Red River County, Texas (TX)

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County population in July 2007: 13,108 (25% urban, 75% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,368
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,459

% of renters here:	25%
State:	36%

Land area: 1050 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 14 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	17.3%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	5.7%
Whole state:	6.7%

2008 cost of living index in Red River County: 76.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.0%), Educational,health and social services (20.7%), Retail trade (11.9%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Red River County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (75.9%)
Black (17.8%)
Hispanic (4.7%)
Other race (2.3%)
American Indian (1.2%)
Two or more races (1.2%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	40.4 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 6,895	(48.2%)
Females: 7,419	(51.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $20,475
County population in 2003: 13,735
Jobs in 2003: 3,380

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Total labor force in 2004: 6,439
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.9%

Average household size:

Red River County:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,085 ($27,558 in 2000)

This county	$29,085
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $46,869

Red River County	$46,869
Texas:	$106,000

Median monthly rent in 2000: $328
Institutionalized population: 273
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Red River County in 2000: $534

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 8
Burglaries: 36
Thefts: 44
Auto thefts: 7

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 20
Burglaries: 54
Thefts: 54
Auto thefts: 6

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Red River County, TX map from a distance

2004 Presidential Election results in Red River County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 61.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 38.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $393 (1.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Red River County is $416 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $615 a month.

Cities in this county include: Clarksville, Bogata, Detroit, Avery, Annona, Manchester.

Neighboring counties: Choctaw County, Oklahoma , Bowie County , McCurtain County, Oklahoma , Delta County , Franklin County , Lamar County , Morris County , Titus County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Red River County: Cherry (A), Birthplace of John N Garner (B), Birthplace of John Nance Garner (C), Bluff (D), Talco City Pumping Station (E), Turner Lake (F), Burks Ridge (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Red River County include: Pine Grove Church (A), Pine Hill Church (B), Henrietta Church (C), English Church (D), Riverside Church (E), Faith Temple Church (F), Bartonville Church (G), Concord Church (H), Salem Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Catonville Cemetery (1), Albion Cemetery (2), Warthan Cemetery (3), Ward Cemetery (4), Cedar Creek Cemetery (5), Walker Cemetery (6), Tuggle Springs Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Wright Lake (A), Dalby Lake (B), Hardison Lake (C), Stout Lake (D), Grassy Lake (E), Flag Pond (F), Old Goose Pond (G), Mud Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Branch (A), Webber Branch (B), Scatter Creek (C), Heeltap Branch (D), Schaffline Creek (E), West Beaverdam Creek (F), Pickett Creek (G), Harris Creek (H), West Fork Mill Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Red River County include: American Legion Park (1), McKenzie College Historical Monument (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Negley Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.8%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 306
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 363 (38% naturalized citizens)

Red River County:	2.5%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 73 1990 to 1994: 105 1985 to 1989: 36 1980 to 1984: 59 1975 to 1979: 37 1970 to 1974: 15 1970 to 1974: 13 1965 to 1969: 25

Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.4%

Red River County marital status for males

Red River County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,333
One, attached: 55
Two: 175
3 or 4: 113
5 to 9: 24
10 to 19: 29
20 or more: 65
Mobile homes: 1,084
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 38

Housing units in Red River County with a mortgage: 938 (12 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,799

Agriculture in Red River County
Average size of farms: 347 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $25352
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $72.24
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.94%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $30068
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.21%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $26116
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.17%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.53
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.78%
Corn for grain: 5901 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2328 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 4403 harvested acres
Vegetables: 75 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 711 acres

Red River County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 11 fatalities and 181 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/2/1982, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 10 people and injured 170 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Public administration (6%)
Food (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (24%)
Educational services (14%)
Apparel (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (82%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Germany (5%)
India (2%)
South Africa (1%)
Nicaragua (1%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Red River County:

United States or American (26%)
Irish (10%)
English (7%)
German (5%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Dutch (1%)

Red River County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,416 (75%)
Carpooled: 937 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 19 (0%)
Motorcycle: 12 (0%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 147 (3%)
Other means: 103 (2%)
Worked at home: 220 (4%)

236 people in nursing homes
37 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $32,351.

5.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,318 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.99%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.58% relocated from other counties in Texas ($22,678 average AGI)
1.41% relocated from other states ($6,637 average AGI)
Red River County: 1.41%
Texas average: 3.06%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Lamar County, TX	1.55% ($25,971 average AGI)
from Dallas County, TX	0.47% ($34,143)
from Bowie County, TX	0.34% ($33,733)
from McCurtain County, OK	0.27% ($21,250)

7.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,450 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.06%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.42% relocated to other counties in Texas ($21,314 average AGI)
1.64% relocated to other states ($5,135 average AGI)
Red River County: 1.64%
Texas average: 2.17%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Lamar County, TX	2.35% ($26,660 average AGI)
to Bowie County, TX	0.60% ($25,074)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.27% ($22,583)
to Titus County, TX	0.27% ($20,500)
to McCurtain County, OK	0.24% ($23,091)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Births per 1000 population in Red River County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Red River County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Red River County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,995 (2,559 aged, 436 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 7.33
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 13853.48
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 263.740
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 48109.89

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1068.140
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1760.590
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 29.47

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 29.13
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 51.57

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7.37

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,040

In family households: 12,113 (3,227 male householders, 853 female householders)
3,208 spouses, 3,917 children (3,488 natural, 78 adopted, 351 stepchildren), 420 grandchildren, 87 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 154 other relatives, 209 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,927 (739 male householders (651 living alone)), 997 female householders (951 living alone)), 191 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 274 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,992 2-persons, 870 3-persons, 739 4-persons, 332 5-persons, 79 6-persons, 68 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,602 1-person, 85 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

94.2% of residents of Red River County speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (21% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 68% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $123,722,000 ($9064 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,370,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $41,137,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,009,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,269,000
Federal grants: $47,877,000
Federal procurement contracts: $736,000 ($23,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,694,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $257,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,079,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,376,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 830

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,178

Here:	87 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +51

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

Net internal migration: -429

Here:	-32 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Red River County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.93 millions of gallons per day (51% from ground, 49% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 155
1995 to 1998: 436
1990 to 1994: 377
1980 to 1989: 1,333
1970 to 1979: 1,470
1960 to 1969: 875
1950 to 1959: 866
1940 to 1949: 661
1939 or earlier: 743

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Red River County, Texas:
	1 room: 12 2 rooms: 71 3 rooms: 180 4 rooms: 711 5 rooms: 1,410 6 rooms: 1,106 7 rooms: 526 8 rooms: 193 9+ rooms: 159

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Red River County, Texas:
	1 room: 25 2 rooms: 105 3 rooms: 199 4 rooms: 428 5 rooms: 418 6 rooms: 192 7 rooms: 62 8 rooms: 14 9+ rooms: 16

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Red River County:
	no bedroom: 23 1 bedroom: 179 2 bedrooms: 1,328 3 bedrooms: 2,370 4 bedrooms: 427 5+ bedrooms: 41

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Red River County:
	no bedroom: 37 1 bedroom: 241 2 bedrooms: 702 3 bedrooms: 439 4 bedrooms: 38 5+ bedrooms: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Red River County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 199 1 vehicle: 1,325 2 vehicles: 1,786 3 vehicles: 785 4 vehicles: 206 5+ vehicles: 67

Cars and other vehicles available in Red River County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 281 1 vehicle: 573 2 vehicles: 458 3 vehicles: 139 4 vehicles: 5 5+ vehicles: 3

62% of Red River County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Texas.

Red River County:	62.4%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 11677
Northeast: 122
Midwest: 400
South: 1355
West: 379

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%) Electricity (31%) Utility gas (29%) Wood (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (46%) Electricity (30%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%) Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 48

Here:	2.9%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 44

Here:	5.5%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 24

Here:	8.0%
Texas:	15.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Red River County government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - General Public Buildings: $1,743,000
Regular Highways: $763,000

Corrections - Other: $634,000

General - Other: $499,000

Police Protection: $265,000

Central Staff Services: $192,000

Financial Administration: $152,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $133,000

Welfare - Other: $116,000

Libraries: $28,000

Fire Protection: $14,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $10,000

Air Transportation: $2,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,282,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $262,000
Interest Earnings: $76,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $196,000
Fire Protection: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,280,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $27,000
General Support: $3,000

All Other: $3,000
Tax - Property: $1,996,000
Motor Vehicle License: $531,000

Total General Sales: $197,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,495,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Red River County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)