Gray County, Texas

Gray County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 22,744. Gray County is named for, a lawyer and soldier in the. The of the county is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,407 (929 ). 2,404 km² (928 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.10%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 60.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 70.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 152.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 273.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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 * (south)
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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 22,744 people, 8,793 households, and 6,049 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (24/sq mi). There were 10,567 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (11/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 82.15%, 5.85% or , 0.94% , 0.39% , 0.02% , 8.23% from , and 2.42% from two or more races. 13.01% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,793 households out of which 30.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.20% were non-families. 28.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 18.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 104.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,368, and the median income for a family was $40,019. Males had a median income of $32,401 versus $20,158 for females. The for the county was $16,702. About 11.20% of families and 13.80% of the population were below the, including 17.60% of those under age 18 and 9.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

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