La Salle County, Texas

La Salle County is a located in the  of. In, its population was 5,866. Its is. La Salle County is named for, a.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,870 (1,494 ). 3,856 km² (1,489 sq mi) of it is land and 14 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.36%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 5,866 people, 1,819 households, and 1,351 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (4/sq mi). There were 2,436 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 81.47%, 3.55% or , 0.34% , 0.31% , 12.21% from , and 2.13% from two or more races. 77.12% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,819 households out of which 37.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.70% were living together, 15.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.70% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.45.

In the county, the population was spread out with 29.40% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 113.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $21,857, and the median income for a family was $25,494. Males had a median income of $20,856 versus $17,339 for females. The for the county was $9,692. About 28.20% of families and 29.80% of the population were below the, including 38.50% of those under age 18 and 24.80% of those age 65 or over. The county's makes it one of the.

Education
Most of La Salle County is served by the. The serves a small portion of northwestern La Salle County.