Lavaca County, Texas

Lavaca County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 19,210. Its is. The county is named for the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,513 (970 ). 2,512 km² (969 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.05%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 77.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 90.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 95.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 111.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 19,210 people, 7,669 households, and 5,391 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (20/sq mi). There were 9,657 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 86.86%, 6.79% or , 0.19% , 0.16% , 0.02% , 4.84% from , and 1.14% from two or more races. 11.36% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,669 households out of which 30.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 27.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.20% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 23.50% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 21.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 93.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,132, and the median income for a family was $36,760. Males had a median income of $26,988 versus $17,537 for females. The for the county was $16,398. About 10.20% of families and 13.20% of the population were below the, including 15.20% of those under age 18 and 18.40% of those age 65 or over.