Wilson County, Texas

Wilson County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 32,408. Its is. The county is named after.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,094 (809 ). 2,090 km² (807 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.20%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 87.svg|20px]]
 * [[image:US 181.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 97.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (southeast)
 * (southwest)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 32,408 people, 11,038 households, and 8,830 families residing in the county. The was 16/km² (40/sq mi). There were 12,110 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 81.19%, 1.21% or , 0.58% , 0.30% , 0.04% , 14.25% from , and 2.43% from two or more races. 36.52% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 11,038 households out of which 40.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.50% were living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.00% were non-families. 17.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.80% 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 3.26.

In the county, the population was spread out with 29.20% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 11.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,006, and the median income for a family was $45,681. Males had a median income of $31,716 versus $23,582 for females. The for the county was $17,253. About 9.20% of families and 11.30% of the population were below the, including 12.40% of those under age 18 and 15.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

 * (mostly in Gonzales County)
 * (mostly in Gonzales County)
 * (mostly in Gonzales County)

External link

 * Historic Wilson County materials, hosted by the Portal to Texas History.
 * Historic Wilson County materials, hosted by the Portal to Texas History.