Freestone County, Texas

Freestone County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 17,867. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,311 (892 ). 2,273 km² (877 sq mi) of it is land and 38 km² (15 sq mi) of it (1.65%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 84.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 75.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (southeast)
 * (southwest)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 17,867 people, 6,588 households, and 4,664 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (20/sq mi). There were 8,138 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (9/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 75.56%, 18.91% or , 0.37% , 0.27% , 0.02% , 3.90% from , and 0.97% from two or more races. 8.20% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,588 households out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.60% were living together, 10.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.20% were non-families. 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.60% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 110.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,283, and the median income for a family was $39,586. Males had a median income of $30,633 versus $19,214 for females. The for the county was $16,338. About 9.80% of families and 14.20% of the population were below the, including 16.80% of those under age 18 and 14.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

 * (unincorporated)

Other places


Historic communities in Freestone County have included Baty, Beene, Blunt, Bonner, Bowling, Brewster, Butler, Cobb, Cotton Gin, Donie, Driver, Flowerdale, Freestone, Goetz, Harp, Israel, Ivory, Keechil, Lakeport, Lanely, Long Bottom, Luna, Mills, Milton, Morehead, Mount Zion, Pinoak, Pyburn, Shanks, St. Elmo, Starling, Steward's Mill, Stonewall, Troy, Turlington, Valota, Wakefield, West Point, Winkler, Yedell, Yerby, and Young. 

Notable Residents

 * , offensive lineman for the  who grew up in Wortham.
 * , influential great, born in Coutchman
 * (-), player who owns the record for highest batting average as a rookie.