Upshur County, Texas

Upshur County is a located in the  of. As of, the population was 35,291. The is  and it is part of the.

The county is named for who was  during President 's administration. Upshur was killed in the explosion on the along with new.

The singer-songwriter, who grew up in , refers to Upshur County in several of her songs. Author Edward Hancock II (who currently resides in Gilmer) sets many of his stories in and around Upshur County, Texas.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,535 (593 ). 1,522 km² (588 sq mi) of it is land and 13 km² (5 sq mi) of it is water. The total area is 0.85% water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 80.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 259.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:US 271.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 154.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 155.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)

History
Humans have inhabited what is now Upshur county since at least 10,000 years ago. The people lived in this area, but were driven out, probably by disease, about 1750. Latter the came to the area. The Cherokee were driven out by 1839.

The first White settler in Upshur county was probably Isaac Moody who settled her in 1836.

Upshur County was named for, Secretary of State under.

Upshur County has the distinction of being the county that has the largest settlement in Texas organized by the. In 1904 the Latter-day Saint organized a colony at Kelsey.

Demographics
As of the of, there were 35,291 people, 13,290 households, and 10,033 families residing in the county. The was 23/km² (60/sq mi). There were 14,930 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (25/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 85.70%, 10.15% or , 0.63% , 0.18% , 0.06% , 2.10% from , and 1.17% from two or more races. 3.95% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 13,290 households out of which 33.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.70% were living together, 11.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.50% were non-families. 21.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.00% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 26.60% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,347, and the median income for a family was $38,857. Males had a median income of $31,216 versus $20,528 for females. The for the county was $16,358. 14.90% of the population and 12.30% of families were below the. Out of the total population, 18.60% of those under the age of 18 and 14.00% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

 * (unincorporated)
 * (mostly in Gregg County)
 * (unincorporated)
 * (Founded by Alexander Hogan)
 * (mostly in Gregg County)
 * (unincorporated)
 * (Founded by Alexander Hogan)
 * (mostly in Gregg County)
 * (Founded by Alexander Hogan)
 * (mostly in Gregg County)
 * (Founded by Alexander Hogan)
 * (mostly in Gregg County)
 * (mostly in Gregg County)

Education
The following school districts serve Upshur County:


 * (partly in Wood County)
 * (small portion in Camp County)
 * (mostly in Gregg County, partly in Smith County)
 * (partly in Wood County)
 * (small portion in Harrison County)
 * (small portion in Harrison, Marion counties)
 * (mostly in Camp County, small portion in Wood County)
 * (mostly in Upshur County,partly in Wood County)
 * (mostly in Upshur County,partly in Wood County)