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Childress County, Texas

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Childress County (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,664.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county seat is Childress.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1887.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is named for George Campbell Childress, the author of the Texas Declaration of Independence.

County and regional history is preserved in the Childress County Heritage Museum in downtown Childress. The Bradley 3 Ranch, operated by matriarch Minnie Lou Bradley, is entirely in Childress County, but has a Memphis (Hall County) mailing address.

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert are land and Template:Convert (2.4%) are covered by water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

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Demographics

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Childress 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) 4,923 4,327 3,852 64.03% 61.45% 57.80%
Black or African American alone (NH) 1,074 684 572 13.97% 9.71% 8.58%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 23 28 20 0.30% 0.40% 0.30%
Asian alone (NH) 23 47 51 0.30% 0.67% 0.77%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 2 2 2 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
Other race alone (NH) 1 9 16 0.01% 0.0% 0.24%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 68 59 209 0.88% 0.84% 3.14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,574 1,885 1,942 20.47% 26.77% 29.14%
Total 7,688 7,041 6,664 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

As of the census<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, 7,688 people, 2,474 households, and 1,650 families resided in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. The 3,059 housing units averaged Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 67.70% White, 14.09% Black or African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 15.70% from other races, and 1.83% from two or more races. About 20.47% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,474 households, 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.40% were married couples living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.30% were not families. About 30.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was distributed as 22.10% under the age of 18, 12.10% from 18 to 24, 30.60% from 25 to 44, 19.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 142.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 149.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,457, and for a family was $35,543. Males had a median income of $25,606 versus $20,037 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,452. About 13.70% of families and 17.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.30% of those under age 18 and 10.30% of those age 65 or over.

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Politics

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Formerly a Democratic stronghold like the rest of Texas, Childress County has, since the Reagan era, become powerfully Republican, especially in the 2000s.

Republican Drew Springer, Jr., a businessman from Muenster in Cooke County, has since January 2013 represented Childress 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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