Henderson County, Texas

Henderson County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 73,277. It is named in honor of, the first governor of Texas after it became part of the. The of the county is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,458 (949 ). 2,264 km² (874 sq mi) of it is land and 194 km² (75 sq mi) of it (7.88%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 175.svg|22px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 19.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 31.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 155.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 198.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 274.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 334.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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 * (southeast)
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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 73,277 people, 28,804 households, and 20,969 families residing in the county. The was 32/km² (84/sq mi). There were 35,935 housing units at an average density of 16/km² (41/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 88.50%, 6.61% or , 0.54% , 0.30% , 0.03% , 2.72% from , and 1.30% from two or more races. 6.92% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 28,804 households out of which 29.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.70% were living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% were non-families. 23.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 25.00% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 18.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,533, and the median income for a family was $38,255. Males had a median income of $31,847 versus $21,650 for females. The for the county was $17,772. About 11.70% of families and 15.10% of the population were below the, including 18.60% of those under age 18 and 11.80% of those age 65 or over.