Hunt County, Texas

Hunt County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 76,596. Its is. Hunt County is named for, a secretary of the navy of the. The county is part of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,284 (882 ). 2,179 km² (841 sq mi) of it is land and 106 km² (41 sq mi) of it (4.63%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:I-30.svg|20px]][[Image:US 67.svg|20px]] /
 * [[Image:US 69.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 380.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 11.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 24.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 34.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 50.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 66.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 76,596 people, 28,742 households, and 20,521 families residing in the county. The was 35/km² (91/sq mi). There were 32,490 housing units at an average density of 15/km² (39/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 83.57%, 9.45% or , 0.73% , 0.54% , 0.07% , 3.93% from , and 1.70% from two or more races. 8.31% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 28,742 households out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.20% were living together, 11.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were non-families. 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.50% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 12.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,752, and the median income for a family was $44,388. Males had a median income of $33,347 versus $23,085 for females. The for the county was $17,554. About 8.60% of families and 12.80% of the population were below the, including 15.80% of those under age 18 and 11.70% of those age 65 or over.

Education
The following school districts serve Hunt County:


 * (small portion in Collin County)
 * (small portion in Delta County)
 * (mostly in Collin County)
 * (mostly in Delta County)
 * (mostly in Hopkins County)
 * (mostly in Fannin County; small portion in Delta, Lamar counties)
 * (mostly in Fannin County, small portion in Collin County)
 * (small portion in Rains County)
 * (mostly in Rockwall County, small portion in Collin County)
 * (mostly in Kaufman County)
 * (small portion in Fannin County)
 * (mostly in Fannin County, small portion in Collin County)
 * (small portion in Rains County)
 * (mostly in Rockwall County, small portion in Collin County)
 * (mostly in Kaufman County)
 * (small portion in Fannin County)
 * (small portion in Fannin County)

In addition, is located in the county.