Fannin County, Texas

Fannin County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 31,242. It is named for, who commanded of the group of Texans killed in the during the. The of the county is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,329 (899 ). 2,309 km² (891 sq mi) of it is land and 20 km² (8 sq mi) of it (0.86%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 69.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 82.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 11.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 34.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 50.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 56.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 78.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 121.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 31,242 people, 11,105 households, and 7,984 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (35/sq mi). There were 12,887 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (14/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 86.56%, 7.96% or , 0.92% , 0.26% , 0.03% , 2.78% from , and 1.49% from two or more races. 5.61% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 11,105 households out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.90% were living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.20% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 113.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,501, and the median income for a family was $42,193. Males had a median income of $31,140 versus $23,101 for females. The for the county was $16,066. About 9.90% of families and 13.90% of the population were below the, including 17.70% of those under age 18 and 16.50% of those age 65 or over.