Chambers County, Texas

Chambers County is a located in the  of  within the. In 2000, its population was 26,031. It is named for, an early lawyer in. The of the county is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,258 (872 ). 1,552 km² (599 sq mi) of it is land and 706 km² (273 sq mi) of it (31.27%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Texas 61.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 65.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 146.svg|20px]]


 * See for more roadways in Chambers County.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 26,031 people, 9,139 households, and 7,219 families residing in the county. The was 17/km² (43/sq mi). There were 10,336 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (17/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 81.88%, 9.77% or , 0.48% , 0.67% , 6.02% from , and 1.18% from two or more races. 10.79% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 9,139 households out of which 40.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.70% were living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.00% were non-families. 17.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.90% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 9.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,964, and the median income for a family was $52,986. Males had a median income of $43,351 versus $25,478 for females. The for the county was $19,863. About 8.30% of families and 11.00% of the population were below the, including 13.30% of those under age 18 and 12.60% of those age 65 or over.

Texas Senate
District 4: - first elected in 2002.

Texas House of Representatives
District 23: - first elected in 1994.