Rains County, Texas

Rains County is a located in the  of. In, its population was 9,139. Its is. The county is named for, a Texas state legislator.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 670 (259 ). 601 km² (232 sq mi) of it is land and 69 km² (27 sq mi) of it (10.36%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 69.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 19.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 276.svg|23px]]

Adjacent counties

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 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 9,139 people, 3,617 households, and 2,680 families residing in the county. The was 15/km² (39/sq mi). There were 4,523 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (20/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 91.91%, 2.92% or , 0.82% , 0.34% , 0.04% , 2.55% from , and 1.41% from two or more races. 5.53% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,617 households out of which 28.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.90% were living together, 9.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were non-families. 22.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 25.10% from 25 to 44, 27.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 99.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,712, and the median income for a family was $40,329. Males had a median income of $31,983 versus $21,594 for females. The for the county was $16,442. About 11.40% of families and 14.90% of the population were below the, including 17.50% of those under age 18 and 14.10% of those age 65 or over.