Burleson County, Texas

Burleson County is a located in the  of. It is part of the. As of, the population is 16,470. Its is. Burleson is named for, a general and statesman of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,755 (678 ). 1,724 km² (666 sq mi) of it is land and 32 km² (12 sq mi) of it (1.81%) is water.

Major highways

 * [[Image:Texas 21.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 36.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 16,470 people, 6,363 households, and 4,574 families residing in the county. The was 10/km² (25/sq mi). There were 8,197 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (12/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 74.07%, 15.06% or , 0.50% , 0.17% , 0.02% , 8.25% from , and 1.92% from two or more races. 14.64% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,363 households out of which 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.40% were living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.90% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,026, and the median income for a family was $39,385. Males had a median income of $28,795 versus $20,146 for females. The for the county was $16,616. About 13.20% of families and 17.20% of the population were below the, including 22.90% of those under age 18 and 14.30% of those age 65 or over.