Editing Sherman County, Texas

{{Short description|County in Texas, United States}}
{{Distinguish|Sherman, Texas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Sherman County
 | state                = Texas
 | ex image             = Sherman County courthouse May 2020.jpg
 | ex image size        = 300px
 | ex image cap         = Sherman County Courthouse
 | seal                 = 
 | founded              = 1889
 | seat wl              = Stratford
 | largest city wl      = Stratford
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 923
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 923
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 0.2
 | area percentage      = 0.02
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 2782 {{decrease}}
 | density_sq_mi        = 3
 | web                  = www.co.sherman.tx.us
 | time zone            = Central
 | named for            = [[Sidney Sherman]]
 | district             = 13th
}}

'''Sherman 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 2,782.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sherman County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48421|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=February 23, 2021}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Stratford, Texas|Stratford]].<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 1876 and organized in 1889.<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 26, 2015}}</ref> It is named for [[Sidney Sherman]], who fought in the [[Texas Revolution]]. Though both Sherman County and [[Sherman, Texas]], are named for the same person, the city of Sherman is located in [[Grayson County, Texas|Grayson County]], about 430 miles to the southeast.

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|923|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.2|sqmi}} (0.02%) 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=May 10, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Major highways===
* [[Image:US 54.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 54 in Texas|U.S. Highway 54]]
* [[Image:US 287.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 287 in Texas|U.S. Highway 287]]
* [[Image:Texas 15.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 15|State Highway 15]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Texas County, Oklahoma]] (north)
* [[Hansford County, Texas|Hansford County]] (east)
* [[Moore County, Texas|Moore County]] (south)
* [[Dallam County, Texas|Dallam County]] (west)
* [[Cimarron County, Oklahoma]] (northwest)
* [[Hartley County, Texas|Hartley County]] (southwest)
* [[Hutchinson County, Texas|Hutchinson County]] (southeast)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 34
|1900= 104
|1910= 1476
|1920= 1473
|1930= 2314
|1940= 2026
|1950= 2443
|1960= 2605
|1970= 3657
|1980= 3174
|1990= 2858
|2000= 3186
|2010= 3034
|2020= 2782
|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 10, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Sherman 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 – Sherman County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48421&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) – Sherman County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48421&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) – Sherman County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48421&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|2,263
|1,762
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,362
|71.03%
|58.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |48.96%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|15
|12
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10
|0.47%
|0.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.36%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|15
|11
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.47%
|0.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.18%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.03%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|[[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)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|0.00%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed or multiracial]] (NH)
|18
|15
|style='background: #ffffe6; |82
|0.56%
|0.49%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.95%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|874
|1,227
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,315
|27.43%
|40.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47.27%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''3,186'''
|'''3,034'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''2,782'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

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, 3,186 people, 1,124 households, and 865 families resided in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. The 1,275 housing units averaged {{convert|1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 82.49% White, 0.53% African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 14.63% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. About 27.43% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. In terms of ancestry, 20.3% were [[Germans|German]], 7.3% were  [[English people|English]], 7.1% were of [[United States|American]], 5.5% were of [[Irish people|Irish]], 2.6% were of [[Scottish people|Scottish]], and 1.9% were of [[Dutch people|Dutch]].

Of the 1,124 households, 40.7% had children under 18 living with them, 68.0% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were not families. About 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the county, the age distribution was 31.4% under 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.50 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 95.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,179, and for a family was $38,821. Males had a median income of $27,481 versus $21,036 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $17,210. About 11.90% of families and 16.10% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.90% of those under age 18 and 12.00% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==
===Cities===
* [[Stratford, Texas|Stratford]] (county seat)
* [[Texhoma, Texas|Texhoma]] (divided city with [[Texhoma, Oklahoma]])

===Ghost town===
* [[Coldwater, Sherman County, Texas|Coldwater]]

==Politics==
{{PresHead|place=Sherman 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 30, 2018}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|817|48|11|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|886|91|15|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|807|96|32|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|908|121|9|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|884|127|9|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|942|124|0|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|998|144|21|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|809|243|91|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|851|261|257|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|1,145|340|14|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|1,269|246|9|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|1,128|286|42|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|679|718|19|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|996|169|16|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|723|297|376|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|629|462|1|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|686|305|2|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|481|383|5|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|669|317|2|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|98|479|15|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|97|454|33|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|82|528|3|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|34|568|0|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|91|515|3|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|248|137|0|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|87|188|25|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|77|170|4|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|39|152|11|Texas}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|22|96|34|Texas}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Map of states and counties affected by the Dust Bowl, sourced from US federal government dept. (NRCS SSRA-RAD).svg|Area affected by 1930s [[Dust Bowl]]
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Texas}}
* [[List of museums in the Texas Panhandle]]
* [[Dry counties]]
* [[List of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (Sabine-Travis)#Sherman County|Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Sherman County]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Sherman County, Texas}}
* [http://www.co.sherman.tx.us/ Sherman County government’s website]
* [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcs10 Sherman County in ''Handbook of Texas Online''] at the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]]
* [http://www.txcip.org/tac/census/profile.php?FIPS=48421 Sherman County Profile from the Texas Association of Counties]
* Sketch of  [http://texashistory.unt.edu/widgets/pager.php?object_id=meta-pth-5828&recno=565&path=meta-pth-5828.tkl Sidney Sherman] from [http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-5828 ''A pictorial history of Texas, from the earliest visits of European adventurers, to A.D. 1879''], hosted by the [http://texashistory.unt.edu/ Portal to Texas History].

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Sherman County, Texas
|North     = [[Texas County, Oklahoma]]
|Northeast =
|East      = [[Hansford County, Texas|Hansford County]]
|Southeast =
|South     = [[Moore County, Texas|Moore County]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Dallam County, Texas|Dallam County]]
|Northwest = [[Cimarron County, Oklahoma]]
}}
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1876]]
[[Category:Texas Panhandle]]
[[Category:Majority-minority counties in Texas]]