Garza County, Texas

Garza County is a located in the  of  southeast of. In, its population was 4,872. Its is. Garza is named for a pioneer family, as it was once a part of that county.

A leading civic figure in Garza County is (born ), a,  developer, , and. McCrary's OS Ranch is a popular attraction in the county seat of Post, which has made an extended effort to attract.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,321 (896 ). 2,319 km² (895 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.07%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 4,872 people, 1,663 households, and 1,217 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (5/sq mi). There were 1,928 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 56.7% (European and non-hispanic), 4.8  or ,0.2%, 0.1%, 0.0% ,37.2% of the population were  or. 17.1, and 3.00% from two or more races.

There were 1,663 households out of which 36.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.50% were living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.80% were non-families. 23.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.00% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 112.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,206, and the median income for a family was $31,173. Males had a median income of $26,604 versus $18,105 for females. The for the county was $12,704. About 17.50% of families and 22.30% of the population were below the, including 29.60% of those under age 18 and 18.60% of those age 65 or over.