Foard County, Texas

Foard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,336.[1] Its county seat is Crowell,[2] which is also the county's only incorporated community. The county is named for Robert Levi Foard, an attorney who served as a major with the Confederate Army,[3][4] in the American Civil War.

Foard County
U.S. county
The Foard County Courthouse in Crowell, Texas
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°59′N 99°47′W
Country United States
State Texas
Founded1891
Named forRobert Levi Foard
SeatCrowell
Largest cityCrowell
Area
 • Total708 sq mi (1,830 km2)
 • Land704 sq mi (1,820 km2)
 • Water3.3 sq mi (9 km2)  0.5%%
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,336
 • Density1.9/sq mi (0.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district13th

Foard County was one of 46 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas until voters approved a referendum to permit the legal sale of alcoholic beverages in May 2006.

Foard County is represented in the Texas House of Representatives by the Republican James Frank, a businessman from Wichita Falls.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 708 square miles (1,830 km2), of which 704 square miles (1,820 km2) is land and 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2) (0.5%) is covered by water.[5]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19001,568—
19105,726265.2%
19204,747−17.1%
19306,31533.0%
19405,237−17.1%
19504,216−19.5%
19603,125−25.9%
19702,211−29.2%
19802,158−2.4%
19901,794−16.9%
20001,622−9.6%
20101,336−17.6%
2019 (est.)1,155[6]−13.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1850–2010[8] 2010–2014[1]

As of the census[9] of 2000, 1,622 people, 664 households, and 438 families resided in the county. The population density was two people per square mile (1/km2). The 850 housing units averaged one per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 84.16% White, 3.27% Black or African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 10.23% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. About 16.34% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 664 households, 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.10% were married couples living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.00% were not families; 31.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38, and the average family size was 3.02. As of the 2010 census, about seven same-sex couples per 1,000 households were in the county.[10]

In the county, the population was distributed as 25.80% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 22.30% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 23.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,813, and for a family was $34,211. Males had a median income of $21,852 versus $16,450 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,799. About 9.90% of families and 14.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.50% of those under age 18 and 16.20% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Foard County was once a stronghold for the Democratic Party at both the state and federal levels, both by Solid South standards and as the rest of North Texas and the rural parts of the state trended towards the Republican Party. The county last voted for a Democratic presidential candidate when it gave its votes to Bill Clinton in 1996.

Presidential elections results
Presidential elections results[11]
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
2020 80.8% 445 18.0% 99 1.3% 7
2016 74.7% 383 22.0% 113 3.3% 17
2012 70.3% 348 28.3% 140 1.4% 7
2008 60.8% 327 36.8% 198 2.4% 13
2004 59.1% 347 40.0% 235 0.9% 5
2000 51.4% 286 47.3% 263 1.3% 7
1996 29.0% 166 62.0% 355 9.1% 52
1992 26.0% 207 54.7% 435 19.4% 154
1988 37.3% 306 62.6% 513 0.1% 1
1984 51.0% 472 48.4% 448 0.5% 5
1980 35.7% 349 63.1% 617 1.2% 12
1976 25.3% 240 74.3% 706 0.4% 4
1972 53.9% 369 45.6% 312 0.6% 4
1968 22.1% 216 60.7% 594 17.2% 168
1964 14.9% 146 85.0% 833 0.1% 1
1960 27.1% 270 72.7% 723 0.2% 2
1956 26.1% 243 73.7% 687 0.2% 2
1952 33.3% 418 66.1% 830 0.6% 8
1948 10.3% 90 85.7% 751 4.0% 35
1944 7.8% 84 85.7% 925 6.6% 71
1940 12.5% 142 87.5% 997
1936 7.4% 74 92.3% 928 0.3% 3
1932 5.6% 53 93.0% 882 1.4% 13
1928 47.5% 430 51.5% 466 1.0% 9
1924 13.3% 95 81.8% 585 4.9% 35
1920 16.1% 101 78.1% 491 5.9% 37
1916 6.8% 41 78.6% 475 14.6% 88
1912 3.7% 18 87.2% 429 9.1% 45

At the statewide level, most notably in recent gubernatorial races, the county was one of the few rural ones that continued to give its votes to Democratic candidates in this area, even as it trended Republican on the national level. For instance, in the landslide re-election of then-governor George W. Bush in 1998, it was one of only 14 counties that gave its votes to Bush's Democratic challenger Garry Mauro, albeit by one vote, as Mauro won 206 votes (49.6%) to Bush's 205 votes (49.4%). The county continued this trend through all of Rick Perry's three gubernatorial landslide elections in 2002, 2006, and 2010, the most recent one when it gave its votes to Bill White. This streak ended in 2014, when the county gave its votes to then-Attorney General Greg Abbott, who won 66% of the popular vote over Wendy Davis's 33%.

Foard County vote
by party in gubernatorial elections
Year GOP DEM
2018 75.9% 331 23.2% 101
2014 66.1% 205 32.9% 102
2010 47.0% 148 48.6% 153
2006 22.9% 87 43.7% 166
2002 37.4% 136 62.4% 227
1998 49.4% 205 49.6% 206
1994 34.9% 187 64.7% 347
1990 28.3% 182 70.6% 454

Attractions
  • Copper Breaks State Park is located near the Pease River about 8 miles north of Crowell off State Highway 6. The park is located in neighboring Hardeman County.
  • Comanche Springs Astronomy Campus is located 10 miles west of Crowell off U.S. Highway 70. It is operated by the 3 Rivers Foundation for the Arts & Sciences, which is based in Crowell.

Communities

City

Unincorporated community

See also

References
  1. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 18, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ffo01
  4. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 128.
  5. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  6. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  7. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  8. "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010" (PDF). Texas Almanac. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  9. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  10. Where Same-Sex Couples Live, June 26, 2015, retrieved July 6, 2015
  11. Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-07-22.

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