Delta County, Texas

Delta County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,230. Its county seat and largest city is Cooper. The county was founded in 1870 and is named for its triangular shape, which resembles the Greek letter delta.

Meanders of two forks of the Sulphur River formed its northern and southern boundaries and meet at its easternmost point. Delta County was one of 19 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas. , Delta County is no longer a dry county.

Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (7.6%) are covered by water.

Major highways State Highway 19 State Highway 24 State Highway 154

Adjacent counties Lamar County (north) Red River County (northeast) Franklin County (southeast) Hopkins County (south) Hunt County (southwest) Fannin County (northwest)

Communities Cities Cooper Pecan Gap (small part in Fannin County)

Unincorporated communities

Antioch Ben Franklin Charleston Crossroads East Delta Enloe Horton Jot Em Down Kensing Klondike Lake Creek Pacio Rattan Vasco Yowell

Ghost towns Friendship Gough Liberty Grove Mount Joy Needmore Post Oak Prattville Price West Delta

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition +Delta County, Texas – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 1980 Pop 1990Pop 2000Pop 2010 Pop 2020% 1980% 1990% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)4,3964,3444,6164,3514,18990.85%89.44%86.65%83.18%80.10%Black or African American alone (NH)3964004403753128.18%8.24%8.26%7.17%5.97%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)22392959420.45%0.80%0.54%1.13%0.80%Asian alone (NH)47630370.08%0.14%0.11%0.57%0.71%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)x included in the Asian category in the 1980 Censusx included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census205xx0.04%0.00%0.10%Other race alone (NH)10011300.02%0.00%0.00%0.21%0.57%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)x not an option in the 1980 Censusx not an option in the 1990 Census69117221xx1.30%2.24%4.23%Hispanic or Latino (any race)20671652883940.41%1.38%3.10%5.51%7.53%Total4,8394,8575,3275,2315,230 100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 5,230. The median age was 44.5 years, with 22.0% of residents under the age of 18 and 23.6% aged 65 years or older. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.1 males age 18 and over.

The racial makeup of the county was 82.5% White, 6.0% Black or African American, 0.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 2.8% from some other race, and 7.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 7.5% of the population.

<0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 2,095 households in the county, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.8% were married-couple households, 17.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 2,420 housing units, of which 13.4% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 76.2% were owner-occupied and 23.8% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.6%. Politics Delta County is located within District 62 of the Texas House of Representatives and is represented by Republican Shelley Luther of Sherman, Texas, and in District 1 of the Texas Senate, represented by Republican Bryan Hughes of Mineola, Texas.

In the United States House of Representatives, Delta County is located within Texas' 4th district and is represented by Pat Fallon of Frisco, Texas.

Delta County, Texas

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