| 词条 | Fayette County, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| county = Fayette County | state = Texas | seal = | founded year = 1837 | seat wl = La Grange | largest city wl = La Grange | area_total_sq_mi = 960 | area_land_sq_mi = 950 | area_water_sq_mi = 9.8 | area percentage = 1.0% | census yr = 2010 | pop = 24554 | density_sq_mi = 26 | time zone = Central | footnotes = | ex image = Fayette courthouse.jpg | ex image size = 250 | ex image cap = The current Fayette County Courthouse in La Grange was finished in 1891. The Romanesque Revival style building uses four types of native Texas stone to detail the exterior. | web = www.co.fayette.tx.us | named for = Marquis de la Fayette | district = 10th }}Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 24,554.[1] Its county seat is La Grange.[2] The county was created in 1837 and organized the next year.[3] HistoryFayette County was established in 1837 from land given by Bastrop and Colorado counties. It is named for the Marquis de Lafayette, a French nobleman who became an American Revolutionary War hero.[4][5] An early resident of Brazoria County and then Fayette County, Joel Walter Robison, fought in the Texas Revolution and served in the Texas House of Representatives.[6] There are more than a dozen historic properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Fayette County. Fayette County is the location of the real Chicken Ranch, which was the basis of the musical play and feature film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|960|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|950|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|9.8|sqmi}} (1.0%) is water.[7] Adjacent counties{{div col}}
Demographics{{US Census population|1850= 3756 |1860= 11604 |1870= 16863 |1880= 27996 |1890= 31481 |1900= 36542 |1910= 29796 |1920= 29965 |1930= 30708 |1940= 29246 |1950= 24176 |1960= 20384 |1970= 17650 |1980= 18832 |1990= 20095 |2000= 21804 |2010= 24554 |estyear=2016 |estimate=25149 |estref=[8] |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census[9] 1850–2010[10] 2010–2014[1] }} As of the census[11] of 2000, there were 21,804 people, 8,722 households, and 6,044 families residing in the county. The population density was 23 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 11,113 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 84.58% White, 7.01% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 6.66% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. 12.78% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 34.9% were of German, 16.4% Czech, 7.6% American and 5.3% English ancestry according to census 2000. Christianity is the number one religion and Judaism is the second.[12] There were 8,722 households out of which 28.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were married couples living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.70% were non-families. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.97. In the county, the population was spread out with 23.20% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 23.60% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 22.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.00 males. The median income for a household in the county was $34,526, and the median income for a family was $43,156. Males had a median income of $29,008 versus $20,859 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,888. About 8.10% of families and 11.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.70% of those under age 18 and 13.50% of those age 65 or over. TransportationAirportThe county owns Fayette Regional Air Center, in an unincorporated area west of LaGrange. Major highways{{div col}}
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References1. ^1 {{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48149.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 16, 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/603wjdL3a?url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48149.html|archivedate=July 10, 2011|df=}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |accessdate=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6YQozzgAf?url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archivedate=May 10, 2015 |df= }} 3. ^{{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|accessdate=May 23, 2015}} 4. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA124#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=124}} 5. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rlxFHFdF3_gC&lpg=PT978&dq=Arp%2C%20Texas&pg=PT661#v=onepage&q=Arp,%20Texas&f=false | title=Texas Almanac 2012–2013 | publisher=Texas A&M University Press | date=Nov 8, 2011 | accessdate=17 November 2013 | author=Alvarez, Elizabeth Cruce | pages=Contents| isbn=9780876112571 }} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fro42|title=Robison, Joel Walter|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|accessdate=August 2, 2015|date=2010-06-15}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 26, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 26, 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6YSasqtfX?url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archivedate=May 12, 2015|df= }} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|accessdate=April 26, 2015}} 11. ^{{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2011-05-14 |title=American FactFinder |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=2013-09-11 |df= }} 12. ^Wilson, Reid. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/06/04/the-second-largest-religion-in-each-state/?tid=trending_strip_5 The second-largest religion in each state], Washington Post, June 4, 2014. 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|date=|website=uselectionatlas.org|accessdate=6 April 2018}} External links{{Commons category}}
|Centre = Fayette County, Texas |North = Lee County |Northeast = Washington County |East = Austin County |Southeast = Colorado County |South = Lavaca County |Southwest = Gonzales County |West = Caldwell County |Northwest = Bastrop County }}{{Fayette County, Texas}}{{Texas counties}}{{Texas}}{{ZZ Top}}{{coord|29.86|-96.93|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-TX_source:UScensus1990}} 4 : Fayette County, Texas|1838 establishments in the Republic of Texas|Populated places established in 1838|ZZ Top |
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