Runnels County, Texas

Runnels County is a located in the  of. In, its population was 11,495. Its is. The county is named for, a Texas state legislator.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,738 (1,057 ). 2,721 km² (1,051 sq mi) of it is land and 17 km² (6 sq mi) of it (0.61%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 87.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 153.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 158.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 11,495 people, 4,428 households, and 3,157 families residing in the county. The was 4/km² (11/sq mi). There were 5,400 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 81.44%, 1.40% or , 0.53% , 0.32% , 0.02% , 14.31% from , and 1.98% from two or more races. 29.33% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,428 households out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.90% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 24.20% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 19.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,806, and the median income for a family was $32,917. Males had a median income of $25,223 versus $18,988 for females. The for the county was $13,577. About 14.90% of families and 19.20% of the population were below the, including 25.10% of those under age 18 and 19.00% of those age 65 or over.