Young County, Texas

The name of the pictureThe name of the pictureThe name of the pictureClash Royale CLAN TAG#URR8PPP




























Young County, Texas

Young courthouse.jpg
The Young County Courthouse in Graham


Map of Texas highlighting Young County
Location in the U.S. state of Texas

Map of the United States highlighting Texas
Texas's location in the U.S.
Founded1874
SeatGraham
Largest cityGraham
Area
 • Total931 sq mi (2,411 km2)
 • Land914 sq mi (2,367 km2)
 • Water16 sq mi (41 km2), 1.8%
Population
 • (2010)18,550
 • Density20/sq mi (8/km2)
Congressional district19th
Time zone
Central: UTC−6/−5
Websitewww.co.young.tx.us

Young County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 18,550.[1] Its county seat is Graham.[2] The county was created in 1856 and organized in 1874.[3] It is named for William Cocke Young, an early Texas settler and soldier.[4]




Contents





  • 1 History

    • 1.1 Native Americans


    • 1.2 Explorers and settlers


    • 1.3 County established



  • 2 Geography

    • 2.1 Major highways


    • 2.2 Adjacent counties



  • 3 Demographics


  • 4 Politics


  • 5 Communities

    • 5.1 Cities


    • 5.2 Unincorporated communities



  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links




History



Native Americans


The Brazos Indian Reservation, founded by General Randolph B. Marcy in 1854, provided a safety area from warring Comanche for Delaware, Shawnee, Tonkawa, Wichita, Choctaw, and Caddo. Within the reservation, each tribe had its own village and cultivated agricultural crops. Government-contracted beef cattle were delivered each week. Citizens were unable to distinguish between reservation and nonreservation tribes, blaming Comanche and Kiowa depredations on the reservation Indians. A newspaper in Jacksboro, Texas, titled The White Man advocated removal of all tribes from North Texas.[5][6]


During December 1858, Choctaw Tom, who was a Yowani married to a Hasinai woman, who was at times an interpreter to Sam Houston, and a group of reservation Indians received permission for an off-the-reservation hunt. On December 27, Captain Peter Garland and a vigilante group charged Choctaw Tom’s camp, indiscriminately murdering and injuring women and children along with the men. .[7]Governor Hardin Richard Runnels[8] ordered John Henry Brown[9] to the area with 100 troops. An examining trial was conducted about the Choctaw Tom raid, but no indictments resulted. May 1859, John Baylor[10] and a number of whites confronted United States troops at the reservation, demanding the surrender of certain tribal individuals. The military balked, and Baylor retreated, but in so doing killed an Indian woman and an old man. Baylor’s group was later attacked by Indians off the reservation, where the military had no authority to intervene.


In May 1871, Kiowa medicine man Satank (Sitting Bear),[11] and Kiowa chiefs Satanta (White Bear),[12] Addo-etta (Big Tree)[13] and Maman-ti (Skywalker)[14] led a force of over 100 Kiowa, Comanche, Kiowa-Apaches, Arapaho, and Cheyenne warriors from the Oklahoma Fort Sill Reservation into Texas. On May 18, the Indians attacked a wagon train belonging to Henry Warren, killing all but the five who escaped. Commanding General of the United States Army William Tecumseh Sherman, personally arrested Satank, Satanta, and Big Tree at Fort Sill and had them tried in civil court in Jacksboro. Satank was killed in an attempted escape, and others were found guilty and sentenced to hang. Their sentences were commuted by Governor Edmund J. Davis at the request of a group of Quakers, and they were later paroled. The incident[15] was a key element that led to the Red River War.



Explorers and settlers


Spanish explorer Diego Ortiz Parrilla[16] the county en route to the Taovaya Indian Village on Red River. Pedro Vial came through the region in 1789 while charting the Santa Fe Trail.


The county was included in the 1841 Republic of Texas empresario Peters Colony land grant.[17] The Young County portion of the grant remained unsettled until the 1850s.


In 1851, Bvt. Brig. Gen. William G. Belknap founded the United States Army Fort Belknap.[18] The fort was surrendered to the Confederacy in 1861, and reoccupied by federal troops in 1867. John and Will Peveler[19] established a ranch 2 mi (3 km) below Fort Belknap, becoming the first settlers.



County established


Young County was established by the Texas Legislature in 1856 from Bosque and Fannin Counties and organized later that same year. Belknap became the county seat. Many of the citizens abandoned the area during the American Civil War due to Indian depredations. In 1865, the county's government was dissolved, and the county records were transferred to Jacksboro. The county was reorganized in 1874, and the county records were brought back from Jacksboro. This time, the new town of Graham, platted in 1873, was chosen as the county seat.


Gustavus and Edwin Graham began the town of Graham[20] in 1872, and opened the saltworks in 1869. An 1876 area rancher meeting in Graham, regarding cattle rustling, became the beginnings of what is now known as the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. In 1891, a group of investors formed the Graham Mining Company in hopes of mining gold, silver, and coal in the area.


Between 1874 and 1910, railroad lines contributed to the county economy and facilitated transportation, including the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railway,[21] the Wichita Falls and Southern,[22] and the Gulf, Texas and Western Railroad.


Federal programs came to the assistance of farmers and ranchers during the Great Depression. The Work Projects Administration restored old Fort Belknap in 1936. In the 1930s, Young County also joined 65 other counties to form the Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District.[23] Oil exploration and production opened the 20th century, and had Lindy Lou No. 1 well come in. Actual production of petroleum began in 1920, and boom towns sprang up around the county. By 1990 - 3,431,000 barrels (545,500 m3) had been produced.



Geography


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 931 square miles (2,410 km2), of which 914 square miles (2,370 km2) are land and 16 square miles (41 km2) (1.8%) are covered by water.[24]



Major highways



  • US 380.svg U.S. Highway 380


  • Texas 16.svg State Highway 16


  • Texas 67.svg State Highway 67


  • Texas 79.svg State Highway 79


  • Texas 114.svg State Highway 114


Adjacent counties



  • Archer County (north)


  • Jack County (east)


  • Palo Pinto County (southeast)


  • Stephens County (south)


  • Throckmorton County (west)


Demographics










































































Historical population
CensusPop.

1860592
1870135−77.2%
18804,7263,400.7%
18905,0496.8%
19006,54029.5%
191013,657108.8%
192013,379−2.0%
193020,12850.4%
194019,004−5.6%
195016,810−11.5%
196017,2542.6%
197015,400−10.7%
198019,00123.4%
199018,126−4.6%
200017,943−1.0%
201018,5503.4%
Est. 201618,152[25]−2.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[26]
1850–2010[27] 2010–2014[1]

As of the census[28] of 2000, 17,943 people, 7,167 households, and 5,081 families resided in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile (8/km²). The 8,504 housing units averaged 9 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.98% White, 1.21% Black, 0.64% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 5.28% from other races, and 1.58% from two or more races. About 10.62% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.


Of the 7,167 households, 30.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were married couples living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% were not families. Around 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.94.


A Williams Institute analysis of 2010 census data found about 2.6 same-sex couples per 1,000 households were in the county.[29]


In the county, the population was distributed as 25.00% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 19.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.70 males.


The median income for a household in the county was $30,499, and for a family was $36,698. Males had a median income of $30,257 versus $19,441 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,710. About 12.00% of families and 15.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.00% of those under age 18 and 12.90% of those age 65 or over.



Politics


Republican Drew Springer, Jr., a businessman from Muenster in Cooke County, has represented Young County in the Texas House of Representatives since January 2013.[30]



Presidential elections results




















































































































Presidential elections results[31]
Year

Republican

Democratic

Third parties

2016

85.7% 6,601
11.4% 876
3.0% 230

2012

85.1% 6,225
13.6% 992
1.4% 99

2008

81.3% 5,942
17.8% 1,303
0.8% 60

2004

79.3% 5,874
20.4% 1,511
0.3% 24

2000

72.2% 5,022
26.5% 1,843
1.3% 89

1996

54.5% 3,647
35.8% 2,394
9.8% 656

1992

37.7% 2,894
32.1% 2,464
30.2% 2,317

1988

57.8% 4,156
41.8% 3,007
0.4% 30

1984

70.4% 5,282
29.4% 2,203
0.2% 18

1980

59.1% 4,153
39.0% 2,740
1.8% 129

1976
43.0% 2,652

56.3% 3,473
0.7% 41

1972

69.3% 3,353
30.7% 1,486
0.0% 1

1968
34.8% 1,860

46.4% 2,482
18.8% 1,004

1964
32.0% 1,600

68.0% 3,395
0.0% 1

1960
45.8% 2,067

53.7% 2,419
0.5% 23

1956

50.4% 2,083
49.1% 2,028
0.5% 19

1952

51.0% 2,649
48.8% 2,536
0.1% 7

1948
13.2% 516

81.5% 3,175
5.3% 207

1944
8.0% 327

77.4% 3,183
14.7% 604

1940
11.4% 478

88.5% 3,712
0.1% 5

1936
9.0% 304

90.7% 3,065
0.4% 12

1932
9.2% 320

90.6% 3,156
0.2% 6

1928

58.9% 1,826
41.1% 1,275


1924
13.6% 322

84.3% 2,000
2.2% 51

1920
14.2% 209

82.6% 1,214
3.2% 47

1916
5.1% 71

84.7% 1,175
10.2% 142

1912
3.0% 35

77.7% 922
19.3% 229



Communities



Cities



  • Graham (county seat)

  • Newcastle

  • Olney


Unincorporated communities


  • Eliasville

  • Fort Belknap

  • Jean

  • Loving

  • Markley

  • Murray

  • South Bend


See also



  • List of museums in North Texas

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Young County, Texas

  • Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Young County


References




  1. ^ ab "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 29, 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.


  3. ^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2015.


  4. ^ "Young, William Cocke". The Handbook of Texas Online. The Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2009-05-27.


  5. ^ Crouch, Carrie J: Brazos Indian Reservation from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 05 May 2010. Texas State Historical Association.


  6. ^ Minor, David: White Man from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 05 May 2010. Texas State Historical Association.


  7. ^ "Choctaw Tom". Fort Tours. Retrieved 5 May 2010.


  8. ^ "Texas Governor Harden Richard Runnels". State of Texas. Retrieved 5 May 2010. Texas State Library and Archives Commission


  9. ^ Baker, Erma: John Henry Brown from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 05 May 2010. Texas State Historical Association.


  10. ^ Thompson, Jerry: John Robert Baylor from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 05 May 2010. Texas State Historical Association.


  11. ^ Hosmer, Brian C: Satank from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 05 May 2010. Texas State Historical Association.


  12. ^ Hosmer, Brian C: Satanta from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 05 May 2010. Texas State Historical Association.


  13. ^ Hosmer, Brian C: Addo-etta Big Tree from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 05 May 2010. Texas State Historical Association.


  14. ^ Anderson, H. Allen: Maman-ti from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 05 May 2010. Texas State Historical Association.


  15. ^ Hamilton, Allen Lee: Warren Wagon Train Raid from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 05 May 2010. Texas State Historical Association.


  16. ^ Weddle, Robert S: Ortiz Parrilla, Diego, Red River Campaign from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 05 May 2010. Texas State Historical Association.


  17. ^ "Young County Timeline". Peters Colony Historical Society of Dallas County, Texas. Retrieved 5 May 2010.


  18. ^ Neighbours, Kenneth F: Fort Belknap from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 05 May 2010. Texas State Historical Association.


  19. ^ "Young County Timeline". Young County TxGenWeb. Retrieved 5 May 2010.


  20. ^ "Graham, Texas". Texas Escapes – Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved 5 May 2010. Texas Escapes – Blueprints For Travel, LLC.


  21. ^ "CPI, Pac Railroad". American Rails. Retrieved 5 May 2010. American Rails


  22. ^ Anderson, H Allen: Wichita Falls and Southern Railroad from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 05 May 2010. Texas State Historical Association.


  23. ^ Leffler, John: Young County from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 05 May 2010. Texas State Historical Association.


  24. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2015.


  25. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.


  26. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.


  27. ^ "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010" (PDF). Texas Almanac. Retrieved May 12, 2015.


  28. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.


  29. ^ Leonhardt, David; Quealy, Kevin (June 26, 2015), "Where Same-Sex Couples Live", The New York Times, retrieved July 6, 2015


  30. ^ "State Rep. Springer announces district tour July 30". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2013.


  31. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 11 April 2018.



External links



  • Young County from the Handbook of Texas Online


  • Young County Historical Timeline. For additional history see:

    • "Peters Colony". The Handbook of Texas Online. The Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2009-05-27.


    • "Brazos Indian Reservation". The Handbook of Texas Online. The Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2009-05-27.



  • Young County summary at National Association of Counties

  • Markley, Texas





Coordinates: 33°11′N 98°42′W / 33.18°N 98.70°W / 33.18; -98.70






Popular posts from this blog

倭马亚王朝

Gabbro

托萊多 (西班牙)