Starr County, Texas

Starr County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 53,597. Its is. The county is named for who served as  of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,184 (1,229 ). 3,168 km² (1,223 sq mi) of it is land and 16 km² (6 sq mi) of it (0.51%) is water.

Major Highways
Loma blanca Rd. mainly used by drug runners.
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Adjacent counties
The  of  lies to the south
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History
The founder of Starr County was Matias Longoria, who was awarded a land grant from the king of.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 53,597 people, 14,410 households, and 12,666 families residing in the county. The was 17/km² (44/sq mi). There were 17,589 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (14/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 87.92%, 0.15% or , 0.25% , 0.28% , 0.04% , 9.91% from , and 1.46% from two or more races.

97.54% of the population were or  of any race. According to the Census Bureau, Starr County had the highest percentage of Hispanic residents of any county in the United States.

There were 14,410 households out of which 54.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.50% were living together, 17.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.10% were non-families. 11.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.69 and the average family size was 4.01.

In the county, the population was spread out with 37.40% under the age of 18, 11.00% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 16.30% from 45 to 64, and 8.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $16,504, and the median income for a family was $17,556. Males had a median income of $17,398 versus $13,533 for females. The for the county was $7,069. About 47.40% of families and 50.90% of the population were below the, including 59.40% of those under age 18 and 43.30% of those age 65 or over. Starr County is one of the.

2004 Election
Starr County is among a handful of counties in that gave the majority of their votes to Senator  of.

Education
Residents of eastern Starr County are zoned to schools in the.

Residents of western Starr County are zoned to schools in the.

Residents of northeastern Starr County are zoned to schools in the.