Moore County, Texas

Moore County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 20,121. Moore is named for, the commander of the. The of the county is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,356 (910 ). 2,330 km² (900 sq mi) of it is land and 26 km² (10 sq mi) of it (1.09%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 287.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 152.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 20,121 people, 6,774 households, and 5,331 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (22/sq mi). There were 7,478 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 63.93%, 0.69% or , 0.67% , 0.86% , 0.03% , 31.20% from , and 2.62% from two or more races. 47.50% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,774 households out of which 44.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.10% were living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.30% were non-families. 18.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.36.

In the county, the population was spread out with 33.60% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 18.30% from 45 to 64, and 10.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 100.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,852, and the median income for a family was $37,985. Males had a median income of $29,843 versus $19,383 for females. The for the county was $15,214. About 10.10% of families and 13.50% of the population were below the, including 18.10% of those under age 18 and 10.90% of those age 65 or over.

Politics
Moore County is represented in the by  of Dumas, a  first elected in. The district also includes the majority of neighboring --.