Foard County
| Foard County, Texas | |
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The Foard County Courthouse in Crowell, Texas
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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 | 1891 |
| Seat | Crowell |
| Largest city | Crowell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 708 sq mi (1,834 km2) |
| • Land | 704 sq mi (1,823 km2) |
| • Water | 3.3 sq mi (9 km2), 0.5% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 1,336 |
| • Density | 1.9/sq mi (1/km²) |
| Congressional district | 13th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Foard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,336. Its county seat is Crowell, which is also the county's only incorporated community. The county is named for Robert Levi Foard an attorney who served as a Major with the Confederate Army, an attorney and American Civil War soldier.
Foard County was one of 46 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas until voters approved a referendum to permit the legal sale of alcoholic beverages in May 2006.
Foard County is represented in the Texas House of Representatives by the Republican James Frank, a businessman from Wichita Falls.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 708 square miles (1,830 km2), of which 704 square miles (1,820 km2) is land and 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2) (0.5%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,622 people, 664 households, and 438 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 850 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 84.16% White, 3.27% Black or African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 10.23% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. 16.34% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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