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Collingsworth County, Texas

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox U.S. county Collingsworth County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,652.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Wellington.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1890.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is named for James Collinsworth,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and first chief justice of the Republic of Texas (a recording error in the bill accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected). Collingsworth County was one of 30<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in Texas, but a vote in 2017 changed this law.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

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The county was created in 1876 from the Bexar and Young land district of Texas. Collingsworth County was organized in 1890 with Wellington as the county seat. From 1883 until 1896 the county was home to the English owned Rocking Chair Ranche.

Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.1%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

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Demographics

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Collingsworth County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> % 2000 % 2010 Template:Partial
White alone (NH) 2,289 1,937 1,617 71.40% 63.36% 60.97%
Black or African American alone (NH) 169 122 108 5.27% 3.99% 4.07%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 46 41 23 1.43% 1.34% 0.87%
Asian alone (NH) 6 3 7 0.19% 0.10% 0.26%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 1 0.00% 0.00% 0.04%
Other race alone (NH) 3 5 0 0.09% 0.16% 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 38 33 64 1.19% 1.08% 2.41%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 655 916 832 20.43% 29.96% 31.37%
Total 3,206 3,057 2,652 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

As of the census<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 3,206 people, 1,294 households, and 916 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,723 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 79.82% White, 5.33% Black or African American, 1.62% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 10.89% from other races, and 2.15% from two or more races. 20.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,294 households, out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.50% were married couples living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.20% were non-families. 27.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.40% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 22.60% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 22.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,438, and the median income for a family was $33,323. Males had a median income of $24,808 versus $17,679 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,318. About 14.80% of families and 18.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.20% of those under age 18 and 16.40% of those age 65 or over.

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Politics

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Republican Drew Springer Jr., a businessman from Muenster in Cooke County, has since January 2013 represented Collingsworth County in the Texas House of Representatives.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresFoot Template:U.S. SenHead Template:U.S. SenRow Template:U.S. SenFoot

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