Hardin County, Texas

Hardin County is a located in the  of,. In 2000, its population was 48,073. The county is named for a family from. The of the county is.

Geography
Hardin County is located on the flat coastal plains of, roughly thirty miles (50 km) north of the. The county is largely covered by the dense forest of the. It is crossed by numerous small streams and creeks which drain the county into the, which forms the eastern boundary of the county.

According to the, the county has a total area of 2,324 (897 ). 2,316 km² (894 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.34%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * See for more roadways in Hardin County.

Adjacent counties

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Its eastern boundaries with and  are formed by the Neches River. The southern boundary with is formed by.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 48,073 people, 17,805 households, and 13,638 families residing in the county. The was 21/km² (54/sq mi). There were 19,836 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (22/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 90.86%, 6.91% or , 0.32% , 0.23% , 0.01% , 0.74% from , and 0.93% from two or more races. 2.54% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 17,805 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,612, and the median income for a family was $42,890. Males had a median income of $35,881 versus $22,823 for females. The for the county was $17,962. About 8.8% of families and 11.20% of the population were below the, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.

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