Cass County, Texas

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Cass County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 28,454.[1] The county seat is Linden.[2] The county was named for Lewis Cass, a United States Senator representing Michigan who favored the U.S. annexation of Texas in the mid-19th century.

History

Cass County was formed in 1846 from sections of Bowie County and houses some outskirts of Texarkana.[3] It was named for Lewis Cass,[4] a U.S. Senator from Michigan who had favored the annexation of Texas to the United States and became the first presidential candidate to win the state.

The county was originally developed by planters for cotton plantations. By 1860, the majority of the population were enslaved African Americans. After the war, freedmen worked largely as tenant farmers and sharecroppers into the early 20th century. Black residents faced violence and discrimination in Cass County, which was the location of nine lynchings, the fifth-highest total among Texas' 254 counties.[5][6]

From 1861 to 1871, this county was known as Davis County, after Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America, as opposed to Jeff Davis County in West Texas.

Geography

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Cass County, Texas is one of only three counties in Texas to border two other U.S. states (the others are Bowie and Dallam counties). Cass County forms part of the tripoint of Texas-Arkansas-Louisiana.

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Demographics

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Historical population
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Cass County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[12] Pop 2010[13] Pop 2020[11] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 23,542 23,522 21,028 77.34% 77.21% 73.90%
Black or African American alone (NH) 5,915 5,299 4,518 19.43% 17.39% 15.88%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 130 133 155 0.43% 0.44% 0.54%
Asian alone (NH) 44 89 119 0.14% 0.29% 0.42%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 4 4 10 0.01% 0.01% 0.04%
Other race (NH) 11 15 86 0.04% 0.05% 0.30%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 266 349 1,202 0.87% 1.15% 4.22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 526 1,053 1,336 1.73% 3.46% 4.70%
Total 30,438 30,464 28,454 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

The 2020 U.S. census reported a population of 28,454 residents,[1] down from 2010's 30,464.[14] The racial makeup of the county in 2010 was 78.20% White, 19.47% Black or African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.65% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. 1.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Among the population in 2020, its racial and ethnic makeup was 73.90% non-Hispanic white, 15.88% Black or African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.30% some other race, 4.22% multiracial, and 4.70% Hispanic or Latino American of any race.

In 2010, there were 12,190 households, out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.90% were married couples living together, 12.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families; 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95. The median income for a household in the county was $28,441, and the median income for a family was $35,623. Males had a median income of $30,906 versus $19,726 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,777. About 14.70% of families and 17.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.20% of those under age 18 and 17.90% of those age 65 or over.

Education

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The Cass County Club at East Texas State Normal College in 1921

The following school districts serve Cass County:[15]

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Marietta Independent School District was formerly in operation. It consolidated into Pewitt ISD in 2008.[16]

The majority of Cass County is in the service area of Texarkana College. Areas in Avinger ISD, Hughes Springs ISD, and Pewitt CISD within Cass County are instead assigned to Northeast Texas Community College.[17]

Politics

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In popular culture

Don Henley named his 2015 album Cass County, as he had grown up here.[18]

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References

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  16. ↑ "CONSOLIDATIONS, ANNEXATIONS AND NAME CHANGES FOR TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS." Texas Education Agency. Updated August 1, 2016. Retrieved on February 23, 2017.
  17. ↑ Texas Education Code, "Sec. 130.203. TEXARKANA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA." and "Sec. 130.192. NORTHEAST TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA."
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