Navarro County, Texas

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Veterans Memorial at Navarro County Courthouse in Corsicana

Navarro County (Template:IPAc-en Script error: No such module "Respell".)[1] is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 52,624.[2] Its county seat is Corsicana.[3] The county is named for José Antonio Navarro, a Tejano leader in the Texas Revolution who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence.

Navarro County comprises the Corsicana micropolitan statistical area, which is also part of the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX combined statistical area.

History

Navarro County was formed from Robertson County in 1846.[4]

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". (7.0%) are covered by water.[5]

Major highways

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Demographics

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1850–2010[7] 2010[8] 2020[9]

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Navarro 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) 29,596 28,587 26,996 65.59% 59.89% 51.30%
Black or African American alone (NH) 7,521 6,490 6,286 16.67% 13.60% 11.95%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 143 155 163 0.32% 0.32% 0.31%
Asian alone (NH) 191 239 393 0.42% 0.50% 0.75%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 143 380 734 0.32% 0.80% 1.39%
Other race alone (NH) 17 40 137 0.04% 0.08% 0.26%
Multiracial (NH) 400 499 1,866 0.89% 1.05% 3.55%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7,113 11,345 16,049 15.76% 23.77% 30.50%
Total 45,124 47,735 52,624 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

As of the census[11] of 2000, 45,124 people, 16,491 households, and 11,906 families were residing in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. The 18,449 housing units averaged Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the county was 70.84% White, 16.79% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.33% Pacific Islander, 9.45% from other races, and 1.65% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 15.75% of the population.

Of the 16,491 households, 34.0% had children under 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were not families. About 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.65, and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county, the population was distributed as 27.2% under 18, 9.90% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,268 and for a family was $38,130. Males had a median income of $30,112 versus $20,972 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,266. About 13.9% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.1% of those under 18 and 14.9% of those 65 or over.

Media

Navarro County is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth coverage area, including stations KDFW-TV, KXAS-TV, WFAA-TV, KTVT-TV, KERA-TV, KTXA-TV, KDFI-TV, KDAF-TV, and KFWD-TV. The county is also near Waco, so Waco/Temple/Killeen stations also provide coverage for Navarro County. These include: KCEN-TV, KWTX-TV, KXXV-TV, KDYW, and KWKT-TV. East Texas NBC affiliate KETK-TV from the Jacksonville/Tyler area provides coverage for Navarro County, as well.

The Corsicana Daily Sun is the area's newspaper.

Communities

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Navarro Mills Lake and Dam

Cities

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Towns

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Unincorporated communities

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Politics

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Government

Navarro County, like all Texas counties, is governed by a Commissioners Court, which consists of the county judge, who is elected county-wide and presides over the full court, and four commissioners, who are elected in each of the county's four precincts

County commissioners

  County Judge H.M. Davenport, Jr. Republican
  County Commissioner, Precinct 1 Jason Grant Republican
  County Commissioner, Precinct 2 Eddie Perry Republican
  County Commissioner, Precinct 3 Eddie Moore Republican
  County Commissioner, Precinct 4 James Olsen Republican

County officials

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  County Clerk Sherry Dowd Republican
  Criminal District Attorney Will Thompson Republican
  District Clerk Joshua B. Tackett Republican
  Sheriff Elmer Tanner Republican
  Tax Assessor-Collector Mike Dowd Republican

Constables

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  Constable, Precinct 1 Mike Davis Republican
  Constable, Precinct 2 Raychaun Ballard Republican
  Constable, Precinct 3 Bobby Rachel Republican
  Constable, Precinct 4 Kipp Thomas Republican

Justices of the Peace

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  Justice, Precinct 1 Greta Jordan Republican
  Justice, Precinct 2 Darrell Waller Republican
  Justice, Precinct 3 Jackie Freeland Republican
  Justice, Precinct 4 Connie Hickman Republican

Community College Board of Trustees

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  Trustee, Precinct 1 Phil Judson Republican
  Trustee, Precinct 2 Faith Holt Democrat
  Trustee, Precinct 3 Loran Seely Republican
  Trustee, Precinct 4 Richard Aldama Republican
  Trustee, At-Large Billy Todd McGraw Republican
  Trustee, At-Large A.L. Atkeisson Republican
  Trustee, At-Large K.C. Wyatt Republican

Education

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The entire county is in the service area of Navarro College, according to the Texas Education Code.[13]

See also

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References

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External links

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