Walker County, Texas

Walker County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 61,758. Its is.

Initially, Walker County was named for, a legislator from who introduced into the  the resolution to annex Texas. However, Walker later supported the Union during the Civil War; thus, in order to keep the county's name from being changed, it was renamed for, a and soldier in the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,076 (801 ). 2,039 km² (787 sq mi) of it is land and 37 km² (14 sq mi) of it (1.75%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:I-45.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 190.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 19.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 30.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 75.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 61,758 people, 18,303 households, and 11,384 families residing in the county. The was 30/km² (78/sq mi). There were 21,099 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (27/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 69.12%, 23.88% or , 0.35% , 0.77% , 0.05% , 4.42% from , and 1.41% from two or more races. 14.11% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 18,303 households out of which 28.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.80% were living together, 11.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.80% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 18.00% under the age of 18, 23.00% from 18 to 24, 31.10% from 25 to 44, 18.90% from 45 to 64, and 8.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 151.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 161.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,468, and the median income for a family was $42,589. Males had a median income of $27,634 versus $22,579 for females. The for the county was $14,508. About 10.60% of families and 18.40% of the population were below the, including 19.10% of those under age 18 and 13.40% of those age 65 or over.

Education

 * Huntsville Independent School District
 * New Waverly Independent School District
 * New Waverly Independent School District