Limestone County, Texas

Limestone County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 22,051. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,417 (933 ). 2,354 km² (909 sq mi) of it is land and 63 km² (24 sq mi) of it (2.60%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 84.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 7.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 14.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 164.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 171.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 22,051 people, 7,906 households, and 5,652 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (24/sq mi). There were 9,725 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (11/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 70.75%, 19.07% or , 0.45% , 0.12% , 0.01% , 8.10% from , and 1.49% from two or more races. 12.97% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,906 households out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.00% were living together, 13.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.50% were non-families. 25.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 103.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,366, and the median income for a family was $36,924. Males had a median income of $28,069 versus $18,893 for females. The for the county was $14,352. About 14.40% of families and 17.80% of the population were below the, including 22.90% of those under age 18 and 15.00% of those age 65 or over.