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Burleson County, Texas

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Prosperity Bank is located across the street from the Burleson County Courthouse in Caldwell.
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Office of Burleson County Tribune (founded 1884) in Caldwell

Burleson County (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,642.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Caldwell.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The county is named for Edward Burleson, a general and statesman of the Texas Revolution.

Burleson County is part of the College Station-Bryan Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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 (2.6%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

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Demographics

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Burleson 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) 11,361 11,696 11,258 68.98% 68.05% 63.81%
Black or African American alone (NH) 2,443 2,064 1,852 14.83% 12.01% 10.50%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 54 48 65 0.33% 0.28% 0.37%
Asian alone (NH) 25 25 70 0.15% 0.15% 0.40%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 3 3 0 0.02% 0.02% 0.00%
Other Race alone (NH) 11 7 34 0.07% 0.04% 0.19%
Mixed Race or Multiracial (NH) 162 178 651 0.98% 1.04% 3.69%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,411 3,166 3,712 14.64% 18.42% 21.04%
Total 16,470 17,187 17,642 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%


As of the 2000 census,<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref> there were 16,470 people, 6,363 households, and 4,574 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 8,197 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 74.07% white, 15.06% black or African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 8.25% from other races, and 1.92% from two or more races. 14.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 18.8% were of German, 11.3% American, 10.7% Czech and 6.2% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 6,363 households, out of which 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.40% were married couples living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.90% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,026, and the median income for a family was $39,385. Males had a median income of $28,795 versus $20,146 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,616. About 13.20% of families and 17.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.90% of those under age 18 and 14.30% of those age 65 or over.

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Education

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Blinn College is the designated community college for all of the county.<ref>Texas Education Code Sec. 130.168. BLINN JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.</ref>

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