Milam County, Texas

Milam County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 24,238. Milam County is named for, an early settler and a soldier in the. The of the county is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,646 (1,022 ). 2,633 km² (1,017 sq mi) of it is land and 13 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.48%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Texas 36.svg|22px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 24,238 people, 9,199 households, and 6,595 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (24/sq mi). There were 10,866 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (11/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 78.89%, 11.05% or , 0.50% , 0.22% , 0.01% , 7.70% from , and 1.63% from two or more races. 18.63% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 9,199 households out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.50% were living together, 11.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were non-families. 25.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.50% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 17.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,186, and the median income for a family was $40,431. Males had a median income of $30,149 versus $20,594 for females. The for the county was $16,920. About 12.20% of families and 15.90% of the population were below the, including 21.80% of those under age 18 and 15.30% of those age 65 or over.