Cass County, Texas

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Cass County
County
Cass County Courthouse 2015, Linden, TX.jpg
Cass County Courthouse in Linden
Map of Texas highlighting Cass County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
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Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°04′N94°21′W / 33.07°N 94.35°W / 33.07; -94.35
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Texas.svg  Texas
Founded1846
Named for Lewis Cass
Seat Linden
Largest city Atlanta
Area
 • Total960 sq mi (2,500 km2)
 • Land937 sq mi (2,430 km2)
 • Water23 sq mi (60 km2)  2.4%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total28,454
 • Density30/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 1st
Website www.co.cass.tx.us

Cass County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 28,454. [1] The county seat is Linden. [2] The county was named for United States Senator Lewis Cass (D-Michigan), who favored the U.S. annexation of Texas in the mid-19th century.

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History

Cass County was formed in 1846 from sections of Bowie County. [3] It was named for Lewis Cass, [4] a U.S. Senator from Michigan who had favored the annexation of Texas to the United States.

The county was originally developed by planters for cotton plantations. By 1860, the majority of the population were enslaved African Americans. After the war, freedmen worked largely as tenant farmers and sharecroppers into the early 20th century. Black residents faced violence and discrimination in Cass County, which was the location of nine lynchings, the fifth-highest total among Texas' 254 counties. [5] [6]

From 1861 to 1871, this county was known as Davis County, after Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America. (It should not be confused with the still extant Jeff Davis County in West Texas.)

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 960 square miles (2,500 km2), of which 937 square miles (2,430 km2) is land and 23 square miles (60 km2) (2.4%) is water. [7]

Cass County, Texas is one of only three counties in Texas to border two other U.S. states (the others are Bowie and Dallam counties). Cass County forms part of the tripoint of Texas-Arkansas-Louisiana.

Adjacent counties and parish

Major highways

State protected area

Communities

Cities

Towns

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1850 4,991—
1860 8,41168.5%
1870 8,8755.5%
1880 16,72488.4%
1890 22,55434.9%
1900 22,8411.3%
1910 27,58720.8%
1920 30,0418.9%
1930 30,0300.0%
1940 33,49611.5%
1950 26,732−20.2%
1960 23,496−12.1%
1970 24,1332.7%
1980 29,43021.9%
1990 29,9821.9%
2000 30,4381.5%
2010 30,4640.1%
2020 28,454−6.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
1850–2010 [9] 2010–2020 [10]
Demographic Profile of Cass County, Texas
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / EthnicityPop 2010 [11] Pop 2020 [10] % 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)23,52221,02877.21%73.90%
Black or African American alone (NH)5,2994,51817.39%15.88%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)1331550.44%0.54%
Asian alone (NH)891190.29%0.42%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)4100.01%0.04%
Some Other Race alone (NH)15860.05%0.30%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)3491,2021.15%4.22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,0531,3363.46%4.70%
Total30,46428,454100.00%100.00%

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 can be of any race.

The 2020 U.S. census reported a population of 28,454 residents, [1] down from 2010's 30,464. [12] The racial makeup of the county in 2010 was 78.20% White, 19.47% Black or African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.65% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. 1.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Among the population in 2020, its racial and ethnic makeup was 73.90% non-Hispanic white, 15.88% Black or African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.30% some other race, 4.22% multiracial, and 4.70% Hispanic or Latino American of any race.

In 2010, there were 12,190 households, out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.90% were married couples living together, 12.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families; 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95. The median income for a household in the county was $28,441, and the median income for a family was $35,623. Males had a median income of $30,906 versus $19,726 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,777. About 14.70% of families and 17.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.20% of those under age 18 and 17.90% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Cass County Club at East Texas State Normal College in 1921 1921 Locust yearbook p. 160 (Cass County Club).jpg
The Cass County Club at East Texas State Normal College in 1921

The following school districts serve Cass County: [13]

Marietta Independent School District was formerly in operation. It consolidated into Pewitt ISD in 2008. [14]

The majority of Cass County is in the service area of Texarkana College. Areas in Avinger ISD, Hughes Springs ISD, and Pewitt CISD within Cass County are instead assigned to Northeast Texas Community College. [15]

Politics

United States presidential election results for Cass County, Texas [16]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No. %No. %No. %
2020 11,03379.22%2,79520.07%990.71%
2016 9,72678.79%2,39119.37%2271.84%
2012 8,76374.34%2,92424.80%1010.86%
2008 8,27969.89%3,49029.46%770.65%
2004 7,38361.27%4,63038.43%360.30%
2000 6,29557.13%4,61841.91%1060.96%
1996 4,06637.51%5,69152.50%1,0829.98%
1992 3,99934.30%5,47646.96%2,18518.74%
1988 5,30547.11%5,94152.75%160.14%
1984 6,67756.78%5,05342.97%300.26%
1980 4,99346.79%5,57852.27%1010.95%
1976 3,71241.83%5,13457.85%290.33%
1972 5,30372.76%1,98127.18%40.05%
1968 1,93026.26%2,53634.50%2,88439.24%
1964 2,68142.61%3,60357.26%80.13%
1960 2,32243.89%2,93455.46%340.64%
1956 2,97054.91%2,39544.28%440.81%
1952 2,50244.17%3,16055.78%30.05%
1948 45711.72%2,54065.14%90223.13%
1944 54114.46%2,86676.59%3358.95%
1940 45412.68%3,12687.32%00.00%
1936 1696.43%2,46193.57%00.00%
1932 2246.67%3,13593.33%00.00%
1928 1,32343.79%1,69856.21%00.00%
1924 99731.05%2,12566.18%892.77%
1920 1,44642.57%1,56346.01%38811.42%
1916 70730.27%1,50564.43%1245.31%
1912 40220.62%1,28465.85%26413.54%

Don Henley named his 2015 album Cass County , as he had grown up here. [17]

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References

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  5. ↑ "Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror" (PDF). Equal Justice Initiative. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
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  10. 1 2 "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Cass County, Texas". United States Census Bureau .
  11. ↑ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Cass County, Texas". United States Census Bureau .
  12. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  13. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cass County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved August 31, 2023. - 2010 map and 2010 list
  14. ↑ "CONSOLIDATIONS, ANNEXATIONS AND NAME CHANGES FOR TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS." Texas Education Agency. Updated August 1, 2016. Retrieved on February 23, 2017.
  15. ↑ Texas Education Code, "Sec. 130.203. TEXARKANA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA." and "Sec. 130.192. NORTHEAST TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA."
  16. ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org.
  17. ↑ "Review: Don Henley, 'Cass County'". npr.org. September 17, 2015.

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