Sabine County, Texas

Sabine County is a located in the  of. It was organized on, and named for the , which forms its eastern border. In, its population was 10,469. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,493 (577 ). 1,270 km² (490 sq mi) of it is land and 224 km² (86 sq mi) of it (14.97%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 96.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 21.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 87.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 10,469 people, 4,485 households, and 3,157 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (21/sq mi). There were 7,659 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 87.85%, 9.92% or , 0.41% , 0.09% , 0.03% , 0.82% from , and 0.88% from two or more races. 1.81% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,485 households out of which 23.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.90% were living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.78.

In the county, the population was spread out with 21.10% under the age of 18, 5.60% from 18 to 24, 21.10% from 25 to 44, 27.20% from 45 to 64, and 24.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 93.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,198, and the median income for a family was $32,554. Males had a median income of $28,695 versus $21,141 for females. The for the county was $15,821. About 11.80% of families and 15.90% of the population were below the, including 23.90% of those under age 18 and 12.70% of those age 65 or over.

Education
The following school districts serve Sabine County:
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