McMullen County, Texas

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McMullen County
County
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The McMullen County Courthouse in Tilden
Map of Texas highlighting McMullen County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
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Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 28°21′N98°34′W / 28.35°N 98.57°W / 28.35; -98.57
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Texas.svg  Texas
Founded1877
Named for John McMullen
Seat Tilden
Largest communityTilden
Area
 • Total
1,157 sq mi (3,000 km2)
 • Land1,140 sq mi (3,000 km2)
 • Water17 sq mi (40 km2)  1.5%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
600
 • Estimate 
(2022)
576 Decrease2.svg
 • Density0.5/sq mi (0.2/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 28th
Website mcmullencounty.org

McMullen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 600, [1] making it the fourth-least populous county in Texas. Its county seat is Tilden. [2] The county was established from parts of Bexar County, Atascosa County, and Live Oak County in 1858 and later organized in 1877. [3] It is named for John McMullen, founder of a colony in Texas. [4] The McMullen County Courthouse was designed by the architect W.C. Stephenson, originally from Buffalo, New York. Stephenson also designed some 50 buildings in Beeville, including the Bee County Courthouse.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,157 square miles (3,000 km2), of which 1,137 square miles (2,940 km2) is land and 17 square miles (44 km2) (1.5%) is water. [5]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1870 230—
1880 701204.8%
1890 1,03848.1%
1900 1,024−1.3%
1910 1,0916.5%
1920 952−12.7%
1930 1,35141.9%
1940 1,3741.7%
1950 1,187−13.6%
1960 1,116−6.0%
1970 1,095−1.9%
1980 789−27.9%
1990 8173.5%
2000 8514.2%
2010 707−16.9%
2020 600−15.1%
2022 (est.)576 [6] −4.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]
1850–2010 [8] 2010-2020 [1]
McMullen County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
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.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000 [9] Pop 2010 [10] Pop 2020 [11] % 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)55643235365.33%61.10%58.83%
Black or African American alone (NH)10811.18%1.13%0.17%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)2010.24%0.00%0.17%
Asian alone (NH)0330.00%0.42%0.50%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)0050.00%0.00%0.83%
Other race alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)13130.12%0.42%2.17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)28226122433.14%36.92%37.33%
Total851707600100.00%100.00%100.00%

As of the census [12] of 2000, there were 851 people, 355 households, and 238 families residing in the county. The population density was less than 1/km2 (2.6/sq mi). There were 587 housing units at an average density of 0 units per square mile (0/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 88.37% White, 1.18% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 8.93% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. 33.14% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 355 households, out of which 25.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.70% were married couples living together, 5.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.70% were non-families. 30.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.40% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 23.70% from 25 to 44, 28.70% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 101.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $35,417. Males had a median income of $26,953 versus $20,982 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,258. 20.70% of the population and 15.90% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 28.60% are under the age of 18 and 17.90% are 65 or older.

Education

McMullen County is served by the McMullen County Independent School District.

Coastal Bend College (formerly Bee County College) is the designated community college for the county. [13]

Communities

Politics

McMullen County is heavily Republican, having only voted for a Democratic candidate once since 1952, when in 1964 Texas native Lyndon B. Johnson won in a national landslide against Republican Barry Goldwater. In 2016 Donald Trump won 91.0% of the vote in McMullen County, the most lopsided result in the county since Franklin D. Roosevelt's victory in 1932. Trump again broke this record in 2024, when he won nearly 92% of the vote in the county.

United States presidential election results for McMullen County, Texas [14]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 44891.99%377.60%20.41%
2020 46089.15%5310.27%30.58%
2016 45490.98%408.02%51.00%
2012 43185.69%6713.32%50.99%
2008 40074.49%13224.58%50.93%
2004 46782.80%9516.84%20.35%
2000 35881.55%7717.54%40.91%
1996 27463.72%11727.21%399.07%
1992 27461.85%7817.61%9120.54%
1988 30275.88%9423.62%20.50%
1984 33784.67%6115.33%00.00%
1980 27168.09%12230.65%51.26%
1976 21752.80%19447.20%00.00%
1972 30476.77%8822.22%41.01%
1968 16939.49%16037.38%9923.13%
1964 17539.50%26760.27%10.23%
1960 24150.10%24049.90%00.00%
1956 22654.72%18544.79%20.48%
1952 29064.88%15634.90%10.22%
1948 6120.20%22273.51%196.29%
1944 10628.27%22359.47%4612.27%
1940 7718.64%33681.36%00.00%
1936 3712.25%26587.75%00.00%
1932 124.44%25895.56%00.00%
1928 9650.00%9448.96%21.04%
1924 11149.78%10948.88%31.35%
1920 3331.13%7267.92%10.94%
1916 2920.14%11579.86%00.00%
1912 914.52%5080.65%34.84%

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  13. ↑ Texas Education Code Sec. 130.167. BEE COUNTY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. The legislation calls it "Bee County College".
  14. ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 4, 2021.

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