Cooke County, Texas

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Cooke County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. At the 2020 census, its population was 41,668.[1][2] The county seat is Gainesville.[3] The county was founded in 1848 and organized the next year. It is named for William Gordon Cooke, a soldier during the Texas Revolution. It is a part of the Texoma region.

Cooke County comprises the Gainesville, TX micropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Dallas–Fort Worth, TX-OK combined statistical area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". (2.6%) are covered by water.[4]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

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Historical population
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Racial and ethnic composition

Cooke County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980[10] Pop 1990[11] Pop 2000[12] Pop 2010[8] Pop 2020[9] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 25,584 27,864 30,826 30,255 29,404 92.51% 90.54% 84.77% 78.71% 70.57%
Black or African American alone (NH) 1,202 1,151 1,087 1,018 1,181 4.35% 3.74% 2.99% 2.65% 2.83%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 146 218 304 303 360 0.53% 0.71% 0.84% 0.79% 0.86%
Asian alone (NH) 76 131 121 278 307 0.27% 0.43% 0.33% 0.72% 0.74%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x [13] x [14] 1 19 13 x x 0.00% 0.05% 0.03%
Other race alone (NH) 89 5 22 35 125 0.32% 0.02% 0.06% 0.09% 0.30%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x [15] x [16] 375 532 1,759 x x 1.03% 1.38% 4.22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 559 1,408 3,627 5,997 8,519 2.02% 4.57% 9.97% 15.60% 20.44%
Total 27,656 30,777 36,363 38,437 41,668 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 41,668. The median age was 40.1 years; 24.3% of residents were under 18 and 18.9% were 65 or older. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males, and for every 100 females 18 and over, there were 95.3 males 18 and over.[17][18]

The racial makeup of the county was 75.9% White, 3.0% Black or African American, 1.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 7.6% from some other race, and 11.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 20.4% of the population.[18]

About 39.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 60.3% lived in rural areas.[19]

Of the 15,738 households in the county, 30.9% had children under 18 living in them, 53.3% were married-couple households, 16.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 or older.[17]

The 17,716 housing units were 11.2% vacant. Among occupied housing units, 69.8% were owner-occupied and 30.2% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8%, and the rental vacancy rate was 8.2%.[17]

While 2015 estimates place the median household income for Cooke County at $53,552, past estimates showed the median household income to be $37,649, with the median family income being $44,869. Males had a median income of $32,429 and females $22,065. The per capita income was $17,889. About 10.9% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.8% of those under 18 and 10.7% of those 65 or over. Median house values in 2015 were $118,254.

Government and infrastructure

The Texas Juvenile Justice Department operates the Gainesville State School in an unincorporated area in Cooke County, east of Gainesville.[20]

Politics

Cooke County has long voted predominantly Republican; the only Democratic presidential candidate to win Cooke County since 1948 was Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, in that year's landslide over Barry Goldwater. Cooke County has been included in the Texas's 26th congressional district since 2000, currently represented by Republican Brandon Gill.[21] Republican David Spiller has represented Cooke County in the Texas House of Representatives since winning a special election in 2021,[22] while Republican Brent Hagenbuch has served the county within District 30 of the Texas Senate since 2025.[23]

Cooke County is located within District 68 of the Texas House of Representatives. Cooke County is located within District 30 of the Texas Senate.

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Communities

Cities

Towns

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

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Ghost towns

See also

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References

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