Young County
Young County, Texas
Graham, TX 76450
Phone: (940) 549-8432
Fax: (940) 521-0305
In north-central TX, south of Wichita Falls; organized Feb 2, 1856 from Bosque County. Name Origin: For William Cocke Young (1812-62), TX sheriff and district attorney, U.S. marshal in IL (1851), and Confederate army officer (1861)
Area (sq mi):: 930.84 (land 922.33; water 8.51) Population per square mile: 19.50
Population 2005: 18,000 State rank: 128 Population change: 2000-20005 0.30%; 1990-2000 -1.00% Population 2000: 17,943 (White 86.50%; Black or African American 1.20%; Hispanic or Latino 10.60%; Asian 0.30%; Other 7.50%). Foreign born: 3.70%. Median age: 40.70
Income 2000: per capita $16,710; median household $30,499; Population below poverty level: 15.70% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $25,271-$25,322
Unemployment (2004): 5.20% Unemployment change (from 2000): 0.30% Median travel time to work: 18.10 minutes Working outside county of residence: 12.40%
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