Grimes County, Texas

Grimes County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 23,552. Grimes is named for, a signer of the and early settler of the county. The of the county is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,075 (801 ). 2,055 km² (794 sq mi) of it is land and 20 km² (7 sq mi) of it (0.94%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the 2000, there were 23,552 people, 7,753 households, and 5,628 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (30/sq mi). There were 9,490 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (12/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 71.79%, 19.96% or , 0.32% , 0.30% , 0.05% , 5.93% from , and 1.65% from two or more races. 16.08% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,753 households out of which 34.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.40% were living together, 12.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.40% were non-families. 23.80% 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 2.69 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.80% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 117.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,280, and the median income for a family was $38,008. Males had a median income of $30,138 versus $21,747 for females. The for the county was $14,368. About 13.80% of families and 16.60% of the population were below the, including 20.40% of those under age 18 and 18.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

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