Jefferson County, Texas

Jefferson County is a located in the  of,. As of 2000, the population was 252,051. Its is, and it is named for the former ,.

Geography
Jefferson County is located on the plains of the Texas in the southeastern part of the state. The county is bounded on the north by, on the northeast by the , and on the east by and the mouth of the , a natural outlet called. The southern part of the county is largely marshland, much of which is contained within, reaching to the storm-battered beach at the.

According to the, the county has a total area of 2,878 (1,111 ). 2,340 km² (904 sq mi) of it is land and 538 km² (208 sq mi) of it (18.69%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties and parishes

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 252,051 people, 92,880 households, and 63,808 families residing in the county. The was 108/km² (279/sq mi). There were 102,080 housing units at an average density of 44/km² (113/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 57.24%, 33.74% or , 0.34% , 2.89% , 0.03% , 4.26% from , and 1.50% from two or more races. 10.53% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 92,880 households out of which 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.40% were living together, 16.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 27.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 21.10% from 45 to 64, and 13.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 101.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,706, and the median income for a family was $42,290. Males had a median income of $36,719 versus $23,924 for females. The for the county was $17,571. About 14.60% of families and 17.40% of the population were below the, including 24.60% of those under age 18 and 11.80% of those age 65 or over.

2004 Election
This is one of only 18 counties in Texas that gave Senator a majority of the popular vote. Kerry received 47,050 votes while received 44,412. 

Cities and towns

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