San Jacinto County, Texas

San Jacinto County is a located in the  of  within the. In, its population was 22,246. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,626 (628 ). 1,478 km² (571 sq mi) of it is land and 148 km² (57 sq mi) of it (9.12%) is water.

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 59.svg|20px]]
 * [[image:US 190.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 150.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 156.svg|20px]]


 * See for more roadways in San Jacinto County.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 22,246 people, 8,651 households, and 6,401 families residing in the county. The was 15/km² (39/sq mi). There were 11,520 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (20/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 83.64%, 12.64% or , 0.46% , 0.28% , 0.07% , 1.63% from , and 1.28% from two or more races. 4.87% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,651 households out of which 30.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.20% were living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.00% were non-families. 22.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.20% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 24.90% from 25 to 44, 26.60% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,220, and the median income for a family was $37,781. Males had a median income of $34,614 versus $22,313 for females. The for the county was $16,144. About 15.10% of families and 18.80% of the population were below the, including 22.80% of those under age 18 and 17.60% of those age 65 or over.

Texas Senate
‘’’District 3:’’’ - first elected in 2006.

Texas House of Representatives
‘’’District 12:’’’ - first elected in 1996.