Brooks County, Texas

Brooks County, Texas
The Brooks County Courthouse in Falfurrias
Location in the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location in the U.S.
Founded	1911
Named for	James Brooks
Seat	Falfurrias
Largest city	Falfurrias
Area
• Total	944 sq mi (2,445 km2)
• Land	943 sq mi (2,442 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (1 km2), 0.03%
Population
• (2010)	7,223
• Density	7.7/sq mi (3/km²)
Congressional district	15th
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.co.brooks.tx.us

Brooks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,223. Its county seat is Falfurrias. The county is named for James Abijah Brooks, a Texas Ranger and legislator.

The county faces a range of challenges due to immigration issues. Sheriff's deputies are often the only line of defense for residents whose homes are broken into for food and water and to respond to violent crimes committed by some immigrants, but the increase in these challenges has left the sheriffs department to contend with budgetary limitations.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 944 square miles (2,440 km²), of which 943 square miles (2,440 km²) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) (0.03%) is water.

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 7,223 people living in the county. 89.6% were White, 0.5% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 7.9% of some other race and 1.4% of two or more races. 91.2% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,976 people, 2,711 households, and 2,079 families residing in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 3,203 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 75.84% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 21.58% from other races, and 1.77% from two or more races. 91.57% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.