Tom Green County, Texas

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Judge Michael D. Brown Justice Center across from the Tom Green County Courthouse

Tom Green County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 120,003.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is San Angelo.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The county was created in 1874 and organized the following year.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is named for Thomas Green, who was a Texas revolutionary, Confederate soldier, and lawyer. Tom Green County is included in the San Angelo metropolitan area; the county is home to Goodfellow Air Force Base, as well as Angelo State University, part of the Texas Tech University System.

History

The county was established by the state legislature on March 13, 1874, and named after Thomas Green, a Texas revolutionary and a Confederate brigadier general. It originally comprised an area over Template:Convert.

The original county seat was the town of Ben Ficklin. In 1882, flood waters of the Concho River destroyed the town and drowned 65 people. The county seat was moved to Santa Angela. In 1883, the town's name was officially changed to San Angelo by the United States Post Office. Following completion of the Santa Fe Railway in September 1888, the county increased its cattle production to an estimated export of 3,500 to 5,000 railroad cars. In 1889, San Angelo became incorporated to a city, and Fort Concho shut down after 22 years of operation.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Tom Green County has a long, narrow strip of land extending to the west. This unusual feature is because Reagan County to the west used to be part of Tom Green County, and the state of Texas required that all counties have a contiguous land route to their county seat. The small strip of land served to connect the two main regions. In 1903, the residents of the western section voted to form Reagan County, while the same vote decided that the connecting strip would remain part of Tom Green County.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2021, during Winter Storm Uri, the city of San Angelo endured 152 hours at or below freezing temperatures.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Hurricanes and tropical storms that have hit Tom Green include:

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert are land and Template:Convert (1.2%) are covered by water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> The county's protected areas are Lake Nasworthy, O.C. Fisher Reservoir, Twin Buttes Reservoir, San Angelo State Park and Heart of Texas Wildlife Trail. Tom Green County also has the Concho Rivers, North Concho River, South Concho River; and a small creek named Kickapoo Creek as well.

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Demographics

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Tom Green County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> % 2000 % 2010 Template:Partial
White alone (NH) 65,508 63,799 62,390 62.98% 57.88% 51.99%
Black or African American alone (NH) 4,122 3,997 4,010 3.96% 3.63% 3.34%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 380 406 366 0.37% 0.37% 0.30%
Asian alone (NH) 855 1,046 1,704 0.82% 0.95% 1.42%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 53 78 143 0.05% 0.07% 0.12%
Other Race alone (NH) 88 129 369 0.08% 0.12% 0.31%
Mixed Race or Multiracial (NH) 1,058 1,454 3,955 1.02% 1.32% 3.30%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 31,946 39,315 47,066 30.71% 35.67% 39.22%
Total 104,010 110,224 120,003 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

As of the census<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, 104,010 people, 39,503 households, and 26,783 families resided in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. The 43,916 housing units averaged Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 50.76% White, 5.13% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.86% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 12.82% from other races, and 2.39% from two or more races. About 30.71% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, 13.2% were of German, 10.7% American, 8.2% English, and 7.2% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

Of the 39,503 households, 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.10% were married couples living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.20% were not families. About 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.52, and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county, the age distribution was 26.10% under 18, 12.80% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 20.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.40% who were 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,148, and for a family was $39,482. Males had a median income of $27,949 versus $20,683 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,325. About 11.20% of families and 15.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.20% of those under age 18 and 11.80% of those age 65 or over.

Education

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View from U.S. Highway 87 northwest of San Angelo in Tom Green County

Colleges

Public school districts

Transportation

Major highways

Communities

Former Texas Theater in downtown San Angelo

City

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

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Ghost town

Military base

Politics

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Education

School districts include:<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>

Notable person

See also

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