Panola County, Texas

Panola County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 22,756. Located in, the county's name is derived from a word for. The of the county is.

Panola County is one of 46 entirely in the state of Texas.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,127 (821 ). 2,074 km² (801 sq mi) of it is land and 53 km² (20 sq mi) of it (2.49%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 22,756 people, 8,821 households, and 6,395 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (28/sq mi). There were 10,524 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 78.78%, 17.67% or , 0.36% , 0.24% , 1.87% from , and 1.07% from two or more races. 3.51% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,821 households out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.90% were living together, 11.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 25.10% 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 2.53 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.20% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 25.10% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,909, and the median income for a family was $37,595. Males had a median income of $31,333 versus $19,017 for females. The for the county was $15,439. About 11.60% of families and 14.10% of the population were below the, including 16.50% of those under age 18 and 16.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

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Education
The following school districts serve Panola County:


 * (mostly in Harrison County)
 * (mostly in Shelby County)
 * (mostly in Rusk County)
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 * (mostly in Shelby County)