Mitchell County, Texas

Mitchell County is a in the  of. In, its population was 9,698. Its is. The county is named for and, two early settlers and soldiers in the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,372 (916 ). 2,357 km² (910 sq mi) of it is land and 15 km² (6 sq mi) of it (0.64%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Texas 163.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 208.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 350.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 9,698 people, 2,837 households, and 1,997 families residing in the county. The was 4/km² (11/sq mi). There were 4,168 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 74.52%, 12.81% or , 0.41% , 0.36% , 0.02% , 10.19% from , and 1.69% from two or more races. 31.03% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,837 households out of which 30.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.60% were living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 27.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out with 19.80% under the age of 18, 11.50% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 159.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 174.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,399, and the median income for a family was $31,481. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $20,221 for females. The for the county was $14,043. About 15.00% of families and 17.70% of the population were below the, including 22.90% of those under age 18 and 20.90% of those age 65 or over.