Overview
Burleson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is
part of the College Station-Bryan Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000,
the population is 16,470. Its county seat is Caldwell6. Burleson is named
for Edward Burleson, a general and statesman of the Texas Revolution.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,755
km² (678 sq mi). 1,724 km² (666 sq mi) of it is land and 32 km² (12 sq mi)
of it (1.81%) is water.
Major highways
* State Highway 21 (Texas)
* State Highway 36 (Texas)
Adjacent counties
* Robertson County (north)
* Brazos County (northeast)
* Washington County (southeast)
* Lee County (southwest)
* Milam County (northwest)
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 16,470 people, 6,363 households, and
4,574 families residing in the county. The population density was 10/km²
(25/sq mi). There were 8,197 housing units at an average density of 5/km²
(12/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 74.07% White, 15.06% Black
or African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.02% Pacific
Islander, 8.25% from other races, and 1.92% from two or more races. 14.64%
of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 6,363 households out of which 31.90% had children under the age
of 18 living with them, 56.40% were married couples living together, 11.40%
had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were
non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals and
12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the county, the population was spread out with 26.90% under the age of
18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and
16.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For
every 100 females there were 94.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and
over, there were 91.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $33,026, and the median
income for a family was $39,385. Males had a median income of $28,795 versus
$20,146 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,616. About
13.20% of families and 17.20% of the population were below the poverty line,
including 22.90% of those under age 18 and 14.30% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
* Birch
* Caldwell
* Chriesman
* Clay
* Cooks Point
* Davidson
* Deanville
* Frenstat
* Goodwill
* Gus
* Harmony
* Hix
* Hogg
* Lyons
* Merle
* Rita
* Scofield
* Snook
* Somerville
* Tunis
* Wilcox