Sherman County, Texas

Sherman County is a located in the  of. In, its population was 3,186. Its is. The county is named for who fought in the. Sherman County is one of 46 prohibition, or entirely, counties in the state of Texas.

Though both Sherman County and are named for the same person, the city of Sherman is located in, approximately 430 miles to the southeast.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,391 (923 ), virtually all of which is land.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 3,186 people, 1,124 households, and 865 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (4/sq mi). There were 1,275 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 82.49%, 0.53% or , 0.66% , 0.03% , 14.63% from , and 1.66% from two or more races. 27.43% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 1,124 households out of which 40.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.00% were living together, 6.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.00% were non-families. 21.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the county, the population was spread out with 31.40% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 13.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,179, and the median income for a family was $38,821. Males had a median income of $27,481 versus $21,036 for females. The for the county was $17,210. About 11.90% of families and 16.10% of the population were below the, including 21.90% of those under age 18 and 12.00% of those age 65 or over.