Baylor County, Texas

Baylor County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,465. Its county seat is Seymour.

History In 1858, the Texas Legislature established Baylor County, naming it for Henry Weidner Baylor, a surgeon in the Texas Rangers during the Mexican–American War. It organized in 1879.

Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which (3.7%) are covered by water.

Major highways U.S. Highway 82 U.S. Highway 183 U.S. Highway 277 U.S. Highway 283 State Highway 114 Spur 334

Adjacent counties

Wilbarger County (north) Wichita County (northeast) Archer County (east) Young County (southeast) Throckmorton County (south) Haskell County (southwest) Knox County (west) Foard County (northwest)

Geology

Baylor County is part of the Texas Red Beds, which are strata of red-colored sedimentary rock from the Early Permian. The fossils of Permian period vertebrates in the Texas Red Beds were first discovered by Edward Drinker Cope in 1877.Cope, E. D. Descriptions of extinct vertebrata from the Permian and Triassic formations of the United States. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 1877. Volume 17:182–195. JSTOR. Accessed on August 28, 2017.Case, E.C. The Red Beds between Wichita Falls, Texas, and Las Vegas, New Mexico, in Relation to Their Vertebrate Fauna. The Journal of Geology, vol. 22, no. 3, 1914, pp. 243–259. JSTOR. Accessed on August 28, 2017. Subsequent research has revealed rare fossils of Permian amphibians like Trimerorhachis, as well as rich deposits of other Permian tetrapods such as Dimetrodon and Diadectes.Caulfield, Dave. Prehistoric Predators: Fossil Findings in Seymour 'Redefining'. Newschannel 6: October 25, 2015. Accessed on August 28, 2017. Seymouria baylorensis, a species of Seymouria, was first discovered and named after Baylor County and the city of Seymour.Williston, S. W. Restoration of Seymouria Baylorensis Broili, an American Cotylosaur. The Journal of Geology: 1911, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 232–237. JSTOR. Accessed on August 28, 2017.

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition +Baylor 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)4,4083,8483,5113,1472,79789.61%87.75%85.78%84.46%80.72%Black or African American alone (NH)17918013571523.64%4.10%3.30%1.91%1.50%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)1392210110.26%0.21%0.54%0.27%0.32%Asian alone (NH)71315490.14%0.30%0.37%0.11%0.26%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 Census530xx0.12%0.08%0.00%Other race alone (NH)610180.12%0.02%0.00%0.03%0.23%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)x not an option in the 1980 Censusx not an option in the 1990 Census2335149xx0.56%0.94%4.30%Hispanic or Latino (any race)3063343824554396.22%7.62%9.33%12.21%12.67%Total4,9194,3854,0933,7263,465 100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 3,465. The median age was 44.8 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 24.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.0 males age 18 and over.

The racial makeup of the county was 87.6% White, 1.6% Black or African American, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 3.3% from some other race, and 6.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 12.7% of the population.

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

There were 1,503 households in the county, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.3% were married-couple households, 20.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 2,094 housing units, of which 28.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 69.0% were owner-occupied and 31.0% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.7%.

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, 4,093 people, 1,791 households, and 1,156 families resided in the county. The population density was . The 2,820 housing units averaged . The racial makeup of the county was 90.96% White, 3.35% Black or African American, 0.59% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 3.32% from other races and 1.15% from two or more races; 9.33% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,791 households, 25.2% had children under the age of 18 residing in them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were not families. In addition, 33.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the county, the population was distributed as 23.4% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,627, and for a family was $34,583. Males had a median income of $21,607 versus $19,571 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,384. About 16.1% of the population and 12.9% of families were below the poverty line, and 26.3% of those under the age of 18 and 9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Educational attainment According to the 2000 census, 21.2% of those aged over 25 did not have a high school diploma, while 32.7% did. Roughly 8.7% of the population had a bachelor's degree, 2.3% had a master's degree, and 0.2% had a doctoral degree. No males had doctoral degrees, while 0.4% of females had one. Education Almost all of Baylor County is served by the Seymour Independent School District, which also serves portions of adjacent counties. A small portion is served by the Olney Independent School District. - Text list The OISD portion was served by the Megargel Independent School District,Texas Education Agency: See map of Baylor County. Retrieved on April 9, 2020. until MISD closed after May 2006.

The county is in the service area of Vernon College.Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.207. VERNON REGIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.

Communities City Seymour (county seat)

Unincorporated communities Bomarton Mabelle Red Springs Round Timber Westover

Politics

Baylor County is represented in the Texas House of Representatives by Republican James Frank, a businessman from Wichita Falls.

Baylor County is located within District 69 of the Texas House of Representatives. Baylor County is located within District 28 of the Texas Senate.

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