Delta County, Texas

Delta County is a located in the  of. In, its population was 5,327. It is named for its triangular shape, much like the letter. Two forks of the form its northern and southern boundaries, and meet at its easternmost point. Delta County is one of 46 prohibition, or entirely, counties in the state of Texas. Its is. Delta County is officially considered to be part of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 720 (278 ). 718 km² (277 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.30%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:Texas 19.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 24.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

 * (north and northeast)
 * (east)
 * (south and southeast)
 * (southwest)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of, there were 5,506 people, 2,094 households, and 1,461 families residing in the county. The was 7/km² (19/sq mi). There were 2,410 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (9/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 87.93%, 8.28% or , 0.77% , 0.11% , 0.04% , 1.18% from , and 1.69% from two or more races. 3.10% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,094 households out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.40% were living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were non-families. 27.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.60% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 17.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,094, and the median income for a family was $37,925. Males had a median income of $31,597 versus $20,296 for females. The for the county was $15,080. About 14.60% of families and 17.60% of the population were below the, including 20.50% of those under age 18 and 20.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

 * (partly in Fannin County)
 * (unincorporated)
 * (unincorporated)