Childress County, Texas facts for kids
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Childress County
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Veterans Memorial at the Childress County Courthouse in Childress
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Location within the U.S. state of Texas
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Country | United States |
State | Texas |
Founded | 1887 |
Named for | George Campbell Childress |
Seat | Childress |
Largest city | Childress |
Area | |
• Total | 714 sq mi (1,850 km2) |
• Land | 696 sq mi (1,800 km2) |
• Water | 17 sq mi (40 km2) 2.4% |
Population
(2020)
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• Total | 6,664 |
• Density | 9.333/sq mi (3.6036/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 13th |
Childress County ( CHIL-driss) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,664. The county seat is Childress. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1887. It is named for George Campbell Childress, the author of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
County and regional history is preserved in the Childress County Heritage Museum in downtown Childress. The Bradley 3 Ranch, operated by matriarch Minnie Lou Bradley, is entirely in Childress County, but has a Memphis (Hall County) mailing address.
Republican Drew Springer, Jr., a businessman from Muenster in Cooke County, has since January 2013 represented Childress County in the Texas House of Representatives.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 714 square miles (1,850 km2), of which 696 square miles (1,800 km2) is land and 17 square miles (44 km2) (2.4%) is water.
Major highways
Adjacent counties
- Collingsworth County (north)
- Harmon County, Oklahoma (northeast)
- Hardeman County (east)
- Cottle County (south)
- Hall County (west)
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1880 | 25 | — | |
1890 | 1,175 | 4,600.0% | |
1900 | 2,138 | 82.0% | |
1910 | 9,538 | 346.1% | |
1920 | 10,933 | 14.6% | |
1930 | 16,044 | 46.7% | |
1940 | 12,149 | −24.3% | |
1950 | 12,123 | −0.2% | |
1960 | 8,421 | −30.5% | |
1970 | 6,605 | −21.6% | |
1980 | 6,950 | 5.2% | |
1990 | 5,953 | −14.3% | |
2000 | 7,688 | 29.1% | |
2010 | 7,041 | −8.4% | |
2020 | 6,664 | −5.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1850–2010 2010 2020 |
2020 census
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 4,327 | 3,852 | 61.45% | 57.80% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 684 | 572 | 9.71% | 8.58% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 28 | 20 | 0.40% | 0.30% |
Asian alone (NH) | 47 | 51 | 0.67% | 0.77% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 2 | 2 | 0.03% | 0.03% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 9 | 16 | 0.13% | 0.24% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 59 | 209 | 0.84% | 3.14% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,885 | 1,942 | 26.77% | 29.14% |
Total | 7,041 | 6,664 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
Communities
City
- Childress (county seat)
Unincorporated communities
See also
In Spanish: Condado de Childress para niños