Aransas County, Texas

Aransas County is a located in the  of. It is part of the. As of 2000, the population was 22,497. Its is. (See .) Aransas County was formed in  from.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,367 (528 ). 652 km² (252 sq mi) of it is land and 715 km² (276 sq mi) of it (52.29%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:Texas 35.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 188.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 22,497 people, 9,132 households, and 6,401 families residing in the county. The was 34/km² (89/sq mi). There were 12,848 housing units at an average density of 20/km² (51/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 87.44%, 1.43% or , 0.58% , 2.77% , 0.05% , 5.33% from , and 2.39% from two or more races. 20.32% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 9,132 households out of which 27.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.90% were non-families. 25.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 6.20% from 18 to 24, 23.20% from 25 to 44, 27.10% from 45 to 64, and 19.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,702, and the median income for a family was $34,915. Males had a median income of $31,597 versus $20,289 for females. The for the county was $18,560. About 15.50% of families and 19.90% of the population were below the, including 31.00% of those under age 18 and 10.20% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Most county residents (including the cities of and ) are served by the.

Some residents (including the city of, which is actually outside of the county) are served by the.