DeWitt County, Texas

DeWitt County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 20,013. DeWitt County is named for, who founded an early colony in. The of the county is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,358 (910 ). 2,355 km² (909 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.14%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 77.svg|20px]][[Image:US 183.svg|23px]] /
 * [[Image:Texas 72.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 119.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

 * (northeast)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 20,013 people, 7,207 households, and 5,131 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (22/sq mi). There were 8,756 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 76.42%, 11.04% or , 0.54% , 0.21% , 0.02% , 10.01% from , and 1.75% from two or more races. 27.24% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,207 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.10% were living together, 11.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.80% were non-families. 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.00% 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 3.04.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 18.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 105.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,714, and the median income for a family was $33,513. Males had a median income of $27,134 versus $18,370 for females. The for the county was $14,780. About 15.30% of families and 19.60% of the population were below the, including 25.50% of those under age 18 and 16.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

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 * (unincorporated)

Notable residents

 * , eight-term Omaha mayor from 1906 to 1930, was born in DeWitt County.