Editing Llano County, Texas

{{Short description|County in Texas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Llano County
 | state                = Texas
 | seal                 = 
 | founded              = 1856
 | seat wl              = Llano
 | largest city wl      = Horseshoe Bay
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 966
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 934
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 32
 | area percentage      = 3.3
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 21243
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | ex image             = Llano County Courthouse August 2020.jpg
 | ex image size        = 250
 | ex image cap         = [[Llano County Courthouse and Jail|The Llano County Courthouse in Llano]]
 | web                  = www.co.llano.tx.us
 | time zone            = Central
 | named for            = [[Llano River]]
 | district             = 11th
}}

'''Llano County''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|æ|n|oʊ}}) is a [[County (United States)|county]] located on the [[Edwards Plateau]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], its population was 21,243.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Llano County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48299|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=February 23, 2021}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Llano, Texas|Llano]],<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}}</ref> and the county is named for the [[Llano River]].[[Image:Llano County marker, Kingsland, TX IMG 1949.JPG|175px|right]]
[[Image:Opuntia lindheimeri in bloom, Llano County, TX IMG 1921.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Cactus in spring bloom in rural Llano County]]

==History==
The [[Tonkawa]] tribe were the first known inhabitants of the region before European settlement.<ref name="Llano County, Texas">{{cite web|last=Speck|first=Ernest B|title=Llano County, Texas|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcl12|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=November 27, 2010}}</ref> 

European settlement began by April 20, 1842,  with the founding of the [[Adelsverein]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Brister|first=Louis E.|title=Adelsverein|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ufa01|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=November 27, 2010}}</ref>  Fisher-Miller Land Grant, setting aside three million acres (12,000 km²) to settle 600 families and single men of [[Germans|German]], [[Dutch people|Dutch]], [[Swiss people|Swiss]], [[Danish people|Danish]], [[Swedish people|Swedish]], and [[Norwegian people|Norwegian]] ancestry in Texas.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ramos|first=Mary G|title=The German Settlements in Central Texas|url=http://www.texasalmanac.com/history/highlights/german/|work=Texas Almanac|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=November 27, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207191825/http://www.texasalmanac.com/history/highlights/german/|archive-date=February 7, 2011}}</ref>  By June 26, 1844,  [[Henry Francis Fisher]] sold his interest in the land grant to the Adelsverein, and by December 20, 1845, both Fisher and [[Burchard Miller]] had sold their remaining rights to the organization. In 1847, the  [[Meusebach–Comanche Treaty]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Comanche Indian Treaty |url=http://www.9key.com/markers/marker_detail.asp?atlas_number=5411000991 |publisher=William Nienke, Sam Morrow |access-date=November 27, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718162232/http://www.9key.com/markers/marker_detail.asp?atlas_number=5411000991 |archive-date=July 18, 2011 }}</ref> was signed, and the [[Bettina, Texas|Bettina]] commune, named after German liberal [[Bettina von Arnim|Bettina Brentano von Arnim]], was founded as the last Adelsverein community in Texas. However, the commune failed within a year due to a lack of governing structure and conflict of authority.<ref>{{cite book|title=German American annals|year=2010|publisher=University of Michigan Library|page=31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Heckert-Green|first=James B|title=Castell, Texas|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hnc23|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=November 27, 2010}}</ref> By 1860, the population had reached 1,101, including 21 slaveholders and 54 slavess.<ref name="Llano County, Texas" />

During the Civil War, in 1862, one hundred Llano County volunteers join [[John George Walker|Major John George Walker]] Division of the [[Confederate States Army]], and in April 1864, a cavalry company under Captain Brazeal was formed to defend against Indian attacks. This unit served under Brigadier General [[John David McAdoo]] until it disbanded in June 1865 at war's end. By August 4, 1873, [[Packsaddle Mountain (Llano County, Texas)|Packsaddle Mountain]] was the site of the region's last battle with Native Americans, marking a turning point that allowed the county’s farming economy to expand without the threat of attacks from local Native tribes.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hazelwood|first=Claudia|title=Packsaddle Mountain Fight|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/btp01|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=November 27, 2010}}</ref> Progress continued with the arrival of the Llano branch of the [[Austin and Northwestern Railroad]] on June 7, 1892 ,<ref name="Llano County, Texas" /> followed by the completion of the County Courthouse in 1893, designed by Austin architect A. O. Watson.<ref>{{cite web|title=Llano County Courthouse|url=http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasHillCountryTowns/LLanoTexas/LlanoTexasLLanoCountyCourthouse.htm|work=Texas Escapes|publisher=Texas Escapes Blueprints For Travel, LLC|access-date=November 27, 2010}}</ref> In 1895, the Llano County Jail was erected by the [[Pauly Jail Building and Manufacturing Company]] of St Louis, MO.<ref>{{cite web|title=Llano County Jail|url=http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasHillCountryTowns/LLanoTexas/Llano-County-Jail.htm|work=Texas Escapes|publisher=Texas Escapes – Blueprints For Travel, LLC|access-date=November 27, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Redtop Jail|url=http://www.llanomainstreet.com/Redtopjail/Redtop.html|publisher=Friends of the Llano Redtop Jail|access-date=November 27, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101020130332/http://www.llanomainstreet.com/Redtopjail/Redtop.html|archive-date=October 20, 2010}}</ref> 

By the turn of the 20<sup>th</sup> century, Teich Monument Works was established by Frank Teich,<ref>{{cite web|title=Frank Teich|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fte05|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=November 27, 2010}}</ref> along with the Llano Women's Literary Society was organized a year later in 1901 with sixteen charter members.<ref name="Llano County, Texas" /> That same year, the Victorian style [[Antlers Hotel (Kingsland, Texas)|Antlers Hotel]], a railroad resort located in Kingsland, opened for business.

===Darmstadt Society of Forty===
{{further|List of Darmstadt Society of Forty}}
Count Castell<ref>{{cite web|last=Brister|first=Louis E|title=Count Carl of Castell-Castell|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fcaap|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=January 16, 2011}}</ref> of the [[Adelsverein]] negotiated with the separate Darmstadt Society of Forty to colonize 200 families on the [[Fisher–Miller Land Grant]] in Texas. In return, they were to receive $12,000 in money, livestock, and equipment, and provisions for a year. After the first year, the colonies were expected to support themselves.<ref>King (1967) p. 122</ref> The colonies attempted were [[Castell, Texas|Castell]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Heckert-Greene|first=James B|title=Castell, Texas|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hnc23|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=January 20, 2011}}</ref> Leiningen, Bettina,<ref>{{cite web|last=Lich|first=Glen E|title=Bettina, Texas|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hvb55|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=January 20, 2011}}</ref> Schoenburg and Meerholz in Llano County; Darmstädler Farm in [[Comal County, Texas|Comal County]]; and Tusculum in [[Kendall County, Texas|Kendall County]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lich|first=Glen E|title=The Forty|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/pnf02|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=January 20, 2011}}</ref> Of these, only Castell survives. The colonies failed after the Adelsverein funding expired, and also due to conflict of structure and authorities. Some members moved to other Adelsverein settlements in Texas. Others moved elsewhere, or returned to Germany.

===Library book bans===
Llano county libraries were purged of books containing sex education and discussion of racism in 2021 and 2022 by county commissioners. Titles removed include ''[[In the Night Kitchen]]'', ''[[Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents]]'', and ''[[Between the World and Me]]''. Librarian Suzette Baker in Kingsland was fired for her refusal to remove books from the shelves. The library board voted unanimously to close its meetings to the public in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/04/17/public-libraries-books-censorship/ |first=Annie |last=Gowen |date=April 17, 2022 |title=Censorship battles' new frontier: Your public library |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailytrib.com/2022/03/04/llano-county-library-advisory-board-closes-meetings-to-the-public/ |first=Brigid |last=Cooley |title=Llano County Library Advisory Board closes meetings to the public |work=DailyTrib.com |date=March 4, 2022}}</ref> After a lawsuit was filed, a federal judge ruled in March 2023 that at least 12 of the books must be placed back onto shelves.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Elassar |first1=Alaa |last2=Romine |first2=Taylor |last3=Rose |first3=Andy |date=April 1, 2023 |title=Judge orders books removed from Texas public libraries due to LGBTQ and racial content must be returned within 24 hours |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/01/us/texas-book-ban-removed-library-replaced-judge/index.html |access-date=April 2, 2023 |publisher=CNN |language=en}}</ref> In response, county commissioners considered closing the library in a special meeting.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Freeman |first=Suzanne |date=April 10, 2023 |title=Llano County could close libraries |url=https://www.dailytrib.com/2023/04/10/2-llano-library-lawsuit-defendants-ordered-before-judge-april-27/ |access-date=April 11, 2023 |work=Daily Tribune |language=en}}</ref> They have appealed the decision by the federal judge.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Freeman |first=Suzanne |date=October 17, 2023 |title=Llano library lawsuit trial date passes as appeal wait continues |url=https://www.dailytrib.com/2023/10/17/llano-library-lawsuit-trial-date-passes-as-appeal-wait-continues/ |access-date=February 6, 2024 |work=Daily Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|966|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|934|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|32|sqmi}} (3.3%) 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 3, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

[[Enchanted Rock]], a designated state natural area and popular tourist destination, is located in southern Llano county.

Two significant rivers, the Llano and the [[Colorado River (Texas)|Colorado]], flow through Llano County. These rivers contribute to [[Lake Buchanan (Texas)|Lake Buchanan]], [[Inks Lake]], and [[Lake LBJ|Lake Lyndon B. Johnson]], which are all located partially within the county.

===Major highways===
* [[Image:Texas 16.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 16|State Highway 16]]
* [[Image:Texas 29.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 29|State Highway 29]]
* [[Image:Texas 71.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 71|State Highway 71]]
* [[Image:Texas 261.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 261|State Highway 261]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[San Saba County, Texas|San Saba County]] (north)
* [[Burnet County, Texas|Burnet County]] (east)
* [[Blanco County, Texas|Blanco County]] (southeast)
* [[Gillespie County, Texas|Gillespie County]] (south)
* [[Mason County, Texas|Mason County]] (west)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 1101
|1870= 1379
|1880= 4962
|1890= 6772
|1900= 7301
|1910= 6520
|1920= 5360
|1930= 5538
|1940= 5996
|1950= 5377
|1960= 5240
|1970= 6979
|1980= 10144
|1990= 11631
|2000= 17044
|2010= 19301
|2020= 21243
|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=May 3, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2 />
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Llano 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 – Llano County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48299&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) – Llano County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48299&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) – Llano County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48299&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|15,869
|17,303
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17,530
|93.11%
|89.65%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |82.52%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|51
|102
|style='background: #ffffe6; |97
|0.30%
|0.53%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.46%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|58
|87
|style='background: #ffffe6; |115
|0.34%
|0.45%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.54%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|59
|76
|style='background: #ffffe6; |121
|0.35%
|0.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.57%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|5
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.03%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|8
|11
|style='background: #ffffe6; |61
|0.05%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.29%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|119
|175
|style='background: #ffffe6; |807
|0.70%
|0.91%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.80%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|875
|1,542
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,508
|5.13%
|7.99%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.81%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''17,044'''
|'''19,301'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''21,243'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2000 United States Census|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> 17,044 people, 7,879 households, and 5,365 families resided in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|18|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 11,829 housing units at an average density of {{convert|13|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 96.3% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.8% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. About 5.1% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

Of the 7,879 households, 16.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were not families. About 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.56.

In the county, the population was distributed as 15.9% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 18.4% from 25 to 44, 30.5% from 45 to 64, and 30.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,830, and for a family was $40,597. Males had a median income of $30,839 versus $21,126 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $23,547. About 7.2% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==
===Cities===
* [[Horseshoe Bay, Texas|Horseshoe Bay]] (partly in [[Burnet County, Texas|Burnet County]])
* [[Llano, Texas|Llano]] (county seat)
* [[Sunrise Beach Village, Texas|Sunrise Beach Village]]

===Census-designated places===
* [[Buchanan Dam, Texas|Buchanan Dam]]
* [[Buchanan Lake Village, Texas|Buchanan Lake Village]]
* [[Kingsland, Texas|Kingsland]]
* [[Tow, Texas|Tow]]

===Other unincorporated communities===
* [[Bluffton, Texas|Bluffton]]
* [[Castell, Texas|Castell]]
* [[Valley Spring, Texas|Valley Spring]]

===Ghost towns===
* [[Baby Head, Texas|Baby Head]]
* [[Bettina, Texas|Bettina]]
* [[Click, Texas|Click]]

==Notable person==
* [[Emil Kriewitz]], who lived with the Penateka Comanche, served as guide for Fisher–Miller Land Grant settlers, 1870 Llano County justice of the peace, 1871 Llano County election judge, and was postmaster of Castell from 1876 to 1883. He was buried in Llano County Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hadeler|first=Glenn|title=Emil von Kriewitz de Czepry|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fkr12|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=February 17, 2011}}</ref>

==Politics==

Llano County, in common with the [[Solid South]], voted predominantly for Democratic presidential candidates well into the 1960s, with those voters being in the majority even in the [[1928 United States presidential election|1928]], [[1952 United States presidential election|1952]] and [[1956 United States presidential election|1956 campaigns]], with both races from the 1950s featuring native son [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] heading the Republican ticket. This trend reversed itself beginning in [[1972 United States presidential election|1972]] and has become more pronounced, beginning in [[2000 United States presidential election|2000]].

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{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,947|2,361|16|Texas}}
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{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|1,079|1,282|464|Texas}}
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{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|704|1,131|5|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|672|1,034|3|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|840|1,102|2|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|253|1,384|43|Texas}}
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{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|238|1,484|5|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|107|1,302|0|Texas}}
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{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|88|928|61|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|184|665|243|Texas}}
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{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|29|432|84|Texas}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Texas}}
* [[Adelsverein]]
* [[Badu Building]]
* [[German Texan]]
* [[List of museums in Central Texas]]
* [[Llano County Courthouse and Jail]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Llano County, Texas]]
* [[List of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (Hunt-Martin)#Llano County|Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Llano County]]
* [[Southern Hotel (Llano, Texas)|Southern Hotel]]

==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite journal|last=Reinhardt|first=Louis|title=The Communistic Colony of Bettina|journal=The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association|year=1900|volume=3|pages=33–40|url=http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101015/m1/41/|location=Denton, TX|publisher=Texas State Historical Association}}

==External links==
* [http://www.co.llano.tx.us/ Llano County government’s website]
* {{Handbook of Texas|id=hcl12|name=Llano County}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Llano County, Texas
|North     = [[San Saba County, Texas|San Saba County]]
|Northeast =
|East      = [[Burnet County, Texas|Burnet County]]
|Southeast = [[Blanco County, Texas|Blanco County]]
|South     = [[Gillespie County, Texas|Gillespie County]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Mason County, Texas|Mason County]]
|Northwest =
}}

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