Bandera County, Texas

Bandera County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 17,645. Its is. Bandera is named for the Spanish word for. (See .)

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,066 (798 ). 2,051 km² (792 sq mi) of it is land and 15 km² (6 sq mi) of it (0.73%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 17,645 people, 7,010 households, and 5,061 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (22/sq mi). There were 9,503 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (12/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.02%, 0.33% or , 0.90% , 0.28% , 0.06% , 2.55% from , and 1.86% from two or more races. 13.51% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,010 households out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.80% were living together, 7.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were non-families. 23.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.70% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 27.60% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 99.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,013, and the median income for a family was $45,906. Males had a median income of $31,733 versus $24,451 for females. The for the county was $19,635. About 7.70% of families and 10.80% of the population were below the, including 12.20% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over.

Education
The following school districts serve Bandera County:
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