Frio County, Texas

Frio County is a located in the  of. In, its population was 16,252. It is named for the. The of the county is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,938 (1,134 ). 2,935 km² (1,133 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.11%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 57.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 85.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 16,252 people, 4,743 households, and 3,642 families residing in the county. The was 6/km² (14/sq mi). There were 5,660 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 71.86%, 4.87% or , 0.58% , 0.41% , 0.02% , 19.76% from , and 2.50% from two or more races. 73.76% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,743 households out of which 40.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were living together, 16.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.20% were non-families. 20.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.44.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.70% under the age of 18, 11.20% from 18 to 24, 30.80% from 25 to 44, 18.70% from 45 to 64, and 10.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 121.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 130.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,504, and the median income for a family was $26,578. Males had a median income of $23,810 versus $16,498 for females. The for the county was $16,069. About 24.50% of families and 29.00% of the population were below the, including 36.20% of those under age 18 and 30.40% of those age 65 or over.