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Camp County is a county in the eastern part of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,464.[1] Its seat is Pittsburg.[2] The county was founded in 1874 and is named for John Lafayette Camp, a Texas politician.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 203 square miles (530 km2), of which 7.4 square miles (19 km2) (3.6%) are covered by water.[3] It is the third smallest county by area in Texas.

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Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
18805,951
18906,62411.3%
19009,14638.1%
19109,5514.4%
192011,10316.2%
193010,063−9.4%
194010,2852.2%
19508,740−15.0%
19607,849−10.2%
19708,0052.0%
19809,27515.9%
19909,9046.8%
200011,54916.6%
201012,4017.4%
202012,4640.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
1850–2010[5] 2010–2020[1]
Camp County, Texas - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010[6] Pop 2020[7] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 7,298 6,734 58.85% 54.03%
Black or African American alone (NH) 2,133 1,877 17.20% 15.06%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 38 28 0.31% 0.22%
Asian alone (NH) 59 105 0.48% 0.84%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 17 8 0.14% 0.06%
Some other race alone (NH) 4 34 0.03% 0.27%
Mixed/multiracial (NH) 204 456 1.65% 3.66%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,648 3,222 21.35% 25.85%
Total 12,401 12,464 100.00% 100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

According to the census of 2000, 11,549 people, 4,336 households, and 3,156 families were living in the county.[8] The population density was 58 people per square mile (22 people/km2). The 5,228 housing units had an average density of 26 per square mile (10/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 69.53% White, 19.20% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 9.68% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races; 14.78% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

Up from 2000's population of 11,549 people, and 2010's 12,401 residents, Camp County grew to 12,464 at the 2020 U.S. census.[1] Among the 2020 population, its racial and ethnic makeup was 54.03% non-Hispanic White, 15.06% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.84% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.27% some other race, 3.66% multiracial, and 25.85% Hispanic or Latino of any race.[7] Like the majority of the United States at the time, these represented the demographic trends as the U.S. experienced great diversification.[9]

Politics

Camp County is represented in the Texas Senate by Republican Bryan Hughes, a lawyer in Mineola.

United States presidential election results for Camp County, Texas[10]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 3,626 71.66% 1,394 27.55% 40 0.79%
2016 3,201 70.48% 1,260 27.74% 81 1.78%
2012 2,881 66.46% 1,428 32.94% 26 0.60%
2008 2,798 61.27% 1,734 37.97% 35 0.77%
2004 2,638 59.43% 1,778 40.05% 23 0.52%
2000 2,121 56.05% 1,625 42.94% 38 1.00%
1996 1,488 40.63% 1,912 52.21% 262 7.15%
1992 1,219 30.63% 1,938 48.69% 823 20.68%
1988 1,908 47.20% 2,121 52.47% 13 0.32%
1984 2,238 53.69% 1,917 45.99% 13 0.31%
1980 1,531 42.32% 2,052 56.72% 35 0.97%
1976 1,133 34.49% 2,146 65.33% 6 0.18%
1972 1,599 60.55% 1,041 39.42% 1 0.04%
1968 555 19.13% 1,272 43.85% 1,074 37.02%
1964 729 28.29% 1,841 71.44% 7 0.27%
1960 873 39.68% 1,307 59.41% 20 0.91%
1956 958 47.22% 1,053 51.90% 18 0.89%
1952 951 38.24% 1,535 61.72% 1 0.04%
1948 180 12.10% 923 62.03% 385 25.87%
1944 180 13.16% 977 71.42% 211 15.42%
1940 200 12.94% 1,343 86.93% 2 0.13%
1936 78 7.67% 939 92.33% 0 0.00%
1932 73 4.90% 1,416 94.97% 2 0.13%
1928 494 43.56% 640 56.44% 0 0.00%
1924 187 13.21% 1,186 83.76% 43 3.04%
1920 156 11.81% 661 50.04% 504 38.15%
1916 206 21.37% 721 74.79% 37 3.84%
1912 155 22.46% 472 68.41% 63 9.13%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Camp County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  4. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  5. ^ "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010" (PDF). Texas Almanac. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  6. ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Camp County, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Camp County, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  9. ^ "A Changing Country". The New York Times. August 13, 2021. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  10. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved July 20, 2018.

External links

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