Morris County, Texas
| Morris County, Texas | |
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The Morris County Courthouse in Daingerfield
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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 | 1875 |
| Seat | Daingerfield |
| Largest city | Daingerfield |
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| • Total | 259 sq mi (671 km2) |
| • Land | 252 sq mi (653 km2) |
| • Water | 6.7 sq mi (17 km2), 2.6% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 12,934 |
| • Density | 51/sq mi (20/km²) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Morris County is a county located near the eastern border of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,934. Its county seat is Daingerfield. Morris County is probably named for William Wright Morris, an early judge and planter from Henderson, also in northeast Texas. As of 2016, Morris County is no longer one of 25 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas. Morris County is now "partially wet."
In the nineteenth century, this area was settled primarily by European-American planters and farmers, many of whom brought enslaved African Americans with them or purchased others to work as laborers on the cotton plantations they developed. Cotton was most important, but farmers also cultivated other commodity crops before the American Civil War. Eastern Texas was the region of the state with the highest number and proportion of slaves.
The area has continued to be mostly rural and agricultural. In the 21st century, African Americans comprise a significant minority in the county.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 259 square miles (670 km2), of which 252 square miles (650 km2) is land and 6.7 square miles (17 km2) (2.6%) is water. It is the fifth-smallest county in Texas by land area and fourth-smallest by total area.
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,048 people, 5,215 households, and 3,749 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile (20/km²). There were 6,017 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 71.71% White, 24.13% Black or African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 2.28% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. 3.66% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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