us
 | named for            = [[Peter James Bailey III|Peter James Bailey]]
 | district             = 19th
}}

'''Bailey County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]]. It is in [[West Texas]] and its [[county seat]] is [[Muleshoe, Texas|Muleshoe]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], its population was 6,904.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Bailey County, Texas|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/baileycountytexas/PST120221|access-date=January 31, 2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bailey County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48017|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=February 23, 2021}}</ref>

==History==
In 1876, the [[Texas Legislature]] established Bailey County from portions of [[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]], naming it for [[Peter James Bailey III|Peter James Bailey]], a defender of the [[Alamo Mission in San Antonio|Alamo]]. (See [[List of Texas county name etymologies]].) The county organized in 1919.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/TX_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Texas: Individual County Chronologies|work=Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=[[Newberry Library|The Newberry Library]]|date=2008|access-date=May 20, 2015|archive-date=May 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513024355/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/TX_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Bailey County history is highlighted in the Muleshoe Heritage Center located off [[U.S. Route 70 in Texas|U.S. Highways 70]] and [[United States Highway 64|64]] in Muleshoe. The [[Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge]] was founded in 1935 and is the oldest such refuge in Texas.

Bailey County once was one of 30 prohibition or entirely [[dry counties]] in Texas, but is now a wet county.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tabc.state.tx.us/local_option_elections/index.asp |title=TABC Local Option Elections General Information |publisher=Tabc.state.tx.us |access-date=July 29, 2018}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|827|sqmi|abbr=on}}, of which  {{convert|0.7|sqmi|abbr=on}} (0.08%) is covered by water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 19, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Major highways===
* [[Image:US 70.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 70 (Texas)|U.S. Highway 70]]
* [[Image:US 84.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 84 (Texas)|U.S. Highway 84]]
* [[Image:Texas 214.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 214|State Highway 214]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Parmer County, Texas|Parmer County]] (north)
* [[Lamb County, Texas|Lamb County]] (east)
* [[Hockley County, Texas|Hockley County]] (southeast)
* [[Cochran County, Texas|Cochran County]] (south)
* [[Roosevelt County, New Mexico]] (west/[[Mountain Time Zone]])
* [[Curry County, New Mexico]] (northwest/[[Mountain Time Zone]])

===National protected areas===
* [[Grulla National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
* [[Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 4
|1910= 312
|1920= 517
|1930= 5186
|1940= 6318
|1950= 7592
|1960= 9090
|1970= 8487
|1980= 8168
|1990= 7064
|2000= 6594
|2010= 7165
|2020= 6904
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br />1850–2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|access-date=April 19, 2015}}</ref> 
2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Bailey County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''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 may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Bailey County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48017&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bailey County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48017&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bailey County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48017&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|3,317
|2,748
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,190
|50.30%
|38.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |31.72%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|76
|67
|style='background: #ffffe6; |49
|1.15%
|0.94%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.71%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|16
|16
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24
|0.24%
|0.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.35%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|8
|23
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8
|0.12%
|0.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.12%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|2
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |27
|0.03%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.39%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|56
|29
|style='background: #ffffe6; |66
|0.85%
|0.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.96%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|3,119
|4,283
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,540
|47.30%
|59.78%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |65.76%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''6,594'''
|'''7,165'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''6,904'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 United States census]], 7,165 people lived in the county. About 75.3% were White, 1.4% Native American, 1.2% Black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 19.6% of some other race, and 2.0% of two or more races; 59.8% were Hispanics or Latinos (of any race).

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, 6,594 people, 2,348 households, and 1,777 families lived in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|spell=in}}. The 2,738 housing units averaged {{convert|3|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;|spell=in}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 66.68% White, 1.27% Black or African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 28.60% from other races, and 2.65% from two or more races; 47.30% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,348 households, 37.1% had children under living with them, 64.9% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were not families. About 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.78, and the average family size was 3.28.

In the county, the age distribution was 30.3% under 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,901, and for a family was $32,898. Males had a median income of $25,150 versus $18,309 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $12,979. About 13.50% of families and 16.70% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.40% of those under age 18 and 12.60% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Most of Bailey County is served by the [[Muleshoe Independent School District]], which extends into neighboring counties. [[Farwell Independent School District]] and [[Sudan Independent School District]], which are based in nearby counties, extend into Bailey County and serve small portions of it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48017_bailey/DC20SD_C48017.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48017_bailey/DC20SD_C48017.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bailey County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=June 29, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48017_bailey/DC20SD_C48017_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

[[Three Way Independent School District (Bailey County, Texas)|Three Way Independent School District]] formerly served a part of Bailey County.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://penick.tea.state.tx.us/SchoolDistrictLocator/counties/r17/bailey.htm |title=School Districts in Bailey County |publisher=[[Texas Education Agency]] |date=March 11, 2001 |accessdate=June 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010311162353/http://penick.tea.state.tx.us/SchoolDistrictLocator/counties/r17/bailey.htm |archive-date=March 11, 2001 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It closed in 2002, becoming a part of Sudan ISD.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/020302/edu_0203020029.shtml | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120813201511/http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/020302/edu_0203020029.shtml | url-status = dead | archive-date = August 13, 2012 | title = Three Way folds into Sudan district | publisher = [[Lubbock Avalanche-Journal]] | date = February 3, 2002 | accessdate = September 5, 2009}}</ref>

The county is in the service area of [[South Plains College]].<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.198. SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]</ref>

==Communities==
===City===
* [[Muleshoe, Texas|Muleshoe]] (county seat)

===Unincorporated communities===
* [[Baileyboro, Texas|Baileyboro]]
* [[Bula, Texas|Bula]]
* [[Circle Back, Texas|Circle Back]]
* [[Enochs, Texas|Enochs]]
* [[Goodland, Bailey County, Texas|Goodland]] 
* [[Maple, Bailey County, Texas|Maple]] 
* [[Needmore, Bailey County, Texas|Needmore]]
* [[Progress, Texas|Progress]]

===Ghost town===
* [[Virginia City, Texas|Virginia City]]

==Politics==
{{PresHead|place=Bailey County, Texas|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=July 19, 2018}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2020|Republican|1,434|409|17|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|1,344|397|52|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|1,339|466|11|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|1,618|682|16|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|1,882|525|5|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|1,589|488|13|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|1,246|706|114|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|1,308|677|380|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|1,459|876|8|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|1,888|684|14|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|1,809|800|46|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,255|1,356|16|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,837|465|3|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|1,174|820|564|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,056|1,503|3|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|1,180|1,064|27|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|871|1,274|6|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|1,118|1,039|5|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|234|1,115|103|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|358|943|157|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|330|1,066|1|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|191|788|14|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|104|851|3|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|410|142|0|Texas}}
{{PresFoot|1924|Democratic|63|166|21|Texas}}
{{U.S. SenHead|place=Bailey County, Texas|Seat=1|source=<ref>{{cite news |title=2024 Senate Election (Official Returns) |website=Commonwealth of Texas by county |date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/texas-senate-results}}</ref>}}
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{{U.S. SenRow|2024|Republican|1,352|325|36|Texas}}
{{U.S. SenFoot}}

== See also ==
{{Portal|Texas}}
* [[Dry counties]]
* [[List of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks#Bailey County|Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Bailey County]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Bailey County, Texas}}
* {{Official website|http://www.co.bailey.tx.us/ }}
* {{Handbook of Texas|id=hcb01|name= Bailey County, Texas}}
* [http://texasalmanac.com/topics/government/bailey-county Bailey County] from the [[Texas Almanac]]
* [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Etxbailey/ Bailey County] from the TXGenWeb Project
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150608054945/http://www.txcip.org/tac/census/profile.php?FIPS=48017 Bailey County Profile from the Texas Association of Counties]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Bailey County, Texas
|North     = [[Parmer County, Texas|Parmer County]]
|Northeast =
|East      = [[Lamb County, Texas|Lamb County]]
|Southeast =
|South     = [[Cochran County, Texas|Cochran County]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Roosevelt County, New Mexico]]
|Northwest = [[Curry County, New Mexico]]
}}

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