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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.1%), Construction (13.1%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (12.5%).
Detached houses: $267,938Here:$267,938State:$177,060 Townhouses or other attached units: $1,202,489Here:$1,202,489State:$170,403 Mobile homes: $125,418Here:$125,418State:$42,156 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $9,639Here:$9,639State:$34,447
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 76.1% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 23.4%
McCain (Republican): 76.5% Obama (Democratic): 22.8%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,260 (1.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $978 (0.7%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Somervell County is $420 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $635 a month.
Cities in this county include: Glen Rose.
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Notable locations in Somervell County: Camp Arrowhead (A), Camp Tres Rios (B), Cedar Brake (C), Rainbow Camp (D), Fossil Rim Wildlife Center (E), Happy Hill Farm Academy Gymnasium (F), Dinosaur Valley State Park (G), Commanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant Ambulance (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Somervell County include: Rock Creek Church (A), White Church (B), Chalk Mountain Church (C), Cottonwood Church (D), Oden Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Ward Branch Cemetery (1), Nancy Smith Cemetery (2), Squaw Creek Cemetery (3), Oldham Cemetery (4), Post Oak Cemetery (5), Lanham Mill Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: McCann Lake (A), Twin Arena Lake (B), Lake Reed (C), Arena Lake (D), Shipman Lake (E), Russell Lake (F), Drechsel Lake (G), Squaw Creek Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Buck Creek (A), White Bluff Creek (B), Van Zant Branch (C), Taylor Branch (D), Squaw Creek (E), Rough Creek (F), Rock Creek (G), Prairie Creek (H), Panther Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Somervell County include: Dinosaur Valley State Park (1), Happy Hill Farm Academy Football Field (2), Happy Hill Farm Academy Baseball Field (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Somervell County: Camp Arrowhead (A), Camp Tres Rios (B), Cedar Brake (C), Rainbow Camp (D), Fossil Rim Wildlife Center (E), Happy Hill Farm Academy Gymnasium (F), Dinosaur Valley State Park (G), Commanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant Ambulance (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Somervell County include: Rock Creek Church (A), White Church (B), Chalk Mountain Church (C), Cottonwood Church (D), Oden Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Ward Branch Cemetery (1), Nancy Smith Cemetery (2), Squaw Creek Cemetery (3), Oldham Cemetery (4), Post Oak Cemetery (5), Lanham Mill Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: McCann Lake (A), Twin Arena Lake (B), Lake Reed (C), Arena Lake (D), Shipman Lake (E), Russell Lake (F), Drechsel Lake (G), Squaw Creek Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Buck Creek (A), White Bluff Creek (B), Van Zant Branch (C), Taylor Branch (D), Squaw Creek (E), Rough Creek (F), Rock Creek (G), Prairie Creek (H), Panther Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Somervell County include: Dinosaur Valley State Park (1), Happy Hill Farm Academy Football Field (2), Happy Hill Farm Academy Baseball Field (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Bosque County , Erath County , Hood County , Johnson County .
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Current college students: 263 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.0% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 387 (29% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.4%
Housing units in Somervell County with a mortgage: 522 (35 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 359
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11.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,646 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries. 8.75% relocated from other counties in Texas ($36,570 average AGI) 2.37% relocated from other states ($8,076 average AGI)Somervell County:2.37%Texas average:3.06%
9.78% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,285 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 7.98% relocated to other counties in Texas ($27,658 average AGI) 1.80% relocated to other states ($5,632 average AGI)Somervell County:1.80%Texas average:2.17%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 0.0 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.3
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 946 (843 aged, 103 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
1,568 spouses, 2,164 children (1,875 natural, 87 adopted, 202 stepchildren), 108 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 57 parents, 79 other relatives, 104 non-relatives
Size of family households: 707 2-persons, 410 3-persons, 397 4-persons, 202 5-persons, 68 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 533 1-person, 70 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 5 5-persons.
87.6% of residents of Somervell County speak English at home. 11.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 6% speak English not well). 0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (11% speak English very well, 53% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Population growth in Somervell County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.45 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
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52% of Somervell County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Texas.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $48,300
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