Montague County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.3%), Manufacturing (13.5%), Retail trade (11.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.6%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Montague County, Texas:

Median resident age:	41.3 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 9,185	(48.0%)
Females: 9,932	(52.0%)

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Montague County:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$36,974
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$341
State:	$589

Montague County:	$95,414
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $134,983

Here:	$134,983
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $160,868

Here:	$160,868
State:	$159,697

Mobile homes: $42,320

Here:	$42,320
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $49,038

Here:	$49,038
State:	$34,447

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 19
• Burglaries: 64
• Thefts: 87
• Auto thefts: 15

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 54
• Thefts: 84
• Auto thefts: 13

This county:	14.0%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	5.0%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Montague County is $468 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $522 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $659 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bowie, Nocona, St. Jo, Sunset, Montague-Forestburg.

Neighboring counties: Jefferson County, Oklahoma , Clay County , Love County, Oklahoma , Cooke County , Jack County , Wise County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Montague County: Camp Letoli (A), Mallard (B), Texas Agricultural Experimental Station (C), Karnes City Public Library (D), Kenedy Public Library (E), Fort Worth and Denver City Depot (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Montague County include: Pleasant Hill Church (A), Pleasant Ridge Church (B), Saint Williams Church (C), Shady Grove Church (D), Spencer Church (E), Victory Baptist Church (F), Dewey Church (G), Lone Star Church (H), Dye Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Dye Cemetery (1), Eagle Point Cemetery (2), Greenbrier Cemetery (3), Union Cemetery (4), Antioch Cemetery (5), Traylor Cemetery (6), Tartar Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Walker Lake (A), Soil Conservation Service Site 12 Reservoir (B), Mose Johnson Lake (C), Soil Conservation Service Site 11c Reservoir (D), Soil Conservation Service Site 11b Reservoir (E), Soil Conservation Service Site 11 Reservoir (F), Soil Conservation Service Site 4c Reservoir (G), Soil Conservation Service Site 4b Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ritchie Creek (A), Beechman Branch (B), Herring Branch (C), Wells Branch (D), Beaver Creek (E), West Belknap Creek (F), West Farmers Creek (G), Rock Springs Creek (H), Hall Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Montague County: Selma Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	6.6%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 446
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 468 (19% naturalized citizens)

Montague County:	2.4%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,425
• One, attached: 46
• Two: 151
• 3 or 4: 58
• 5 to 9: 95
• 10 to 19: 20
• 20 or more: 97
• Mobile homes: 1,871
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 99

Housing units in Montague County with a mortgage: 1,517 (27 second mortgage, 61 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,329

Here:	39.4% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Montague County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 2.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 17 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/7/1995, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Montague County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 79% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/1995 at 15:51:39, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 77.2 miles away from Montague County center
On 4/28/1998 at 14:13:01, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.3 miles away from the county center
On 11/15/1990 at 11:44:41, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 LG, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 76.3 miles away from the county center
On 2/8/2002 at 16:07:13, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.6 miles away from Montague County center
On 10/6/2006 at 22:13:16, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 32.4 miles away from the county center
On 6/8/2004 at 00:15:09, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 48.3 miles away from Montague County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,124 (77%) Carpooled: 1,266 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 45 (1%) Bicycle: 4 (0%) Walked: 155 (2%) Other means: 56 (1%) Worked at home: 320 (4%)

8.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,293 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.08%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.48% relocated from other counties in Texas ($31,693 average AGI)
1.59% relocated from other states ($5,600 average AGI)

Montague County:	1.59%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Wise County, TX	1.05% ($33,147 average AGI)
from Tarrant County, TX	1.01% ($43,046)
from Denton County, TX	0.77% ($60,740)
from Cooke County, TX	0.54% ($32,457)
from Wichita County, TX	0.54% ($40,286)
from Dallas County, TX	0.26% ($93,412)
from Clay County, TX	0.23% ($23,600)

7.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,924 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.20%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.75% relocated to other counties in Texas ($27,106 average AGI)
1.45% relocated to other states ($4,820 average AGI)

Montague County:	1.45%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Wise County, TX	0.95% ($37,967 average AGI)
to Denton County, TX	0.75% ($33,271)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.69% ($31,955)
to Wichita County, TX	0.69% ($38,386)
to Cooke County, TX	0.56% ($30,278)
to Clay County, TX	0.28% ($32,000)
to Dallas County, TX	0.25% ($23,688)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,317 (3,773 aged, 544 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 16,241 (4,640 male householders, 846 female householders)

  4,603 spouses, 5,162 children (4,611 natural, 150 adopted, 401 stepchildren), 351 grandchildren, 86 brothers or sisters, 106 parents, 204 other relatives, 243 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,472 (893 male householders (794 living alone)), 1,380 female householders (1,323 living alone)), 199 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 404 (370 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,758 2-persons, 1,171 3-persons, 937 4-persons, 415 5-persons, 146 6-persons, 59 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,117 1-person, 132 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

94.1% of residents of Montague County speak English at home.
5.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $122,575,000 ($6285 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,072,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $65,860,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $32,818,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $878,000
Federal grants: $18,289,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,010,000 ($82,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,721,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,570,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,087,000

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	+36 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.87 millions of gallons per day (17% from ground, 83% from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Here:	4.5
State:	3.8

58% of Montague County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Texas.

Montague County:	58.5%
State average:	51.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 14850
• Northeast: 240
• Midwest: 736
• South: 1910
• West: 880

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $31,100

Here:	0.8%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	5.4%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	6.0%
Texas:	15.4%

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