Editing Jack County, Texas

{{Short description|County in Texas, United States}}
{{distinguish|Jackson County, Texas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Jack County
 | state                = Texas
 | seal                 = 
 | founded              = 1857
 | seat wl              = Jacksboro
 | largest city wl      = Jacksboro
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 920
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 911
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 9.5
 | area percentage      = 1.0
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 8472
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | ex image             = Jack County Courthouse 2016.jpg 
 | ex image size        = 250
 | ex image cap         = The Jack County Courthouse in Jacksboro
 | web                  = www.jackcounty.org|
 | time zone            = Central
 | district             = 25th
}}

'''Jack County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the north central part of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], its population was 8,472.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jack County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48237|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Jacksboro, Texas|Jacksboro]].<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> The county was created in 1856 and organized the next year.<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 24, 2015|archive-date=April 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412140748/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/TX_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is named for [[Patrick Churchill Jack]] and his brother William Houston Jack, both soldiers of the [[Texas Revolution]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | title =Jack, Patrick Churchill  | url =https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fja01 | encyclopedia =The Handbook of Texas Online | publisher =The Texas State Historical Association |access-date=May 27, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia | title =Jack, William Houston  | url =https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fja04 | encyclopedia =The Handbook of Texas Online | publisher =The Texas State Historical Association |access-date=May 27, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n166 167]}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|920|sqmi|abbr=on}}, of which {{convert|911|sqmi|abbr=on}} are land and {{convert|9.5|sqmi|abbr=on}} (1.0%) are 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=May 2, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Major highways===
* [[Image:US 281.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 281 (Texas)|U.S. Highway 281]]
* [[Image:US 380.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 380 (Texas)|U.S. Highway 380]]
* [[Image:Texas 59.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 59|State Highway 59]]
* [[Image:Texas 114.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 114|State Highway 114]]
* [[Image:Texas 148.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 148|State Highway 148]]
* [[Image:Texas 199.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 199|State Highway 199]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Clay County, Texas|Clay County]] (north)
* [[Montague County, Texas|Montague County]] (northeast)
* [[Wise County, Texas|Wise County]] (east)
* [[Parker County, Texas|Parker County]] (southeast)
* [[Palo Pinto County, Texas|Palo Pinto County]] (south)
* [[Young County, Texas|Young County]] (west)
* [[Archer County, Texas|Archer County]] (northwest)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 1000
|1870= 694
|1880= 6626
|1890= 9740
|1900= 10224
|1910= 11817
|1920= 9863
|1930= 9046
|1940= 10206
|1950= 7755
|1960= 7418
|1970= 6711
|1980= 7408
|1990= 6981
|2000= 8763
|2010= 9044
|2020= 8472
|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 Decades|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=May 2, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

[[Image:Jack County.JPG|thumb|200px|A scene typical of the mixed pastures and wooded hills of eastern Jack County]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Jack 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 – Jack County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48237&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[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) – Jack County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48237&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) – Jack County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48237&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|7,468
|7,289
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,358
|85.22%
|80.59%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |75.05%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|481
|340
|style='background: #ffffe6; |294
|5.49%
|3.76%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.47%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|48
|38
|style='background: #ffffe6; |35
|0.55%
|0.42%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.41%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|24
|30
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41
|0.27%
|0.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.48%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|1
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.01%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.06%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|1
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|0.01%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.11%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|49
|55
|style='background: #ffffe6; |209
|0.56%
|0.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.47%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|691
|1,283
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,521
|7.89%
|14.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.95%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''8,763'''
|'''9,044'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''8,472'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the 2000 [[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>  8,763 people, 3,047 households, and 2,227 families were residing in Jack County. The [[population density]] was {{convert|10|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. The 3,668 housing units averaged {{convert|4|/mi2|/km2}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 88.68% White, 5.55% African American], 0.67% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 3.85% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. About 7.89% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

Of the 3,047 households, 32.7% had children under 18 living with them, 60.3% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were not families. About 24.5% 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 2.52, and the average family size was 2.99. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], about 4.1 [[Same-sex relationship|same-sex couples]] per 1,000 households were in the county.<ref name=newyorktimes>{{citation |title=Where Same-Sex Couples Live|work=The New York Times |date=June 26, 2015|access-date=July 6, 2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/upshot/supreme-court-gay-marriage-ruling-where-same-sex-couples-live.html?_r=0&abt=0002&abg=0}}</ref>

In the county, the age distribution was 23.4% under 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 120.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,500, and for a family was $37,323. Males had a median income of $28,838 versus $20,216 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $15,210. About 10.1% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.9% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
The county is dominated by agriculture (mostly ranching), which has kept population density low. The extensive mechanization of agriculture has resulted in large farms and few workers.

A $200 million, 110 MW Keechi [[wind farm]] project with [[Enbridge]], financed via a 20-year agreement with [[Microsoft]], was announced in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|author=Smith, Patrick|url=http://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1226120/enbridge-funds-200-million-res-texas-wind-project|title=Enbridge funds $200 million RES Texas wind project|journal=[[Windpower Monthly]]|date=January 6, 2014|access-date=September 4, 2014}} See also [[Enbridge]]</ref><ref>Ingle, John. "[http://www.timesrecordnews.com/business/casper-wyomingbased-company-begins-hauling-wind-generator-pieces-to-jack-county_24041205 Casper, Wyoming-based company begins hauling wind generator pieces to Jack County]," ''[[Times Record News]]'', September 3, 2014. Accessed: September 4, 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.res-americas.com/en/portfolio/wind/development/keechi-wind-project.aspx|title=Portfolio - RES - Global Renewable Energy Company|website=www.res-americas.com|access-date=April 12, 2018|archive-date=November 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117085731/http://www.res-americas.com/en/portfolio/wind/development/keechi-wind-project.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Communities==
===Cities===
* [[Bryson, Texas|Bryson]]
* [[Jacksboro, Texas|Jacksboro]] (county seat)

===Census-designated place===
* [[Perrin, Texas|Perrin]]

===Unincorporated communities===
* [[Antelope, Texas|Antelope]]
* [[Cundiff, Texas|Cundiff]]
* [[Jermyn, Texas|Jermyn]]
* [[Maryetta, Texas|Maryetta]]
* [[Newport, Texas|Newport]] (also in [[Clay County, Texas|Clay County]])
* [[Postoak, Texas|Postoak]]
* [[Vineyard, Texas|Vineyard]]
* [[Wizard Wells, Texas|Wizard Wells]]

===Ghost towns===
* [[Barton's Chapel, Texas|Barton's Chapel]]
* [[Bob Town, Texas|Bob Town]]
* [[Gibtown, Texas|Gibtown]]
* [[Joplin, Texas|Joplin]]
* [[Senate, Texas|Senate]]
* [[Truce, Texas|Truce]]
* [[Westbrook, Jack County, Texas|Westbrook]]

==Notable people==
* [[Frank Shelby Groner]] (1877-1943) was county attorney and later president of the College of Marshall.
* [[Edith Wilmans]], first woman elected to the [[Texas State Legislature]], lived near Vineyard, in Jack County, for some years after leaving office; she raised goats and cattle on her farm, and was a practicing lawyer.<ref name="JonesWinegarten2010">{{cite book|author1=Nancy Baker Jones|author2=Ruthe Winegarten|title=Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923–1999|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-u_td1JcCPsC&pg=PA80|date=July 22, 2010|publisher=University of Texas Press|isbn=978-0-292-78853-4|pages=80–}}</ref>

==Politics==
Prior to 1952, Jack County was solidly Democratic in presidential elections in similar fashion to almost all of Texas and the [[Solid South]]. From 1952 to 1996, the county was a swing county, though became somewhat of a bellwether earlier, voting for the national winner in all presidential elections from 1928 to 2004 except for 1960, 1968, and 1996. From 2000 on, the county has become a Republican Party stronghold, with its presidential candidates winning by increasing margins in each passing election. As a testament to how strongly Republican the county has swung, [[Donald Trump]] defeated [[Hillary Clinton]] by a margin of 79.4 percent in 2016, compared to an only 6.7 percent margin [[Bob Dole]] won the county by 20 years prior at the start of its Republican trend.

{{PresHead|place=Jack County, Texas|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=April 12, 2018}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2020|Republican|3,418|331|33|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|2,973|314|63|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|2,580|303|25|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|2,528|470|25|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|2,470|643|13|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|2,107|822|45|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|1,162|1,019|306|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,041|1,254|1,052|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|1,542|1,521|11|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|1,825|945|9|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|1,482|1,349|46|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,049|1,814|8|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,719|775|13|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|966|1,133|512|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|847|1,594|3|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|1,342|1,079|11|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|1,327|997|23|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|1,406|1,130|3|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|265|1,426|126|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|217|1,484|263|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|305|2,046|1|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|183|1,113|10|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|189|1,429|16|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|1,068|450|3|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|290|1,154|26|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|253|566|62|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|121|862|119|Texas}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|85|755|317|Texas}}
{{U.S. SenHead|place=Jack 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|3,689|427|65|Texas}}
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==See also==
{{Portal|Texas}}
* [[List of museums in North Texas]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Jack County, Texas]]
* [[List of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (Hunt-Martin)#Jack County|Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Jack County]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Jack County, Texas}}
* [http://www.jackcounty.org Jack County Web Site]
* {{Handbook of Texas|id=hcj01|name=Jack County}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Jack County, Texas
|North     = [[Clay County, Texas|Clay County]]
|Northeast = [[Montague County, Texas|Montague County]]
|East      = [[Wise County, Texas|Wise County]]
|Southeast = [[Parker County, Texas|Parker County]]
|South     = [[Palo Pinto County, Texas|Palo Pinto County]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Young County, Texas|Young County]]
|Northwest = [[Archer County, Texas|Archer County]]
}}

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