Hood County, Texas

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Hood County is part of the Granbury micropolitan area. It is adjacent to and is influenced by the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

History

Hood County was formed in 1866 from portions of Johnson and Erath Counties. It was named after John Bell Hood,[3] a general of the Confederate Army and commander of Hood's Texas Brigade.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". are land and Script error: No such module "convert". (3.7%) are covered by water.[4]

Major highways

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Demographics

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Hood County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[10] Pop 2010[8] Pop 2020[9] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
  White alone (NH) 37,193 44,588 49,815 90.49% 87.12% 80.87%
  Black or African American alone (NH) 112 225 495 0.27% 0.44% 0.80%
  Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 303 288 340 0.74% 0.56% 0.55%
Asian alone (NH) 123 296 468 0.30% 0.58% 0.76%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 17 32 53 0.04% 0.06% 0.09%
Other race alone (NH) 20 34 180 0.05% 0.07% 0.29%
Multiracial (NH) 357 485 2,289 0.87% 0.95% 3.72%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,975 5,234 7,958 7.24% 10.23% 12.92%
Total 41,100 51,182 61,598 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

As of the census[11] of 2000, 41,100 people, 16,176 households, and 12,099 families were residing in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. The 19,105 housing units averaged Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the county was 94.77% White, 0.33% African American, 0.82% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 2.44% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. About 7.24% of the population were Hispanic or Latinos of any race.

Of the 16,176 households, 28.80% had children under 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were not families. About 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.50, and the average family size was 2.88. As of the 2010 census, about 3.4 same-sex couples per 1,000 households were in the county.[12]

In the county, the age distribution was 23.6% under 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,668 and for a family was $50,111. Males had a median income of $38,662 versus $23,723 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,261. About 6.00% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those 65 or over.

Media

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The restored Granbury Opera House was adorned with patriotic decorations during the 2014 Fourth of July festival.

Hood County is part of the Dallas/Fort Worth television media market in North Central Texas. Local news media outlets are KDFW-TV, KXAS-TV, WFAA-TV, KTVT-TV, KERA-TV, KTXA-TV, KDFI-TV, KDAF-TV, KFWD-TV, and KDTX-TV. Hood County is served by two newspapers, Hood County Free Press, an online daily publication, and the biweekly Hood County News https://hcnews.com.

Education

These school districts serve Hood County:

Politics

In presidential elections, Hood County has become a predominantly Republican county since 1980.

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Communities

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Unincorporated communities

See also

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References

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