Editing Milam County, Texas

{{Short description|County in Texas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Milam County
 | state                = Texas
 | seal                 = 
 | founded              = 1837
 | seat wl              = Cameron
 | largest city wl      = Rockdale
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 1022
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 1017
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 4.8
 | area percentage      = 0.5
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 24754
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | ex image             = Milam county courthouse.jpg
 | ex image size        = 250
 | ex image cap         = The [[Milam County Courthouse]] in Cameron. The Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 1977.
 | web                  = http://www.milamcounty.net/
 | time zone            = Central
 | named for            = [[Benjamin Rush Milam]]
 | district             = 17th
}}
[[Image:Milam County, TX, sign IMG 2241.JPG|200px|right|thumb]]

'''Milam County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], its population was 24,754.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Milam County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48331|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=February 23, 2021}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Cameron, Texas|Cameron]].<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> The county was created in 1834 as a municipality in Mexico and organized as a county in 1837.<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 28, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/topics/government/milam-county|title=Milam County|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|website=Texas Almanac|access-date=June 23, 2015}}</ref> Milam County is named for [[Benjamin Rush Milam]]<!-- (pronounced "MY-lum") -->, an early settler and a soldier in the [[Texas Revolution]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n206 207]}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1022|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1017|sqmi|abbr=on}} are land and {{convert|4.8|sqmi|abbr=on}} (0.5%) 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 4, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Major highways===
* [[Image:US 77.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 77 in Texas|U.S. Highway 77]]
* [[Image:US 79.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 79 in Texas|U.S. Highway 79]]
* [[Image:US 190.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 190 (Texas)|U.S. Highway 190]]
* [[Image:Texas 36.svg|22px]] [[Texas State Highway 36|State Highway 36]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Falls County, Texas|Falls County]] (north)
* [[Robertson County, Texas|Robertson County]] (northeast)
* [[Burleson County, Texas|Burleson County]] (southeast)
* [[Lee County, Texas|Lee County]] (south)
* [[Williamson County, Texas|Williamson County]] (southwest)
* [[Bell County, Texas|Bell County]] (northwest)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 2907
|1860= 5175
|1870= 8984
|1880= 18659
|1890= 24773
|1900= 39666
|1910= 36780
|1920= 38104
|1930= 37915
|1940= 33120
|1950= 23585
|1960= 22263
|1970= 20028
|1980= 22732
|1990= 22946
|2000= 24238
|2010= 24757
|2020= 24754
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center<ref>{{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><ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</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 4, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Milam 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 – Milam County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48331&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) – Milam County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48331&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) – Milam County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48331&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|16,763
|16,216
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15,367
|69.16%
|65.50%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |62.08%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|2,627
|2,380
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,097
|10.84%
|9.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.47%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|85
|76
|style='background: #ffffe6; |67
|0.35%
|0.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.27%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|49
|95
|style='background: #ffffe6; |111
|0.20%
|0.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.45%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|2
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11
|0.01%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|22
|10
|style='background: #ffffe6; |84
|0.09%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.34%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Multiracial]] (NH)
|174
|200
|style='background: #ffffe6; |753
|0.72%
|0.81%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.04%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|4,516
|5,780
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,264
|18.63%
|23.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |25.31%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''24,238'''
|'''24,757'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''24,754'''
|'''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> 24,238 people, 9,199 households, and 6,595 families were residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|24|PD/sqmi|abbr=on}}. The 10,866 housing units averaged {{convert|11|/sqmi|abbr=on}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 78.89% White, 11.05% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 7.71% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races. About 18.63% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race. By ancestry, 16.7% were of [[United States|American]], 16.1% [[germans|German]], 7.2% [[English people|English]], and 6.8% [[Irish people|Irish]] according to [[Census 2000]].

Of the 9,199 households, 32.40% had children under 18 living with them, 56.50% were married couples living together, 11.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were not families. About 25.90% were single-person households, and 14.10% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the county, the age distribution was 27.5% under 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,186, and for a family was $40,431. Males had a median income of $30,149 versus $20,594 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,920. About 12.20% of families and 15.90% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.80% of those under age 18 and 15.30% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Six [[List of school districts in Texas|independent school districts]] are present in Milam County:<ref name=USCensuslist>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48331_milam/DC20SD_C48331.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Milam County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-10}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48331_milam/DC20SD_C48331_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
* [[Buckholts Independent School District]]
* [[Cameron Independent School District]]
* [[Gause Independent School District]]
* [[Milano Independent School District]]
* [[Rockdale Independent School District]]
* [[Thorndale Independent School District]]

Five additional districts extend into parts of Milam County, but are based in neighboring counties: [[Bartlett Independent School District|Bartlett]], [[Caldwell Independent School District|Caldwell]], [[Holland Independent School District|Holland]], [[Lexington Independent School District|Lexington]], and [[Rosebud-Lott Independent School District|Rosebud-Lott]].<ref name=USCensuslist/>

St. Paul Lutheran School [http://www.stpaulthorndale.com/ St. Paul Lutheran Church and School, Thorndale] in Thorndale, a private institution, serves students from prekindergarten through grade 8.

[[Temple Junior College District]] is the designated community college for county residents in Bartlett, Buckholts, Cameron, Rockdale, Rosebud-Lott, and Thorndale ISDs. Legislation also states that the district covers Holland ISD "located in Bell County". [[Blinn College]] is the designated community college for county residents in Gause, Lexington, and Milano ISDs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Education Code Chapter 130. Junior College Districts |url=https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm|access-date=January 1, 2023|website=statutes.capitol.texas.gov}}</ref> Legislation does not state whether a community college or which community college covers residents of Caldwell ISD.

==Communities==

===Cities===
* [[Cameron, Texas|Cameron]] (county seat)
* [[Milano, Texas|Milano]]
* [[Rockdale, Texas|Rockdale]]
* [[Thorndale, Texas|Thorndale]] (small part in [[Williamson County, Texas|Williamson County]])

===Town===
* [[Buckholts, Texas|Buckholts]]

===Census-designated places===
* [[Ben Arnold, Texas|Ben Arnold]]
* [[Burlington, Texas|Burlington]]
* [[Gause, Texas|Gause]]
* [[Praesel, Texas|Praesel]]

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Baileyville, Texas|Baileyville]]
* [[Belmena, Texas|Belmena]]
* [[Branchville, Texas|Branchville]]
* [[Clarkson, Texas|Clarkson]]
* [[Corinth, Milam County, Texas|Corinth]]
* [[Cross Roads, Milam County, Texas|Cross Roads]]
* [[Davilla, Texas|Davilla]]
* [[Detmold, Texas|Detmold]]
* [[Elevation, Texas|Elevation]]
* [[Elm Ridge, Texas|Elm Ridge]]
* [[Forest Grove, Milam County, Texas|Forest Grove]]
* [[Hanover, Texas|Hanover]]
* [[Hoyte, Texas|Hoyte]]
* [[Jones Prairie, Texas|Jones Prairie]]
* [[Liberty, Milam County, Texas|Liberty]]
* [[Liberty Hill, Milam County, Texas|Liberty Hill]]
* [[Marak, Texas|Marak]]
* [[Marlow, Texas|Marlow]]
* [[Maysfield, Texas|Maysfield]]
* [[Minerva, Texas|Minerva]]
* [[Pettibone, Texas|Pettibone]]
* [[San Gabriel, Texas|San Gabriel]]
* [[Sharp, Texas|Sharp]]
* [[Silver City, Milam County, Texas|Silver City]]
* [[Val Verde, Texas|Val Verde]]
* [[Yarrellton, Texas|Yarrellton]]
{{div col end}}

===Ghost towns===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Briary, Texas|Briary]]
* [[Bowers, Milam County Texas|Bowers]]
* [[Bryant Station, Texas|Bryant Station]]
* [[Bushdale, Texas|Bushdale]]
<!-- * [[Conoley, Texas|Conoley]] -->
* [[Duncan, Texas|Duncan]]
* [[Nashville, Texas|Nashville]]
<!-- * [[New Clarkson, Texas|New Clarkson]] -->
* [[Nile, Texas|Nile]]
<!-- * [[North Elm, Texas|North Elm]] -->
<!-- * [[Pleasant Hill, Milam County, Texas|Pleasant Hill]] -->
<!-- * [[Salem, Milam County, Texas|Salem]]
* [[Salty, Texas|Salty]]
* [[Sandow, Texas|Sandow]] -->
* [[Sipe Springs, Milam County, Texas|Sipe Springs]]
<!-- * [[South Elm, Texas|South Elm]]
* [[Tracy, Texas|Tracy]] -->
{{div col end}}

==Politics==
{{PresHead|place=Milam County, Texas|source=<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 7, 2018}}</ref>}}
<!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} -->
{{PresRow|2024|Republican|8,691|2,331|76|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|7,984|2,496|98|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|6,364|2,051|249|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|5,481|2,636|113|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|5,217|3,044|96|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|5,291|3,445|47|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|4,706|3,429|134|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|3,019|3,869|679|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|2,414|3,542|1,512|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|3,512|4,865|19|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|4,384|3,734|22|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|3,251|4,230|146|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|2,404|4,871|40|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,554|2,159|6|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|1,614|3,269|1,526|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,334|4,368|7|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|1,898|3,640|18|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|2,486|2,969|11|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|2,539|3,227|12|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|646|3,261|385|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|623|3,537|814|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,110|4,083|16|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|288|4,077|18|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|264|4,676|23|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|1,270|2,842|4|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|930|5,087|317|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|371|2,598|1,859|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|576|2,198|234|Texas}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|244|1,939|604|Texas}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Texas}}
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Milam County, Texas]]
* [[List of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (Mason-Rusk)#Milam County|Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Milam County]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.milamcounty.net/ Milam County government website]
* [http://www.milamcounty.org/ Informational website about the county]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~txmilam/ Genealogical and historical informational website about the county]
* {{Handbook of Texas|id=hcm13|name=Milam County}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Milam County, Texas
|North     = [[Falls County, Texas|Falls County]]
|Northeast = [[Robertson County, Texas|Robertson County]]
|East      =
|Southeast = [[Burleson County, Texas|Burleson County]]
|South     = [[Lee County, Texas|Lee County]]
|Southwest = [[Williamson County, Texas|Williamson County]]
|West      =
|Northwest = [[Bell County, Texas|Bell County]]
}}

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