Sutton County, Texas

Sutton County, Texas
The Sutton County Courthouse in Sonora
Location in the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location in the U.S.
Founded	1890
Seat	Sonora
Largest city	Sonora
Area
• Total	1,454 sq mi (3,766 km2)
• Land	1,454 sq mi (3,766 km2)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1 km2), 0.03%
Population
• (2010)	4,128
• Density	2.8/sq mi (1/km²)
Congressional district	23rd
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.co.sutton.tx.us

Sutton County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,128. Its county seat is Sonora. The county was created in 1887 and organized in 1890. Sutton County is named for John S. Sutton, an officer in the Confederate Army.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,454 square miles (3,770 km²), of which 1,454 square miles (3,770 km²) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) (0.03%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,077 people, 1,515 households, and 1,145 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,998 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 45.28% White, 0.25% Black or African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 2.27% from other races, and 1.62% from two or more races. 49.99% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,515 households out of which 38.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.60% were married couples living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.40% were non-families. 22.60% 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 2.67 and the average family size was 3.15.