Collingsworth County, Texas facts for kids
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Collingsworth County
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Collingsworth County Courthouse in Wellington
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Location within the U.S. state of Texas
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Country | United States |
State | Texas |
Founded | 1890 |
Named for | James Collinsworth |
Seat | Wellington |
Largest city | Wellington |
Area | |
• Total | 919 sq mi (2,380 km2) |
• Land | 918 sq mi (2,380 km2) |
• Water | 0.9 sq mi (2 km2) 0.1% |
Population
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• Total | 2,652 |
• Density | 2.8857/sq mi (1.1142/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 13th |
Collingsworth County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,652. Its county seat is Wellington. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1890. It is named for James Collinsworth, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and first chief justice of the Republic of Texas (a recording error in the bill accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected). Collingsworth County was one of 30 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in Texas, but a vote in 2017 changed this law.
Republican Drew Springer Jr., a businessman from Muenster in Cooke County, has since January 2013 represented Collingsworth County in the Texas House of Representatives.
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History
The county was created in 1876 from the Bexar and Young land district of Texas. Collingsworth County was organized in 1890 with Wellington as the county seat. From 1883 until 1896 the county was home to the English owned Rocking Chair Ranche.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 919 square miles (2,380 km2), of which 918 square miles (2,380 km2) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) (0.1%) is water.
Major highways
Adjacent counties
- Wheeler County (north)
- Beckham County, Oklahoma (northeast)
- Harmon County, Oklahoma (southeast)
- Childress County (south)
- Hall County (southwest)
- Donley County (west)
- Gray County (northwest)
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1880 | 6 | — | |
1890 | 357 | 5,850.0% | |
1900 | 1,233 | 245.4% | |
1910 | 5,224 | 323.7% | |
1920 | 9,154 | 75.2% | |
1930 | 14,461 | 58.0% | |
1940 | 10,331 | −28.6% | |
1950 | 9,139 | −11.5% | |
1960 | 6,276 | −31.3% | |
1970 | 4,755 | −24.2% | |
1980 | 4,648 | −2.3% | |
1990 | 3,573 | −23.1% | |
2000 | 3,206 | −10.3% | |
2010 | 3,057 | −4.6% | |
2020 | 2,652 | −13.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1850–2010 2010 2020 |
2020 census
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 1,937 | 1,617 | 63.36% | 60.97% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 122 | 108 | 3.99% | 4.07% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 41 | 23 | 1.34% | 0.87% |
Asian alone (NH) | 3 | 7 | 0.10% | 0.26% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.04% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 5 | 0 | 0.16% | 0.00% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 33 | 64 | 1.08% | 2.41% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 916 | 832 | 29.96% | 31.37% |
Total | 3,057 | 2,652 | 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.
Communities
City
- Wellington (county seat)
Town
Census-designated places
Unincorporated community
See also
In Spanish: Condado de Collingsworth para niños