Jim Wells County, Texas

Jim Wells County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 39,326. Its is. The county is named for, a political boss in southern Texas.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,249 (868 ). 2,239 km² (865 sq mi) of it is land and 10 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.43%) is water.

Major highways

 * [[image:US 281.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 44.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 359.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 39,326 people, 12,961 households, and 10,096 families residing in the county. The was 18/km² (46/sq mi). There were 14,819 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (17/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 77.90%, 0.60% or , 0.62% , 0.43% , 0.09% , 17.93% from , and 2.43% from two or more races. 75.71% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 12,961 households out of which 40.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were living together, 15.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.10% were non-families. 19.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.45.

In the county, the population was spread out with 31.40% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 20.60% from 45 to 64, and 12.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,843, and the median income for a family was $32,616. Males had a median income of $30,266 versus $17,190 for females. The for the county was $12,252. About 20.10% of families and 24.10% of the population were below the, including 31.80% of those under age 18 and 21.30% of those age 65 or over.

2004 presidential election
During the, Jim Wells County was one of the few counties in where  was defeated by Senator. Kerry received 6,824 votes to 5,808 for Bush.

1948 U.S. Senate election
Jim Wells County is known as the home of "Box 13", the infamous which gave a 200-vote edge over popular former govenor in the Democratic primary election. It was later demonstrated that these 200 votes were "stuffed" into the ballot box after the polls had closed. Johnson went on to win the election.

Cities

 * (mostly in Duval County)
 * (mostly in Duval County)
 * (mostly in Duval County)
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Villages

 * (partly in Live Oak County)

Unincorporated areas
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