Lamb County, Texas

Lamb County is a located in the  of. In, its population was 14,709. Its is. Lamb County is named for, who died in the. Lamb County was the home of the Texas, who served from  until.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,636 (1,018 ). 2,632 km² (1,016 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.15%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 14,709 people, 5,360 households, and 3,993 families residing in the county. The was 6/km² (14/sq mi). There were 6,294 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (6/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 76.10%, 4.30% or , 0.68% , 0.10% , 0.02% , 16.95% from , and 1.86% from two or more races. 43.46% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,360 households out of which 35.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.50% were living together, 10.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.50% were non-families. 23.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the county, the population was spread out with 29.60% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 24.20% from 25 to 44, 20.80% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,898, and the median income for a family was $31,833. Males had a median income of $26,434 versus $20,342 for females. The for the county was $15,169. About 18.00% of families and 20.90% of the population were below the, including 27.30% of those under age 18 and 15.30% of those age 65 or over.