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| Hood County, Texas | |
 The Hood County Courthouse in Granbury
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 Location in the state of Texas | |
 Texas's location in the U.S. | |
| Founded | 1866 |
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| Named for | John Bell Hood |
| Seat | Granbury |
| Largest city | Granbury |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
437 sq mi (1,132 km²) 421 sq mi (1,090 km²) 16 sq mi (41 km²), 3.7 |
| Population - (2020) - Density |
61,598 auto/sq mi (Expression error: Unrecognized word "auto"./km²) |
| Congressional district | 11th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | https://www.co.hood.tx.us |
Hood County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 61,598.[1] Its county seat is Granbury.[2] The county is named for John Bell Hood, a Confederate lieutenant general and the commander of Hood's Texas Brigade.
Hood County is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan statistical area and the Granbury micropolitan area.
History[]
Hood County was formed in 1866 from portions of Johnson County. 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 437 sq mi (1,130 km2), of which 421 sq mi (1,090 km2) are land and 16 sq mi (41 km2) (3.7%) are covered by water.[4]
Major highways[]
U.S. Highway 377- State Highway 144
Adjacent counties[]
- Parker County (north)
- Johnson County (east)
- Somervell County (south)
- Erath County (west)
- Palo Pinto County (northwest)
Demographics[]
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1870 | 2,585 | ||
| 1880 | 6,125 | 136.9% | |
| 1890 | 7,614 | 24.3% | |
| 1900 | 9,146 | 20.1% | |
| 1910 | 10,008 | 9.4% | |
| 1920 | 8,759 | −12.5% | |
| 1930 | 6,779 | −22.6% | |
| 1940 | 6,674 | −1.5% | |
| 1950 | 5,287 | −20.8% | |
| 1960 | 5,443 | 3.0% | |
| 1970 | 6,398 | 17.5% | |
| 1980 | 17,714 | 176.9% | |
| 1990 | 28,981 | 63.6% | |
| 2000 | 41,100 | 41.8% | |
| 2010 | 51,182 | 24.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1850–2010[6] 2010[7] 2020[8] | |||
2020 census[]
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010[7] | Pop 2020[8] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 44,588 | 49,815 | 87.12% | 80.87% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 225 | 495 | 0.44% | 0.80% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 288 | 340 | 0.56% | 0.55% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 296 | 468 | 0.58% | 0.76% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 32 | 53 | 0.06% | 0.09% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 34 | 180 | 0.07% | 0.29% |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 485 | 2,289 | 0.95% | 3.72% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5,234 | 7,958 | 10.23% | 12.92% |
| Total | 51,182 | 61,598 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
2000 Census[]
As of the census[9] of 2000, 41,100 people, 16,176 households, and 12,099 families were residing in the county. The population density was 98 people/sq mi (38/km2). The 19,105 housing units averaged 45/sq mi (18/km2). 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, 63.60% were married couples living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.20% were not families. About 21.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.00% 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.[10]
In the county, the age distribution was 23.60% under 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 26.60% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 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 8.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.00% of those under age 18 and 7.40% of those age 65 or over.
Media[]
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:
- Bluff Dale ISD (mostly in Erath County)
- Godley ISD (mostly in Johnson County, small portion in Tarrant County)
- Granbury ISD (small portion in Johnson, Parker Counties)
- Lipan ISD (small portion in Erath, Palo Pinto, and Parker Counties)
- Tolar ISD
Politics[]
Hood County has become a strongly Republican county since 1980.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2020 | 26,496 | 81.42% | 5,648 | 17.36% | 397 | 1.22% |
| 2016 | 21,382 | 81.42% | 4,008 | 15.26% | 872 | 3.32% |
| 2012 | 18,409 | 81.53% | 3,843 | 17.02% | 327 | 1.45% |
| 2008 | 17,299 | 76.46% | 5,087 | 22.48% | 238 | 1.05% |
| 2004 | 16,280 | 76.46% | 4,865 | 22.85% | 148 | 0.70% |
| 2000 | 12,429 | 71.00% | 4,704 | 26.87% | 372 | 2.13% |
| 1996 | 7,575 | 52.06% | 5,459 | 37.52% | 1,516 | 10.42% |
| 1992 | 5,313 | 37.52% | 4,359 | 30.78% | 4,490 | 31.70% |
| 1988 | 7,400 | 63.16% | 4,255 | 36.32% | 61 | 0.52% |
| 1984 | 6,817 | 68.71% | 3,063 | 30.87% | 41 | 0.41% |
| 1980 | 3,755 | 54.11% | 3,001 | 43.24% | 184 | 2.65% |
| 1976 | 1,857 | 36.69% | 3,181 | 62.85% | 23 | 0.45% |
| 1972 | 1,743 | 64.32% | 949 | 35.02% | 18 | 0.66% |
| 1968 | 593 | 27.44% | 1,155 | 53.45% | 413 | 19.11% |
| 1964 | 423 | 20.27% | 1,661 | 79.59% | 3 | 0.14% |
| 1960 | 943 | 43.12% | 1,238 | 56.61% | 6 | 0.27% |
| 1956 | 751 | 40.55% | 1,095 | 59.13% | 6 | 0.32% |
| 1952 | 780 | 36.52% | 1,356 | 63.48% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 169 | 11.24% | 1,273 | 84.64% | 62 | 4.12% |
| 1944 | 146 | 9.92% | 1,203 | 81.73% | 123 | 8.36% |
| 1940 | 166 | 11.18% | 1,318 | 88.75% | 1 | 0.07% |
| 1936 | 102 | 9.32% | 988 | 90.31% | 4 | 0.37% |
| 1932 | 106 | 8.62% | 1,119 | 90.98% | 5 | 0.41% |
| 1928 | 640 | 57.09% | 479 | 42.73% | 2 | 0.18% |
| 1924 | 122 | 9.71% | 1,074 | 85.51% | 60 | 4.78% |
| 1920 | 175 | 17.16% | 697 | 68.33% | 148 | 14.51% |
| 1916 | 64 | 7.60% | 693 | 82.30% | 85 | 10.10% |
| 1912 | 38 | 4.53% | 674 | 80.43% | 126 | 15.04% |
Communities[]
Cities[]
- Brazos Bend
- Cresson (partly in Parker and Johnson counties)
- DeCordova
- Granbury (county seat)
- Lipan
- Tolar
Census-designated places[]
- Canyon Creek
- Oak Trail Shores
- Pecan Plantation
Unincorporated communities[]
- Acton
- Paluxy
- Thorp Spring[12]
See also[]
- List of museums in North Texas
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Hood County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Hood County
References[]
- ^ "Hood County, Texas". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48221. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off.. pp. 160. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000". US Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html.
- ^ "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010". Texas Almanac. http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf.
- ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Hood County, Texas". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48221&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2.
- ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Hood County, Texas". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48221&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov.
- ^ Where Same-Sex Couples Live, June 26, 2015, https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/upshot/supreme-court-gay-marriage-ruling-where-same-sex-couples-live.html?_r=0&abt=0002&abg=0, retrieved July 6, 2015
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thorp Spring
External links[]
- Hood County Lawyer- Daniel Webb Site has some good links about Hood County.
- Hood County government's website
- Hood County from the Handbook of Texas Online
- USGS GNIS: Hood County, Texas
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| Counties | Collin | Dallas | Denton | Ellis | Henderson | Hunt | Johnson | Kaufman | Parker | Rockwall | Tarrant | Wise |
| over 500 | Dallas† | Fort Worth† |
| 200 - 500 | Arlington | Garland | Irving | Plano |
| 100 - 200 | Carrollton | Denton† | Grand Prairie | McKinney† | Mesquite |
| 50 - 100 | Allen | Euless | Flower Mound | Frisco | Lewisville | Mansfield | North Richland Hills | Richardson |
| 10 - 50 | Addison | Athens† | Azle | Balch Springs | Bedford | Benbrook | Burleson | Cedar Hill | Cleburne† | Colleyville | Coppell | Corinth | DeSoto | Duncanville | Ennis | Farmers Branch | Forest Hill | Grapevine | Greenville† | Haltom City | Highland Village | Hurst | Keller | Lancaster | Little Elm | Rockwall† | Rowlett | Sachse | Saginaw | Seagoville | Southlake | Terrell | The Colony | University Park | Watauga | Waxahachie† | Weatherford† | White Settlement | Wylie |
| under 10 | Argyle | Blue Mound | Cockrell Hill | Combine | Crowley | Dalworthington Gardens | Decatur† | Edgecliff Village | Everman | Glenn Heights | Highland Park | Hutchins | Kaufman† | Kennedale | Lake Worth | Lakeside | Newark | Ovilla | Pantego | Pelican Bay | Richland Hills | River Oaks | Sansom Park | Sunnyvale | Westover Hills | Westworth Village | Willow Park | Wilmer |
| ↑ thousands of people† - County Seat. A full list of cities under 10,000 is available here. | |
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