Zavala County, Texas

Zavala County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 11,600. Its is. Zavala is named for, Mexican politician, signer of the , and first vice president of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,371 (1,302 ). 3,363 km² (1,298 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.25%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 11,600 people, 3,428 households, and 2,807 families residing in the county. The was 3/km² (9/sq mi). There were 4,075 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 65.06%, 0.49% or , 0.59% , 0.09% , 0.03% , 31.08% from , and 2.66% from two or more races. 91.22% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,428 households out of which 43.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.10% were living together, 21.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.10% were non-families. 16.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.28 and the average family size was 3.70.

In the county, the population was spread out with 34.10% under the age of 18, 10.20% from 18 to 24, 25.60% from 25 to 44, 18.70% from 45 to 64, and 11.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $16,844, and the median income for a family was $19,418. Males had a median income of $22,045 versus $14,416 for females. The for the county was $10,034. About 37.40% of families and 41.80% of the population were below the, including 48.90% of those under age 18 and 42.40% of those age 65 or over. The county's makes it one of the.