Schleicher County, Texas

Schleicher County is a located in the  of. In, its population was 2,935. Its is. The county is named for, a German immigrant who became a surveyor and politician.

Schleicher County is home to the, the reported new headquarters of the movement headed by.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,395 (1,311 ). 3,394 km² (1,311 sq mi) of it is land and about 1 sqkm of it is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics


As of the of 2000, there were 2,935 people, 1,115 households, and 817 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (2/sq mi). There were 1,371 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 76.59%, 1.53% or , 0.07% , 0.17% , 0.03% , 18.98% from , and 2.62% from two or more races. 43.54% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 1,115 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.60% were living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.90% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 24.00% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,746, and the median income for a family was $37,813. Males had a median income of $28,412 versus $22,250 for females. The for the county was $15,969. About 16.00% of families and 21.50% of the population were below the, including 29.00% of those under age 18 and 19.90% of those age 65 or over. Employment comes primarily from ranching, farming, oil, gas, and hunting.