Coryell County, Texas

Coryell County is located in the of. In 2000, its was 74,978. The of the  is. Coryell County forms part of the. It is named for, a sman who was killed by.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,737 (1,057 ). 2,724 km² (1,052 sq mi) of it is land and 13 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.47%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 190.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 36.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 74,978 people, 19,950 households, and 15,780 families residing in the county. The was 28/km² (71/sq mi). There were 21,776 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (21/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 65.28%, 21.80% or , 0.88% , 1.75% , 0.49% , 6.26% from , and 3.54% from two or more races. 12.57% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 19,950 households out of which 47.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.80% were living together, 11.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.90% were non-families. 16.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 17.90% from 18 to 24, 36.30% from 25 to 44, 13.80% from 45 to 64, and 5.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 105.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,999, and the median income for a family was $38,307. Males had a median income of $24,236 versus $21,186 for females. The for the county was $14,410. About 7.80% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the, including 12.30% of those under age 18 and 9.00% of those age 65 or over.