Coke County, Texas
Coke County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Texas. As of
2000, the population is 3,864. Its
county seat is
Robert Lee6. Coke is named for
Richard Coke, the fifteenth
governor of Texas.
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According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,403
km² (928
mi²). 2,328 km² (899 mi²) of it is land and 76 km² (29 mi²) of it (3.14%) is water.
Adjacent counties
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Nolan County (north)
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Runnels County (east)
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Tom Green County (south)
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Sterling County (west)
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Mitchell County (northwest)
As of the
census2 of 2000, there were 3,864 people, 1,544 households, and 1,068 families residing in the county. The
population density was 2/km² (4/mi²). There were 2,843 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.85%
White, 1.94%
Black or
African American, 0.78%
Native American, 0.08%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 6.94% from
other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. 16.90% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 1,544 households out of which 27.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.40% were
married couples living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 29.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the county, the population was spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 20.50% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 24.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 100.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $29,085, and the median income for a family was $36,724. Males had a median income of $30,778 versus $19,596 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $16,734. About 9.70% of families and 13.00% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 15.00% of those under age 18 and 12.80% of those age 65 or over.
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Blackwell*
Bronte*
Robert Lee*
Coke County government's website*
Coke County in Handbook of Texas Online at the
University of Texas
