Presidio County, Texas

Presidio County is a located in the  of. In, its population was 7,304. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 9,988 (3,856 ). 9,986 km² (3,855 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.02%) is water.

Major highways

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 * [[image:US 90.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 17.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties
The  of  lies to the south.
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 * (east)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 7,304 people, 2,530 households, and 1,864 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (2/sq mi). There were 3,299 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 84.95%, 0.27% or , 0.27% , 0.08% , 0.01% , 13.47% from , and 0.93% from two or more races. 84.36% of the population was or  of any race.

There were 2,530 households out of which 40.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.50% were living together, 13.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.30% were non-families. 24.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.43.

In the county, the population was spread out with 32.70% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 24.90% from 25 to 44, 20.20% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 94.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $19,860, and the median income for a family was $22,314. Males had a median income of $23,218 versus $16,208 for females. The for the county was $9,558. About 32.50% of families and 36.40% of the population were below the, including 43.40% of those under age 18 and 44.10% of those age 65 or over. The county's makes it one of the.

2004 election
Presidio County is one of the few counties in to give a majority of their votes to Senator.

Education
serves eastern Presidio County while serves western Presidio County

Trivia
The plot for the ' film starring  was set in Presidio County.