Henderson County, Texas

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Henderson County
County
Henderson courthouse tx 2010.jpg
The Henderson County Courthouse in Athens
Map of Texas highlighting Henderson County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
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Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°13′N95°51′W / 32.21°N 95.85°W / 32.21; -95.85
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Texas.svg  Texas
Founded1846
Named for James Pinckney Henderson
Seat Athens
Largest cityAthens
Area
 • Total948 sq mi (2,460 km2)
 • Land874 sq mi (2,260 km2)
 • Water75 sq mi (190 km2)  7.9%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total82,150 Increase2.svg
 • Density87/sq mi (34/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 5th
Website www.co.henderson.tx.us
"Courts Under the Oaks" in Athens "Courthouse under the Oaks" historical marker, Athens, TX IMG 0577.JPG
"Courts Under the Oaks" in Athens
Henderson County Peace Officers Association monument Henderson County, TX, Peace Officers Assn. monument IMG 0585.JPG
Henderson County Peace Officers Association monument

Henderson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 82,150. [1] The county seat is Athens. [2] The county is named in honor of James Pinckney Henderson, the first attorney general of the Republic of Texas, and secretary of state for the republic. [3] He later served as the first governor of Texas. Henderson County was established in 1846, the year after Texas gained statehood. Its first town was Buffalo, laid out in 1847. [4] Henderson County comprises the Athens micropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Dallas-Fort Worth combined statistical area.

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 948 sq mi (2,460 km2), of which 75 sq mi (190 km2) (7.9%) are covered by water. [5]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

Cities

Towns

Census-designated place

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1850 1,237—
1860 4,595271.5%
1870 6,78647.7%
1880 9,73543.5%
1890 12,28526.2%
1900 19,97062.6%
1910 20,1310.8%
1920 28,32740.7%
1930 30,5838.0%
1940 31,8224.1%
1950 23,405−26.5%
1960 21,786−6.9%
1970 26,46621.5%
1980 42,60661.0%
1990 58,54337.4%
2000 73,27725.2%
2010 78,5327.2%
2020 82,1504.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]
1850–2010 [7] 2010–2020 [8]
Demographic Profile of Henderson County, Texas
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / EthnicityPop 2010 [9] Pop 2020 [8] % 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)63,49461,85480.85%75.29%
Black or African American alone (NH)4,8134,7056.13%5.73%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)3494140.44%0.50%
Asian alone (NH)3185100.40%0.62%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)27310.03%0.04%
Some Other Race alone (NH)762110.10%0.26%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)9653,1831.23%3.87%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8,49011,24210.81%13.68%
Total78,53282,150100.00%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 [10] of 2000, 73,277 people, 28,804 households, and 20,969 families were residing in the county. Its population density was 84 people/sq mi (32 people/km2). The 35,935 housing units averaged 41 units per square mile (16/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 88.50% White, 6.61% African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 2.75% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. About 6.92% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. At the 2020 census, its population increased to 82,150 with a predominantly non-Hispanic white population; the Hispanic or Latino population of any race increased to 13.68% reflecting nationwide demographic trends. [11]

Government


Politics

United States presidential election results for Henderson County, Texas [12]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No. %No. %No. %
2020 28,91179.61%7,06019.44%3460.95%
2016 23,65078.72%5,66918.87%7262.42%
2012 21,23176.85%6,10622.10%2901.05%
2008 20,85771.94%7,91327.29%2230.77%
2004 20,21070.05%8,50529.48%1340.46%
2000 16,60764.80%8,70433.96%3161.23%
1996 10,34545.43%10,08544.29%2,34210.28%
1992 8,36834.49%9,10537.53%6,78827.98%
1988 11,00552.61%9,81946.94%940.45%
1984 12,72563.38%7,30236.37%490.24%
1980 7,90348.47%8,19950.29%2031.25%
1976 4,65836.01%8,24563.73%340.26%
1972 6,26369.49%2,74130.41%90.10%
1968 2,31529.19%3,11939.32%2,49831.49%
1964 1,98829.61%4,69769.96%290.43%
1960 2,52142.23%3,41157.14%380.64%
1956 2,47944.51%3,06555.04%250.45%
1952 2,53436.33%4,43963.65%10.01%
1948 54012.24%3,66983.14%2044.62%
1944 42710.12%3,21976.28%57413.60%
1940 80316.34%4,11183.66%00.00%
1936 2607.38%3,25992.45%60.17%
1932 2195.82%3,52293.67%190.51%
1928 1,12839.52%1,72660.48%00.00%
1924 4059.41%3,81988.73%801.86%
1920 53818.62%1,68458.29%66723.09%
1916 26811.11%1,79074.18%35514.71%
1912 1376.84%1,37068.36%49724.80%

Media

Henderson County is part of the Dallas/Fort Worth DMA. Local media outlets are: KDFW-TV, KXAS-TV, WFAA-TV, KTVT-TV, KERA-TV, KTXA-TV, KDFI-TV, KDAF-TV, and KFWD-TV. Other nearby stations that provide coverage for Henderson County come from the Tyler/Longview/Jacksonville market and they include: KLTV, KTRE-TV, KYTX-TV, KFXK-TV, KCEB-TV, and KETK-TV.

Newspaper coverage of the area can be found in the Athens Daily Review , based in Athens; The Monitor is published in Mabank, which is primarily in Kaufman County, but also covers news in parts of Henderson County, as well.

Crime

Paul Knight of the Houston Press said in a 2009 article that some people blamed the development of the artificial Cedar Creek Lake, which opened in 1965, and development of the area surrounding the lake for the initial influx of crime and recreational drugs into the county and the East Texas region. Carroll Dyson, a retired pilot and Henderson County resident interviewed by the Houston Press, said in 2009 that the lake attracted "white flight" from metropolitan areas. [13] Dyson added, "When all your rich people from Dallas and Houston move out here, the thieves are just drawn to them. Thieves are just wired that way. You used to not have to lock your door in Henderson County." Ray Nutt, the sheriff of Henderson County, said in the same article that when the lake first opened, it had no zoning and "a lot of elderly people bought a mobile home and moved in; it was nice. Then, they passed away and family members sold them off or just let them go down." Nutt added that the area around the lake has "a lot of good people," yet it also where "a lot of criminals tend to flow." [14]

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp.  154.
  4. ↑ A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. 1893. p. 199. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
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  6. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
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  8. 1 2 "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Henderson County, Texass". United States Census Bureau .
  9. ↑ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Henderson County, Texas". United States Census Bureau .
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