Hopkins County is a

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located in the

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 36,787. Its

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. Hopkins County is named for the family of David Hopkins, an early settler in the area. Hopkins County comprises the Sulphur Springs, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area. Hopkins County was once known as the Dairy Capital of Texas. Although dairy farms declined in the area in the late 1990s there are still a number of these located there. The Southwest Dairy Museum is located in Sulphur Springs.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (3.2%) is water.

Major highways

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* U.S. Highway 67 * State Highway 11 * State Highway 19 * State Highway 154 * State Loop 301

Adjacent counties

* Delta County (north) * Franklin County (east) * Wood County (south) * Rains County (southwest) *

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(west)

Communities

Cities

* Cumby *

(county seat)

Towns

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* Tira

Unincorporated communities

* Addran *

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* Brashear *

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* Gafford * Miller Grove * Pickton *

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* Sulphur Bluff

Ghost towns

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Demographics

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of 2000, there were 31,960 people, 12,286 households, and 8,882 families residing in the county. The

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was 41 people per square mile (16/km²). There were 14,020 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 85.11%

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, 7.99%

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, 0.68% Native American, 0.25%

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, 0.06%

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, 4.55% from

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, and 1.36% from two or more races. 9.28% of the population were

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of any race. At the 2020 census, its population increased to 36,787 with a predominantly

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population. There were 12,286 households, out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.50% were

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living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.04. In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.10% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.30 males. The median income for a household in the county was $32,136, and the median income for a family was $38,580. Males had a median income of $30,377 versus $20,751 for females. The

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for the county was $17,182. About 11.30% of families and 14.60% of the population were below the

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, including 17.40% of those under age 18 and 14.60% of those age 65 or over.

Media

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AM 1230 and Suddenlink Cable Channel 18 serve Hopkins County from

. Hopkins County is part of the

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DMA. The county is served by one newspaper, the Sulphur Springs News-Telegram, part of Southern Newspapers, Inc. Local media outlets are:

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KXAS-TV KXAS-TV (channel 5) is a television station licensed to Fort Worth, Texas, United States, broadcasting NBC programming to the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is owned-and-operated station, owned and operated by the network's NBC Owned Televis ...

WFAA-TV WFAA (channel 8) is a television station licensed to Dallas, Texas, United States, serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex as an affiliate of ABC. It is owned by Tegna Inc. alongside Decatur-licensed Estrella TV affiliate KMPX (channel 29) ...

, KTVT-TV,

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KTXA-TV KTXA (channel 21) is an independent television station in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is owned by the CBS News and Stations group alongside Fort Worth–based CBS station KTVT (channel 11). ...

KDFI-TV KDFI (channel 27), branded on-air as Fox 4 More or More 27, is a television station licensed to Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States, broadcasting MyNetworkTV to the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is owned-and-operated station, owned and opera ...

KDAF-TV KDAF (channel 33) is a television station licensed to Dallas, Texas, United States, serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex with programming from The CW. It is owned and operated by network majority owner Nexstar Media Group (based in near ...

, and KFWD-TV. Other nearby stations that provide coverage for Hopkins County are from the

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market and they include:

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, KYTX-TV,

KFXK-TV KFXK-TV (channel 51) is a television station licensed to Longview, Texas, United States, serving East Texas as an affiliate of the Fox network. It is owned by White Knight Broadcasting, which maintains a shared services agreement (SSA) ...

, KCEB-TV, and

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. In the City of

Suddenlink Communications continues to offer

, KYTX-TV, and

on its Cable Television services for the area.

Politics

References

External links

Hopkins County website
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