Roberts County, Texas

Roberts County
	Roberts County, Texas
	; Location in the state of Texas
	; Texas's location in the U.S.
Founded	1889
Seat	Miami
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 924 sq mi (2,393 km²); 924 sq mi (2,393 km²); , 0.01%
Population; - (2000); - Density	; 887 ;
Website	www.co.roberts.tx.us

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Roberts County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 887. Its seat is Miami ⁶. Roberts is named for Oran Milo Roberts, governor of Texas, and for John S. Roberts, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Roberts County is one of 46 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas.

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,394 km² (924 sq mi), virtually all of which is land.

Major Highways[]

Adjacent counties[]

Ochiltree County (north)
Lipscomb County (northeast)
Hemphill County (east)
Gray County (south)
Carson County (southwest)
Hutchinson County (west)
Hansford County (northwest)

Demographics[]

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 887 people, 362 households, and 275 families residing in the county. The population density was less than 1/km² (1/sq mi). There were 449 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (0/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.51% White, 0.34% Black or African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 1.35% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. 3.16% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 362 households out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.70% were married couples living together, 3.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.00% were non-families. 23.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 4.80% from 18 to 24, 24.80% from 25 to 44, 30.90% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,792, and the median income for a family was $50,400. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $23,611 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,923. About 5.00% of families and 7.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.50% of those under age 18 and 5.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns[]

Miami

External links[]

Roberts County government’s website
Roberts County from the Handbook of Texas Online

Coordinates: 35°50′N 100°49′W / 35.83, -100.81

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