Cooke County, Texas
| Cooke County, Texas | |
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The Cooke County Courthouse in Gainesville
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 Location in the U.S. state of Texas |
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 Texas's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1849 |
| Seat | Gainesville |
| Largest city | Gainesville |
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| • Total | 898 sq mi (2,326 km2) |
| • Land | 875 sq mi (2,266 km2) |
| • Water | 24 sq mi (62 km2), 2.6% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 38,437 |
| • Density | 44/sq mi (17/km²) |
| Congressional district | 13th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Cooke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. At the 2010 census, its population was 38,437. The county seat is Gainesville. The county was founded in 1848 and organized the next year. It is named for William Gordon Cooke, a soldier during the Texas Revolution. It is a part of the Texoma region.
Cooke County comprises the Gainesville, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Dallas–Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area.
Republican Drew Springer, Jr., a businessman from Muenster, has represented Cooke County in the Texas House of Representatives since January 2013.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 898 square miles (2,330 km2), of which 875 square miles (2,270 km2) is land and 24 square miles (62 km2) (2.6%) is water.
At the 2000 census, there were 36,363 people, 13,643 households and 10,000 families residing in the county. The population density was 42 per square mile (16/km²). There were 15,061 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.84% White, 3.06% Black or African American, 1.00% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 5.16% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. 9.97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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