Armstrong County, Texas

Armstrong County is a located in the  of, and was formed in  from. It is part of the. As of, the population is 2,148. Its is. Armstrong is named for one of several pioneer families, although it is not certain which one. Armstrong County is one of 46 prohibition or entirely in the state of Texas.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,367 (914 ). 2,366 km² (914 sq mi) of it is land and 0 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.02%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Texas 207.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 2,148 people, 802 households, and 612 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (2/sq mi). There were 920 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.44%, 0.28% or , 0.65% , 2.79% from , and 0.84% from two or more races. 5.40% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 802 households out of which 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.20% were living together, 6.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.60% were non-families. 21.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 24.80% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 19.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,194, and the median income for a family was $43,894. Males had a median income of $30,114 versus $21,786 for females. The for the county was $17,151. About 7.90% of families and 10.60% of the population were below the, including 15.80% of those under age 18 and 11.60% of those age 65 or over.

Education
The serves almost all of Armstrong County.

Three school districts headquartered in surrounding counties,, , and , have small unincorporated portions of Armstrong County.