Liberty County, Texas

Liberty County is a located in the  of  within the. As of the, the population is 70,154. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,046 (1,176 ). 3,004 km² (1,160 sq mi) of it is land and 42 km² (16 sq mi) of it (1.41%) is water.

The flows through the county, dividing the county in half. The river begins on the northern border of Liberty County, forming the San Jacinto -Polk County line until the Liberty County line. The east fork of the flows through far Northeast parts of the county, Flowing through. Tarkington Bayou begins in the Sam Houston National Forest in, working its way south through Northeast and east Liberty County and joining other feeders, before traveling into and dumping into. The highest point in the county is Davis Hill, a in north Liberty County, off of CR 2252.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 59.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 90.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 61.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 105.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 146.svg|20px]]


 * See for more roadways in Liberty County.

Adjacent counties

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 * (southeast)
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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 70,154 people, 23,242 households, and 17,756 families residing in the county. The was 23/km² (60/sq mi). There were 26,359 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (23/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 78.90%, 12.82% or , 0.47% , 0.32% , 0.03% , 6.03% from , and 1.43% from two or more races. 10.92% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 23,242 households out of which 38.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.50% were living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.60% were non-families. 20.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.60% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 31.60% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 10.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,361, and the median income for a family was $43,744. Males had a median income of $37,957 versus $22,703 for females. The for the county was $15,539. About 11.10% of families and 14.30% of the population were below the, including 18.30% of those under age 18 and 15.00% of those age 65 or over.

Texas Senate

 * District 4: - first elected in 2002

Texas House of Representatives

 * District 18: - first elected in 2004

Education

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