Castro County, Texas

Castro County is a located in the  of. In, its population was 8,285. It is named for, who was consul general to for the  and founder of a colony in Texas. The of the county is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,329 (899 ). 2,327 km² (898 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.11%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 385.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 86.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 194.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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 * (southeast)
 * (south)
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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 8,285 people, 2,761 households, and 2,159 families residing in the county. The was 4/km² (9/sq mi). There were 3,198 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 75.35%, 2.27% or , 1.17% , 0.02% , 0.01% , 19.12% from , and 2.05% from two or more races. 51.65% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,761 households out of which 40.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.10% were living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.80% were non-families. 20.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.45.

In the county, the population was spread out with 33.10% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 24.30% from 25 to 44, 20.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 100.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,619, and the median income for a family was $35,422. Males had a median income of $25,379 versus $20,433 for females. The for the county was $14,457. About 15.70% of families and 19.00% of the population were below the, including 25.30% of those under age 18 and 13.90% of those age 65 or over.