Mason County, Texas

Mason County is a located in the  of. In, its population was 3,738. Its is. Mason County is named for Fort Mason, which was located in the county.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,414 (932 ), virtually all of which is land.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 87.svg|20px]]
 * [[image:US 377.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 29.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 71.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 3,738 people, 1,607 households, and 1,110 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (4/sq mi). There were 2,372 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 91.60%, 0.13% or , 0.62% , 0.05% , 0.03% , 5.75% from , and 1.82% from two or more races. 20.95% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 1,607 households out of which 25.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.10% were living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 29.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the county, the population was spread out with 22.40% under the age of 18, 4.70% from 18 to 24, 20.70% from 25 to 44, 28.80% from 45 to 64, and 23.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 92.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,921, and the median income for a family was $39,360. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $20,000 for females. The for the county was $20,931. About 10.10% of families and 13.20% of the population were below the, including 20.50% of those under age 18 and 13.30% of those age 65 or over.

Mason County War (in the 1870s)
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