Andrews County, Texas

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Andrews County
County
Andrews County Courthouse, Andrews, Texas.jpg
Andrews County Courthouse in Andrews
Map of Texas highlighting Andrews County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
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Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°18′N102°38′W / 32.3°N 102.64°W / 32.3; -102.64
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Texas.svg  Texas
Founded1910
Named for Richard Andrews
Seat Andrews
Largest cityAndrews
Area
 • Total1,501 sq mi (3,890 km2)
 • Land1,501 sq mi (3,890 km2)
 • Water0.4 sq mi (1 km2)  0.02%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total18,610
 • Density12/sq mi (4.8/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 11th
Website www.co.andrews.tx.us

Andrews County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in West Texas and its county seat is Andrews.

Contents

As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,610. [1] [2] The Andrews Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Andrews County.

Andrews county was created August 21, 1876, from Tom Green County and organized in 1910. [3] It is named for Richard Andrews, a soldier of the Texas Revolution.

History

Along with the rest of Texas, Andrews County was:

In 1876, the Texas Legislature repealed the constitution of 1869 replacing it with the current constitution and established Andrews County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 1,501 square miles (3,890 km2), of which essentially all is land although 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (0.02%) are water. [4] The county contains many playa lakes, the two largest being Baird lake and Shafter Lake.

In the west part of Andrews County on the border with New Mexico (see the state border issue below), a private company, Waste Control Specialists (WCS), formerly owned by the late Harold Simmons and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, operates a 14,000 acres (57 km2) site. The company was awarded a license to dispose of radioactive waste by the TCEQ in 2009. The permit allows for disposal of radioactive materials such as uranium, plutonium and thorium from commercial power plants, academic institutions and medical schools. [5] The company finished construction on the project in 2011 and began disposing of waste in 2012. There are two radioactive waste landfills at the site. The 30-acre compact site is owned and regulated by the State of Texas for use by Texas, Vermont, and up to 36 other states. The 90-acre federal site is owned by the United States federal government and is used for Department of Energy and other federal waste. [5] The company employs 130 people or about 1% of the total labor force in Andrews and Andrews County. [6]

For years, there has been a simmering dispute over which state these waste sites are lawfully a part of: Texas or New Mexico? The straight north–south border between the two states was originally defined as the 103rd meridian, but the 1859 survey that was supposed to mark that boundary mistakenly set the border between 2.29 and 3.77 miles too far west of that line, making the Waste Control Specialists waste sites, which are west of the 103rd meridian, along with the current towns of Farwell, Texline, and part of Glenrio, appear to be within the State of Texas. New Mexico's short border with Oklahoma, in contrast, was surveyed on the correct meridian. New Mexico's draft constitution in 1910 stated that the border is on the 103rd meridian as intended. The disputed strip, hundreds of miles long, includes parts of valuable oilfields of the Permian Basin. A bill was passed in the New Mexico Senate to fund and file a lawsuit in the U.S. Supreme Court to recover the strip from Texas, but the bill did not become law. Today, land in the strip is included in Texas land surveys and the waste sites for all purposes are taxed and governed by Andrews County and The State of Texas. [7]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 24—
1900 87262.5%
1910 9751,020.7%
1920 350−64.1%
1930 736110.3%
1940 1,27773.5%
1950 5,002291.7%
1960 13,450168.9%
1970 10,372−22.9%
1980 13,32328.5%
1990 14,3387.6%
2000 13,004−9.3%
2010 14,78613.7%
2020 18,61025.9%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
1850–2010 [9] 2010 [10] 2020 [11]
Andrews County, Texas - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
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 / EthnicityPop 2010 [10] Pop 2020 [11] % 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)7,0837,40547.90%39.79%
Black or African American alone (NH)1991921.35%1.03%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)95960.64%0.52%
Asian alone (NH)851020.57%0.55%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)100.01%0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)17490.11%0.26%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)1113660.75%1.97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7,19510,40048.66%55.88%
Total14,78618,610100.00%100.00%

As of the census of 2010, there were 14,786 people living in the county. 79.5% were White, 1.5% Black or African American, 1.0% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 15.5% of some other race and 2.0% of two or more races. 48.7% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).

As of the census [12] of 2000, there were 13,004 people, 4,601 households, and 3,519 families living in the county. The population density was 9 people per square mile (3.5 people/km2). There were 5,400 housing units at an average density of 4 units per square mile (1.5/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 77.08% White, 1.65% Black or African American, 0.88% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 16.79% from other races, and 2.87% from two or more races. 40.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,601 households, out of which 40.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.70% were married couples living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.50% were non-families. 21.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 31.50% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 20.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,036, and the median income for a family was $37,017. Males had a median income of $33,223 versus $21,846 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,916. About 13.90% of families and 16.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.20% of those under age 18 and 12.70% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

United States presidential election results for Andrews County, Texas [13]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No. %No. %No. %
2020 4,94384.31%85014.50%701.19%
2016 3,92779.45%83616.91%1803.64%
2012 3,63981.19%79517.74%481.07%
2008 3,81682.44%79017.07%230.50%
2004 3,83784.59%67714.93%220.49%
2000 3,09176.81%87621.77%571.42%
1996 2,36058.99%1,18129.52%46011.50%
1992 2,26653.60%1,08125.57%88120.84%
1988 3,05272.82%1,12226.77%170.41%
1984 3,91882.48%82017.26%120.25%
1980 2,80069.77%1,15528.78%581.45%
1976 2,12754.03%1,77745.14%330.84%
1972 2,61579.00%67720.45%180.54%
1968 1,40038.53%92225.37%1,31236.10%
1964 1,44240.22%2,13359.50%100.28%
1960 1,55045.47%1,82153.42%381.11%
1956 1,13153.53%96845.81%140.66%
1952 80546.56%92053.21%40.23%
1948 10110.55%81685.27%404.18%
1944 4811.88%32981.44%276.68%
1940 265.58%44094.42%00.00%
1936 185.88%28793.79%10.33%
1932 63.11%18696.37%10.52%
1928 6672.53%2527.47%00.00%
1924 79.86%6084.51%45.63%
1920 910.84%7489.16%00.00%
1916 00.00%7195.95%34.05%
1912 11.22%7793.90%44.88%

Education

The Andrews Independent School District serves all of Andrews County. [14]

The whole county is in the service area of Odessa College. [15]

Media

The county is served by a weekly newspaper, local stations KACT AM and KACT-FM, nearby stations KBXJ (FM) and KPET (AM), and the various Midland and Odessa radio and TV stations.

Communities

City

Census-designated place

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Andrews County, Texas". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
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  10. 1 2 "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Andrews County, Texas". United States Census Bureau .
  11. 1 2 "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Andrews County, Texas". United States Census Bureau .
  12. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  13. ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  14. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Andrews County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022. - Text list
  15. ↑ Texas Education Code, Section 130.193, "Odessa College District Service Area".

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