Everything about Donley County Texas totally explained
Donley County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Texas. In 2000, its population was 3,828. It is named for
Stockton P. Donley, a frontier
lawyer. Its
county seat is
Clarendon.
The legendary
cattle baron
Charles Goodnight spent his later years in Donley County. It was also the home of
historian Harley True Burton, author of
A History of the JA Ranch, which Goodnight formerly co-owned. Burton was president of
Clarendon College and the
mayor of Clarendon from
1955-
1963. The
JA Ranch is located in the counties of Donley,
Hall,
Briscoe, and
Armstrong.
Donley County is also the home of
Republican U.S. Representative Mac Thornberry.
Aviation historian
Randy Acord (1919-2008) was originally from Donley County.
The
Harold Dow Bugbee Ranch, formerly owned by the
Western artist and his seocnd wife, Olive Vandruff Bugbee, also an artist, is located in Donley County.
On
U.S. Highway 287, which runs through the county, there's a modern
rest area with free
wi-fi.
(External Link
)
See also:
Saints' Roost Museum in Clarendon.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 933
square miles (2,417
km²), of which, 930 square miles (2,408 km²) of it's land and 3 square miles (8 km²) of it (0.35%) is water.
Major highways
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 3,828 people, 1,578 households, and 1,057 families residing in the county. The
population density was 4 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 2,378 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.41%
White, 3.94%
Black or
African American, 0.89%
Native American, 0.10%
Asian, 2.72% from
other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. 6.35% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 1,578 households out of which 24.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70% were
married couples living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% were non-families. 31.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the county, the population was spread out with 22.40% under the age of 18, 9.80% from 18 to 24, 20.60% from 25 to 44, 25.50% from 45 to 64, and 21.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 94.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $29,006, and the median income for a family was $37,287. Males had a median income of $24,375 versus $18,882 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $15,958. About 10.50% of families and 15.90% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 20.90% of those under age 18 and 15.90% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
Clarendon
Hedley
HowardwickFurther Information
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