Sherman County, Texas

{{Infobox U.S. county

| county = Sherman County

| state = Texas

| ex image = Sherman County courthouse May 2020.jpg

| ex image size = 300px

| ex image cap = Sherman County Courthouse

| seal =

| founded = 1889

| seat wl = Stratford

| largest city wl = Stratford

| area_total_sq_mi = 923

| area_land_sq_mi = 923

| area_water_sq_mi = 0.2

| area percentage = 0.02

| census yr = 2020

| pop = 2782 {{decrease}}

| density_sq_mi = 3

| web = www.co.sherman.tx.us

| time zone = Central

| named for = Sidney Sherman

| district = 13th

}}

Sherman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,782.{{Cite web|title=Sherman County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48421|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=February 23, 2021}} Its county seat is Stratford.{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}} The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1889.{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/TX_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Texas: Individual County Chronologies|work=Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=The Newberry Library|date=2008|access-date=May 26, 2015}} It is named for Sidney Sherman, who fought in the Texas Revolution. Though both Sherman County and Sherman, Texas, are named for the same person, the city of Sherman is located in Grayson County, about 430 miles to the southeast.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|923|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.2|sqmi}} (0.02%) is covered by water.{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 10, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}

=Major highways=

=Adjacent counties=

Demographics

{{US Census population

|1890= 34

|1900= 104

|1910= 1476

|1920= 1473

|1930= 2314

|1940= 2026

|1950= 2443

|1960= 2605

|1970= 3657

|1980= 3174

|1990= 2858

|2000= 3186

|2010= 3034

|2020= 2782

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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=}}
1850–1900{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1910{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1920{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1930{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1940{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}

1950{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1960{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1970{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1980{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1990{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 2000{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
2010{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 2020

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|+Sherman County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
{{nobold|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.}}

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 2000{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Sherman County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48421&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}

!Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sherman County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48421&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sherman County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48421&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!% 2000

!% 2010

!{{partial|% 2020}}

White alone (NH)

|2,263

|1,762

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,362

|71.03%

|58.08%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |48.96%

Black or African American alone (NH)

|15

|12

|style='background: #ffffe6; |10

|0.47%

|0.40%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.36%

Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|15

|11

|style='background: #ffffe6; |5

|0.47%

|0.36%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.18%

Asian alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2

|0.03%

|0.20%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%

Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

Other race alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |6

|0.00%

|0.03%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%

Mixed or multiracial (NH)

|18

|15

|style='background: #ffffe6; |82

|0.56%

|0.49%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.95%

Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|874

|1,227

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,315

|27.43%

|40.44%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |47.27%

Total

|3,186

|3,034

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,782

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, 3,186 people, 1,124 households, and 865 families resided in the county. The population density was {{convert|4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. The 1,275 housing units averaged {{convert|1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 82.49% White, 0.53% African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 14.63% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. About 27.43% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. In terms of ancestry, 20.3% were German, 7.3% were English, 7.1% were of American, 5.5% were of Irish, 2.6% were of Scottish, and 1.9% were of Dutch.

Of the 1,124 households, 40.7% had children under 18 living with them, 68.0% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were not families. About 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the county, the age distribution was 31.4% under 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.50 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 95.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,179, and for a family was $38,821. Males had a median income of $27,481 versus $21,036 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,210. About 11.90% of families and 16.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.90% of those under age 18 and 12.00% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

=Cities=

Stratford (county seat)
Texhoma (divided city with Texhoma, Oklahoma)

=Ghost town=

Coldwater

Politics

{{PresHead|place=Sherman County, Texas|source={{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=July 30, 2018}}}}

{{U.S. SenHead|place=Sherman County, Texas|Seat=1|source={{cite news |title=2024 Senate Election (Official Returns) |website=Commonwealth of Texas by county |date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/texas-senate-results}}}}

Gallery

File:Map of states and counties affected by the Dust Bowl, sourced from US federal government dept. (NRCS SSRA-RAD).svg|Area affected by 1930s Dust Bowl

References

External links

[http://www.co.sherman.tx.us/ Sherman County government’s website]
[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcs10 Sherman County in Handbook of Texas Online] at the University of Texas
[http://www.txcip.org/tac/census/profile.php?FIPS=48421 Sherman County Profile from the Texas Association of Counties]
Sketch of [http://texashistory.unt.edu/widgets/pager.php?object_id=meta-pth-5828&recno=565&path=meta-pth-5828.tkl Sidney Sherman] from [http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-5828 A pictorial history of Texas, from the earliest visits of European adventurers, to A.D. 1879], hosted by the [http://texashistory.unt.edu/ Portal to Texas History].

{{Geographic Location

|Centre = Sherman County, Texas

|North = Texas County, Oklahoma

|Northeast =

|East = Hansford County

|Southeast =

|South = Moore County

|Southwest =

|West = Dallam County

|Northwest = Cimarron County, Oklahoma

}}

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