Clay County, Texas

Clay County is a located in the  of. Its name is in honor of, famous American statesman, member of the from  and  in the 19th century. It is part of the. In 2000, its population was 11,006. The of the county is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,891 (1,116 ). 2,843 km² (1,098 sq mi) of it is land and 48 km² (18 sq mi) of it (1.64%) is water.

Major Highways

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Farm to Market Roads

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 11,006 people, 4,323 households, and 3,181 families residing in the county. The was 4/km² (10/sq mi). There were 4,992 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.35%, 0.42% or , 1.03% , 0.10% , 0.01% , 1.68% from , and 1.42% from two or more races. 3.67% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,323 households out of which 30.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.20% were living together, 7.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.40% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 25.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,738, and the median income for a family was $41,514. Males had a median income of $28,914 versus $20,975 for females. The for the county was $16,361. About 8.10% of families and 10.30% of the population were below the, including 11.70% of those under age 18 and 11.00% of those age 65 or over.

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