Rockwall County, Texas

Rockwall County is a located in the  of. It is Texas's smallest county in land area. In 2000, its population was 43,080. Its is. Rockwall County forms part of the.

The county was founded in 1873 because access to the county seat of, of which county the area was then a part, was inconvenient for the residents of what became Rockwall County. The county and city are named for a wall-like subterranean rock formation that runs throughout the county.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 385 (149 ), making it the smallest county in. 334 km² (129 sq mi) of it is land and 52 km² (20 sq mi) of it (13.39%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:I-30.svg|20px]][[Image:US 67.svg|20px]] /
 * [[Image:Texas 66.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 205.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 276.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 43,080 people, 14,530 households, and 11,972 families residing in the county. The was 129/km² (334/sq mi). There were 15,351 housing units at an average density of 46/km² (119/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 89.17%, 3.24% or , 0.40% , 1.32% , 0.05% , 4.45% from , and 1.37% from two or more races. 11.07% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 14,530 households out of which 44.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.00% were living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.60% were non-families. 14.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the county, the population was spread out with 30.10% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 31.10% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 8.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $65,164, and the median income for a family was $71,448. Males had a median income of $49,636 versus $32,410 for females. The for the county was $28,573. About 3.80% of families and 4.70% of the population were below the, including 5.60% of those under age 18 and 4.10% of those age 65 or over.

Rockwall County was ranked the third fastest-growing county in the nation by the US Census Bureau from 2000 to 2005, adding 19,870 people (a 46.1% change).

Cities and towns
† Dallas is a city primarily in but a portion extends into Rockwall County due to the city's ownership of. * Heath is mainly a city of Rockwall County but a small portion extends into northern . ** Rowlett is mainly a city of but a portion of it extends into Rockwall County. *** Royse City is mainly a city of Rockwall County but a portion of it extends into and . **** Wylie is mainly a city of but a small part extends into Rockwall County and.

Education
The following school districts serve Rockwall County:


 * (small portion in Kaufman County)
 * (small portion in Collin, Hunt counties)