Hutchinson County, Texas

Hutchinson County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 23,857. Its is. Hutchinson County is named for Andrew Hutchinson, an early attorney in.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,318 (895 ). 2,298 km² (887 sq mi) of it is land and 20 km² (8 sq mi) of it (0.85%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 23,857 people, 9,283 households, and 6,869 families residing in the county. The was 10/km² (27/sq mi). There were 10,871 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (12/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 87.00%, 2.41% or , 1.35% , 0.35% , 0.02% , 6.66% from , and 2.21% from two or more races. 14.70% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 9,283 households out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.40% were living together, 9.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.00% were non-families. 23.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,588, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $40,029 versus $19,952 for females. The for the county was $17,317. About 8.80% of families and 11.10% of the population were below the, including 14.70% of those under age 18 and 7.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

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