Milam County, Texas Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Milam County
U.S. county
The Milam County Courthouse in Cameron. The Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 1977.
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1837
Named for	Benjamin Rush Milam
Seat	Cameron
Largest city	Rockdale
Area
• Total	1,022 sq mi (2,650 km²)
• Land	1,017 sq mi (2,630 km²)
• Water	4.8 sq mi (12 km²) 0.5%
Population (2020)
• Total	24,754
• Density	24.221/sq mi (9.352/km²)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	17th

Milam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 24,754. The county seat is Cameron. The county was created in 1834 as a municipality in Mexico and organized as a county in 1837. Milam County is named for Benjamin Rush Milam, an early settler and a soldier in the Texas Revolution.

Geography
- Major highways
- Adjacent counties
Demographics
- 2020 census
Communities
Education
See also

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,022 square miles (2,650 km²), of which 1,017 square miles (2,630 km²) is land and 4.8 square miles (12 km²) (0.5%) is water.

Major highways

U.S. Highway 77
U.S. Highway 79
U.S. Highway 190
State Highway 36

Adjacent counties

Falls County (north)
Robertson County (northeast)
Burleson County (southeast)
Lee County (south)
Williamson County (southwest)
Bell County (northwest)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1850	2,907	—
1860	5,175	78.0%
1870	8,984	73.6%
1880	18,659	107.7%
1890	24,773	32.8%
1900	39,666	60.1%
1910	36,780	−7.3%
1920	38,104	3.6%
1930	37,915	−0.5%
1940	33,120	−12.6%
1950	23,585	−28.8%
1960	22,263	−5.6%
1970	20,028	−10.0%
1980	22,732	13.5%
1990	22,946	0.9%
2000	24,238	5.6%
2010	24,757	2.1%
2020	24,754	0.0%
U.S. Decennial Census 1850–2010 2010 2020

2020 census

**Milam County, Texas - Demographic Profile**
(*NH = Non-Hispanic*)
Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2010	Pop 2020	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	16,216	15,367	65.50%	62.08%
Black or African American alone (NH)	2,380	2,097	9.61%	8.47%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	76	67	0.31%	0.27%
Asian alone (NH)	95	111	0.38%	0.45%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	11	0.00%	0.04%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	10	84	0.04%	0.34%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	200	753	0.81%	3.04%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,780	6,264	23.35%	25.31%
Total	24,757	24,754	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

Cities

Cameron (county seat)
Milano
Rockdale
Thorndale (small part in Williamson County)

Town

Buckholts

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

Briary
Bryant Station
Bushdale
Clarkson
Duncan
Gay Hill
Lilac
Nashville
Nile
Port Sullivan
Silver City
Sipe Springs
Tracy

Education

Six independent school districts are present in Milam County:

Buckholts Independent School District
Cameron Independent School District
Gause Independent School District
Milano Independent School District
Rockdale Independent School District
Thorndale Independent School District

Four additional districts extend into parts of Milam County, but are based in neighboring counties: Bartlett, Caldwell, Holland, and Rosebud-Lott.

St. Paul Lutheran School[1] in Thorndale, a private institution, serves students from prekindergarten through grade 8.

Temple Junior College District is the designated community college for county residents in Bartlett, Buckholts, Cameron, Rockdale, Rosebud-Lott, and Thorndale ISDs. Blinn College is the designated community college for county residents in Gause, Lexington, and Milano ISDs.

Milam County, Texas facts for kids

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