San Jacinto County, Texas facts for kids

San Jacinto County
	San Jacinto County, Texas
	Map
	; Location in the state of Texas
	; Texas's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	1870
Seat	Coldspring
Largest City	Shepherd
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 628 sq mi (1,627 km²); 569 sq mi (1,474 km²); 59 sq mi (153 km²), 9.3%
Population; - (2010); - Density	; 26,384; 46/sq mi (18/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
	Website: www.co.san-jacinto.tx.us
	Named for: Battle of San Jacinto

San Jacinto County (/ˌsæn dʒəˈsɪntoʊ/ SAN ja-SIN-toh) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 26,384. Its county seat is Coldspring. The county's name comes from the Battle of San Jacinto which, in 1836, secured Texas' independence from Mexico and established a republic.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 628 square miles (1,630 km²), of which 569 square miles (1,470 km²) is land and 59 square miles (150 km²) (9.3%) is water.

Major highways

Main page: List of highways in San Jacinto County, Texas

U.S. Highway 59
- The future route of Interstate 69 is planned to follow the current route of U.S. 59 in most places.
U.S. Highway 190
State Highway 150
State Highway 156

The TTC-69 component (recommended preferred) of the once-planned Trans-Texas Corridor went through San Jacinto County.

Adjacent counties

Trinity County (north)
Polk County (northeast)
Liberty County (southeast)
Montgomery County (southwest)
Walker County (northwest)

National protected area

Sam Houston National Forest (part)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	6,186	—
1890	7,360	19.0%
1900	10,277	39.6%
1910	9,542	−7.2%
1920	9,867	3.4%
1930	9,711	−1.6%
1940	9,056	−6.7%
1950	7,172	−20.8%
1960	6,153	−14.2%
1970	6,702	8.9%
1980	11,434	70.6%
1990	16,372	43.2%
2000	22,246	35.9%
2010	26,384	18.6%
Est. 2015	27,413	3.9%
U.S. Decennial Census 1850–2010 2010–2014

As of the census of 2000, there were 22,246 people, 8,651 households, and 6,401 families residing in the county. The population density was 39 people per square mile (15/km²). There were 11,520 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 83.64% White, 12.64% Black or African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.63% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. 4.87% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,651 households out of which 30.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.20% were married couples living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.00% were non-families. 22.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.20% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 24.90% from 25 to 44, 26.60% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,220, and the median income for a family was $37,781. Males had a median income of $34,614 versus $22,313 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,144. About 15.10% of families and 18.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.80% of those under age 18 and 17.60% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

Jacinto City Texas Courthouse located in Coldspring