Bell County, Texas

Bell County is a located in the  of. It is part of the. As of 2000, the population was 237,974 (however, 2006 estimates place the population at 264,960 according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Data Center). Its is. The of Texas is located in Bell County, in the town of. Bell is named for, the third.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,818 (1,088 ). 2,745 km² (1,060 sq mi) of it is land and 73 km² (28 sq mi) of it (2.59%) is water.

Major Highways

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 237,974 people, 85,507 households, and 61,992 families residing in the county. The was 87/km² (225/sq mi). There were 92,782 housing units at an average density of 34/km² (88/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 63.41%, 20.43% or , 0.72% , 2.56% , 0.48% , 8.54% from , and 3.85% from two or more races. 16.68% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 85,507 households out of which 40.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.60% were living together, 12.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 22.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.90% under the age of 18, 13.40% from 18 to 24, 31.90% from 25 to 44, 17.00% from 45 to 64, and 8.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 100.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,872, and the median income for a family was $41,455. Males had a median income of $28,031 versus $22,364 for females. The for the county was $17,219. About 9.70% of families and 12.10% of the population were below the, including 16.30% of those under age 18 and 9.80% of those age 65 or over.

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Education
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