Upton county is a county of Texas, the United States of America . For the year 2000, it had people 3,404. According to the US Census Bureau, in 2008, the county’s population was 3149 people . [1] The district center is the city of Rankin .
| District | |
| Upton County | |
|---|---|
| Upton County | |
| A country | USA |
| Enters into | Texas |
| Adm Centre | Rankin |
| History and geography | |
| Date of education | 1887 |
| Square | 3217 km² |
| Population | |
| Population | . ( 2000 ) |
| Density | 1 person / km² |
| Official site | |
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History
Upton County was formed in 1887 from a part of Tom Green County . It was named after the brothers John and William Upton, colonels of the Confederate army.
Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the area of Upton County is 3,217 km², of which 3217 km² is land and 0 km² is water (0.01%).
Major Highways
- Highway 67
- Highway 385
- Highway 329
- Highway 349
Neighboring counties
- Midland (north)
- Reagan (East)
- Crockett (south)
- Crane (West)
- Ector (northwest)
Demographics
According to the 2000 census, Upton County had a population of people, . The population density was about 1 person per km². Among the population, 77.79% were white, 1.62% were black or African American, 1.20% were Indian, 0.03% were Asian, 0.06% were oceanic, and 17.95% were from other races. 42.57% of the population were Hispanic or Latino.
Among 1256 households, 36.3% had children under the age of 18, 61.1% of married couples living together, 9.1% of single women, 25.6% had no families. 23.5% of the total number live independently, 12.2% are lonely old people aged 65 years and older. On average, each farm had 2.68 people, the average family size was 3.19 people.
Indicators on age categories in the district were as follows: 29.3% residents under 18 years old, 7.9% from 18 to 24 years old, 24.9% from 25 to 44 years old, 23.8% from 45 to 64 years old and 14, 2% over 65 years old. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.
The average income on the farm in the district was $ per family - $ average wage for men was $ , and you will be 29 and you will be . The per capita income in the district was $ 14 274. About 18.1% of families and 19.9% of the population earned less than the subsistence minimum . Among them were 26.6% of those who had not yet turned 18, and 13.5% of those who were already over 65 years old.
Locations
Cities, towns, villages
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Links
Upton County, Texas // Wikipedia in English (license GFDL ; history of revisions of the source ) ./ Translation into Russian language as of December 6, 2009.