Cooke County, Texas

Cooke County is located in the of. In 2000, its population was 36,363. It is named for, a soldier during the. The of the  is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,328 (899 ). 2,263 km² (874 sq mi) of it is land and 65 km² (25 sq mi) of it (2.80%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 36,363 people, 13,643 households, and 10,000 families residing in the county. The was 16/km² (42/sq mi). There were 15,061 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (17/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 88.84%, 3.06% or , 1.00% , 0.34% , 0.01% , 5.16% from , and 1.61% from two or more races. 9.97% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 13,643 households out of which 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.60% were living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.30% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,649, and the median income for a family was $44,869. Males had a median income of $32,429 versus $22,065 for females. The for the county was $17,889. About 10.90% of families and 14.10% of the population were below the, including 19.80% of those under age 18 and 10.70% of those age 65 or over.

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External link

 * Cooke County government's website