Maverick County, Texas

Maverick County is a located in the  of. In, its population was 47,297. Its is. Maverick County is named for, cattleman and state legislator.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,346 (1,292 ). 3,315 km² (1,280 sq mi) of it is land and 31 km² (12 sq mi) of it is water. The total area is 0.90% water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties
The  of  lies to the south and west.
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Demographics
As of the of, there are 47,297 people, 13,089 households, and 11,230 families residing in the county. The is 14/km² (37/sq mi). There are 14,889 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (12/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county is 70.89%, 0.31% or , 1.34% , 0.39% , 0.04% , 24.08% from , and 2.95% from two or more races. 95.01% of the population are or  of any race.

There are 13,089 households out of which 51.60% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.50% are living together, 16.00% have a female householder with no husband present, and 14.20% are non-families. 12.90% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.60% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.60 and the average family size is 3.98.

In the county, the population is spread out with 36.90% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 17.70% from 45 to 64, and 9.50% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 28 years. For every 100 females there are 91.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $21,232, and the median income for a family is $23,614. Males have a median income of $20,956 versus $15,662 for females. The for the county is $8,758. 34.80% of the population and 32.00% of families are below the. Out of the total population, 40.60% of those under the age of 18 and 40.90% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. Based on, Maverick is one of the.

Cities
is the only incorporated city in Maverick County.

Politics
Maverick County is one of several counties in Texas to give a majority of its votes to Senator in the. received 4,025 of the votes there while Kerry received 5,948.

Education
All of Maverick County is served by the.