Anderson County, Texas

Anderson County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 55,109. Its is. Anderson county was organized in 1846, and is named in honor of who had been Vice President of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,792 (1,078 ). 2,773 km² (1,071 sq mi) of it is land and 19 km² (7 sq mi) of it (0.66%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 175.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:US 287.svg|24px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 19.svg|20px]]
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 * [[Image:Texas 294.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 55,109 people, 15,678 households, and 11,335 families residing in the county. The was 20/km² (52/sq mi). There were 18,436 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (17/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 66.44%, 23.48% or , 0.64% , 0.45% , 0.03% , 8.00% from , and 0.96% from two or more races. 12.17% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 15,678 households out of which 34.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.50% were living together, 13.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county, the population was spread out with 20.70% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 37.70% from 25 to 44, 20.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 155.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 173.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,957, and the median income for a family was $37,513. Males had a median income of $27,070 versus $21,577 for females. The for the county was $13,838. About 12.70% of families and 16.50% of the population were below the, including 21.60% of those under age 18 and 16.60% of those age 65 or over.

Unincorporated areas

 * Tennessee Colony
 * Montalba
 * Tennessee Colony
 * Montalba
 * Montalba

Education
The following school districts serve areas in Anderson County:
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