San Jacinto County, Texas
San Jacinto County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Texas within the
Houston�"Sugar Land�"Baytown Metropolitan Area. As of the
2000 U.S. Census, its population is 22,246. Its
county seat is
Coldspring6.
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According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,626
km² (628
mi²). 1,478 km² (571 mi²) of it is land and 148 km² (57 mi²) of it (9.12%) is water.
Adjacent counties
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Trinity County (north)
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Polk County (northeast)
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Liberty County (southeast)
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Montgomery County (southwest)
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Walker County (northwest)
As of the
census² of 2000, there were 22,246 people, 8,651 households, and 6,401 families residing in the county. The
population density was 15/km² (39/mi²). There were 11,520 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (20/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 83.64%
White, 12.64%
Black or
African American, 0.46%
Native American, 0.28%
Asian, 0.07%
Pacific Islander, 1.63% from
other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. 4.87% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 8,651 households out of which 30.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.20% were
married couples living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.00% were non-families. 22.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the county, the population was spread out with 25.20% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 24.90% from 25 to 44, 26.60% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $32,220, and the median income for a family was $37,781. Males had a median income of $34,614 versus $22,313 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $16,144. About 15.10% of families and 18.80% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 22.80% of those under age 18 and 17.60% of those age 65 or over.
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Coldspring*
Oakhurst*
Point Blank*
Shepherd*
San Jacinto County government's website
