Content deleted Content added
No edit summary Tag: Reverted |
|||
| (30 intermediate revisions by 20 users not shown) | |||
Line 1:
{{Short description|County in Texas, United States}}
{{for|the county in southeast Texas|Jackson County, Texas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county = Jack County
| state = Texas
| seal =
| founded = 1857
| largest city wl = Jacksboro
| area_total_sq_mi = 920
| area_land_sq_mi = 911
| area_water_sq_mi = 9.5
| area percentage = 1.0
| census yr = 2020
| pop = 8472
| density_sq_mi = auto
| ex image
| ex image
| ex image cap = The Jack County Courthouse in Jacksboro
| web = www.jackcounty.org|
| time zone = Central
| district = 25th
}}
'''Jack County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the north central part of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]]. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], its population was 8,472.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jack County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48237|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Jacksboro, Texas|Jacksboro]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011
==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|920|sqmi|abbr=on}}, of which {{convert|911|sqmi|abbr=on}} are land and {{convert|9.5|sqmi|abbr=on}} (1.0%) are covered by
===Major highways===
Line 69:
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/
}}
[[Image:Jack County.JPG|thumb|200px|A scene typical of the mixed pastures and wooded hills of eastern Jack County]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Jack County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Jack County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48237&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|7,468
|7,289
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,358
|85.22%
|80.59%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |75.05%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|481
|340
|style='background: #ffffe6; |294
|5.49%
|3.76%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.47%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|48
|38
|style='background: #ffffe6; |35
|0.55%
|0.42%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.41%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|24
|30
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41
|0.27%
|0.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.48%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|1
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.01%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.06%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|
|1
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|0.01%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.11%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race
|49
|55
|style='background: #ffffe6; |209
|0.56%
|0.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.47%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|691
|1,283
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,521
|7.89%
|14.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.95%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''8,763'''
|'''9,044'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''8,472'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
As of the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> 8,763 people, 3,047 households, and 2,227 families were residing in Jack County. The [[population density]] was {{convert|10|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. The 3,668 housing units averaged {{convert|4|/mi2|/km2}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 88.68% White, 5.55% African American], 0.67% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 3.85% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. About 7.89% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.
Of the 3,047 households,
In the county, the age distribution was 23.4% under 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 or older.
The median income for a household in the county was $32,500, and for a family was $37,323. Males had a median income of $28,838 versus $20,216 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $15,210.
==Economy==
The county is dominated by agriculture (mostly ranching), which has kept population density low. The extensive mechanization of agriculture has resulted in large farms and few workers.
A $200 million, 110 MW Keechi [[wind farm]] project with [[Enbridge]], financed via a 20-year agreement with [[Microsoft]], was announced in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|author=Smith, Patrick|url=http://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1226120/enbridge-funds-200-million-res-texas-wind-project|title=Enbridge funds $200 million RES Texas wind project|journal=[[Windpower Monthly]]|date=
==Communities==
Line 164 ⟶ 181:
* [[Antelope, Texas|Antelope]]
* [[Cundiff, Texas|Cundiff]]
* [[Jermyn, Texas|Jermyn]]
* [[Maryetta, Texas|Maryetta]]
* [[Newport, Texas|Newport]] (also in [[Clay County, Texas|Clay County]])
* [[Postoak, Texas|Postoak]]
* [[Vineyard, Texas|Vineyard]]
* [[Wizard Wells, Texas|Wizard Wells]]
===Ghost towns===
* [[Barton's Chapel, Texas|Barton's Chapel]]
* [[Bob Town, Texas|Bob Town]]
* [[Gibtown, Texas|Gibtown]]
* [[Joplin, Texas|Joplin]]
* [[Senate, Texas|Senate]]
* [[Truce, Texas|Truce]]
* [[Westbrook, Jack County, Texas|Westbrook]]
==Notable
* [[Frank Shelby Groner]] (1877-1943) was county attorney and later president of the College of Marshall.
* [[Edith Wilmans]], first woman elected to the [[Texas State Legislature]], lived near Vineyard, in Jack County, for some years after leaving office; she raised goats and cattle on her farm, and was a practicing lawyer.<ref name="JonesWinegarten2010">{{cite book|author1=Nancy Baker Jones|author2=Ruthe Winegarten|title=Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923–1999|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-u_td1JcCPsC&pg=PA80|date=
==Politics==
Prior to 1952, Jack County was solidly Democratic in presidential elections in similar fashion to almost all of Texas
{{PresHead|place=Jack County, Texas|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=April 12, 2018}}</ref>}}
<!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP/Whig vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} -->
{{PresRow|2024|Republican|3,819|363|19|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|3,418|331|33|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|2,973|314|63|Texas}}
Line 215 ⟶ 246:
==External links==
{{commons category|Jack County, Texas}}
* [http://www.jackcounty.org Jack County Web Site]
* {{Handbook of Texas|id=hcj01|name=Jack County}}
Line 229 ⟶ 261:
|Northwest = [[Archer County, Texas|Archer County]]
}}
{{Jack County, Texas}}
{{Texas counties}}
| |||