Hunt County
| Hunt County, Texas | |
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The Hunt County Courthouse in Greenville
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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 | 1846 |
| Named for | Memucan Hunt, Jr. |
| Seat | Greenville |
| Largest city | Greenville |
| Area | |
| • Total | 882 sq mi (2,284 km2) |
| • Land | 840 sq mi (2,176 km2) |
| • Water | 42 sq mi (109 km2), 4.7% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 86,129 |
| • Density | 102/sq mi (39/km²) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Hunt County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 86,129. Its county seat is Greenville. The county is named for Memucan Hunt, Jr., the first Republic of Texas Minister to United States from 1837 to 1838 and the third Texas Secretary of the Navy from 1838 to 1839.
Hunt County is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 882 square miles (2,280 km2), of which 840 square miles (2,200 km2) is land and 42 square miles (110 km2) (4.7%) is covered by water.
As of the census of 2000, 76,596 people, 28,742 households, and 20,521 families resided in the county. The population density was 91 people per square mile (35/km²). The 32,490 housing units averaged 39 per square mile (15/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 83.57% White, 9.45% Black or African American, 0.73% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 3.93% from other races, and 1.70% from two or more races. About 8.31% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 28,742 households, 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.20% were married couples living together, 11.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were not families; 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the county, the population was distributed as 26.50% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 12.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.30 males.
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