Sutton County | |
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![]() The Sutton County Courthouse in Sonora | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
![]() Texas's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 30°30′N100°32′W / 30.5°N 100.54°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Founded | 1890 |
Named for | John S. Sutton |
Seat | Sonora |
Largest city | Sonora |
Area | |
• Total | 1,454 sq mi (3,770 km2) |
• Land | 1,454 sq mi (3,770 km2) |
• Water | 0.5 sq mi (1 km2) 0.03% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,372 |
• Density | 2.3/sq mi (0.90/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 23rd |
Website | www |
Sutton County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,372. [1] Its county seat is Sonora. [2] The county was created in 1887 and organized in 1890. [3] Sutton County is named for John S. Sutton, an officer in the Confederate Army.
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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. [15]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 658 | — | |
1900 | 1,727 | 162.5% | |
1910 | 1,569 | −9.1% | |
1920 | 1,598 | 1.8% | |
1930 | 2,807 | 75.7% | |
1940 | 3,977 | 41.7% | |
1950 | 3,746 | −5.8% | |
1960 | 3,738 | −0.2% | |
1970 | 3,175 | −15.1% | |
1980 | 5,130 | 61.6% | |
1990 | 4,135 | −19.4% | |
2000 | 4,077 | −1.4% | |
2010 | 4,128 | 1.3% | |
2020 | 3,372 | −18.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [16] 1850–2010 [17] 2010 [18] 2020 [19] |
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010 [18] | Pop 2020 [19] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 1,639 | 1,200 | 39.70% | 35.59% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 6 | 6 | 0.15% | 0.18% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 2 | 5 | 0.05% | 0.15% |
Asian alone (NH) | 5 | 6 | 0.12% | 0.18% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 7 | 14 | 0.17% | 0.42% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 10 | 48 | 0.24% | 1.42% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2,459 | 2,093 | 59.57% | 62.07% |
Total | 4,128 | 3,372 | 100.00% | 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.
As of the census [20] 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 (1.2 people/km2). There were 1,998 housing units at an average density of 1 units per square mile (0.39 units/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.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 28.80% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,385, and the median income for a family was $38,143. Males had a median income of $31,193 versus $18,587 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,105. About 14.10% of families and 18.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.20% of those under age 18 and 16.10% of those age 65 or over.
Sutton County is served by the Sonora Independent School District based in Sonora.
Sutton County is very conservative in national politics. In 2016, it gave 76% of its vote to Republican candidate Donald Trump. It last supported a Democrat in 1964, when Texan Lyndon B. Johnson was the Democratic candidate. However, this was not always the case. In fact, in 1916, the Democratic candidate received 10 times as many votes as the Republican. It hasn't supported a Democrat in Texas gubernatorial elections since 1974, when Dolph Briscoe, the Democrat, carried all but five counties in the state.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 1,222 | 78.48% | 322 | 20.68% | 13 | 0.83% |
2016 | 1,075 | 75.92% | 313 | 22.10% | 28 | 1.98% |
2012 | 1,110 | 74.45% | 369 | 24.75% | 12 | 0.80% |
2008 | 1,189 | 75.35% | 381 | 24.14% | 8 | 0.51% |
2004 | 1,173 | 80.73% | 280 | 19.27% | 0 | 0.00% |
2000 | 1,063 | 69.03% | 468 | 30.39% | 9 | 0.58% |
1996 | 688 | 52.84% | 508 | 39.02% | 106 | 8.14% |
1992 | 687 | 42.99% | 524 | 32.79% | 387 | 24.22% |
1988 | 996 | 63.44% | 571 | 36.37% | 3 | 0.19% |
1984 | 1,251 | 72.69% | 465 | 27.02% | 5 | 0.29% |
1980 | 1,000 | 66.18% | 485 | 32.10% | 26 | 1.72% |
1976 | 831 | 51.65% | 768 | 47.73% | 10 | 0.62% |
1972 | 705 | 73.67% | 245 | 25.60% | 7 | 0.73% |
1968 | 412 | 45.27% | 351 | 38.57% | 147 | 16.15% |
1964 | 357 | 33.97% | 694 | 66.03% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 437 | 47.97% | 474 | 52.03% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 546 | 65.16% | 290 | 34.61% | 2 | 0.24% |
1952 | 581 | 62.34% | 351 | 37.66% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 131 | 21.06% | 433 | 69.61% | 58 | 9.32% |
1944 | 118 | 18.55% | 449 | 70.60% | 69 | 10.85% |
1940 | 84 | 12.79% | 571 | 86.91% | 2 | 0.30% |
1936 | 64 | 13.85% | 398 | 86.15% | 0 | 0.00% |
1932 | 113 | 23.30% | 372 | 76.70% | 0 | 0.00% |
1928 | 290 | 75.92% | 92 | 24.08% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 124 | 46.10% | 143 | 53.16% | 2 | 0.74% |
1920 | 104 | 34.10% | 190 | 62.30% | 11 | 3.61% |
1916 | 13 | 9.09% | 130 | 90.91% | 0 | 0.00% |
1912 | 12 | 13.04% | 62 | 67.39% | 18 | 19.57% |
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