Montague County, Texas Totally Explained

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Montague County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 19,117. Montague is named for Daniel Montague, a surveyor and soldier in the Mexican-American War. The seat of the county is Montague.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 938 square miles (2,431 km²), of which, 931 square miles (2,410 km²) of it's land and 7 square miles (21 km²) of it (0.83%) is water.

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Adjacent counties

Jefferson County, Oklahoma (north)

Love County, Oklahoma (northwest)

Cooke County (east)

Wise County (south)

Jack County (southwest)

Clay County (west)

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 19,117 people, 7,770 households, and 5,485 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 9,862 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.95% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 0.74% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.64% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. 5.41% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
   There were 7,770 households out of which 28.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were married couples living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.40% were non-families. 27.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.91.
   In the county, the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 24.30% from 25 to 44, 25.10% from 45 to 64, and 19.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 92.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.80 males.
   The median income for a household in the county was $31,048, and the median income for a family was $38,226. Males had a median income of $31,585 versus $19,589 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,115. About 10.00% of families and 14.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.80% of those under age 18 and 11.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Belcherville (unincorporated)

Bonita (unincorporated)

Bowie

Capps Corner (unincorporated)

Forestburg (unincorporated)

Illinois Bend (unincorporated)

Montague (unincorporated)

Nocona

Red River Station (no longer exists)

Ringgold (unincorporated)

Spanish Fort (unincorporated)

St. Jo

Stoneburg (unincorporated)

Sunset

Education

The following school districts serve Montague County:

Alvord ISD (mostly in Wise County)

Bowie ISD (small portion in Clay, Jack counties)

Forestburg ISD

Gold-Burg ISD (small portion in Clay County)

Montague ISD

Nocona ISD

Prairie Valley ISD

Saint Jo ISD (small portion in Cooke County)

Slidell ISD (partly in Wise, Denton counties; small portion in Cooke County) In addition, a branch of North Central Texas College operates in Bowie.

Further Information

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