Hunt County is a

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in the

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 99,956. Its

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is Greenville. The county is named for Memucan Hunt, Jr., the first

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Minister to the United States from 1837 to 1838 and the third Texas Secretary of the Navy from 1838 to 1839. Hunt County is part of the

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- Arlington

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Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (4.7%) are covered by water.

Lakes

Lake Tawakoni Lake Tawakoni ( ) is a reservoir located in Northeast Texas, about east of Dallas. It lies within three Texas counties, Hunt, Rains, and Van Zandt. It is used for water supply and recreation. It is under the Sabine River Authority of Texas and ...

Major highways

Interstate 30 Interstate 30 (I-30) is a Interstate Highway in the southern states of Texas and Arkansas in the United States. I-30 travels from I-20 west of Fort Worth, Texas, northeast via Dallas, and Texarkana, Texas, to I-40 in North Little Rock, A ...

* U.S. Highway 67 *

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* U.S. Highway 380 * State Highway 11 * State Highway 24 * State Highway 34 * State Highway 50 * State Highway 66 * State Highway 224 * State Highway 276 * Loop 178 * Spur 302

Adjacent counties

* Fannin County (north) * Delta County (northeast) * Hopkins County (east) * Rains County (southeast) *

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(southeast) * Kaufman County (south) *

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(southwest) * Collin County (west)

Communities

Cities

* Caddo Mills * Campbell *

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(part in Delta County) * Greenville (county seat) * Hawk Cove * Josephine (mainly in Collin County) * Lone Oak * Quinlan * Royse City (mostly in

and partly in Collin County) * Union Valley * West Tawakoni * Wolfe City

Towns

* Neylandville *

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(also in Kaufman County)

Unincorporated communities

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* Fairlie * Floyd * Jacobia * Kingston * Merit *

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* South Sulphur

Demographics

''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.'' As of the

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of 2000, 76,596 people, 28,742 households, and 20,521 families resided in the county. The

population density Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopu ...

was 91 people per square mile (35/km²). The 32,490 housing units averaged 39 per square mile (15/km²). The

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of the county was 83.57% White, 9.45% Black or African American, 0.73% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 3.93% from other races, and 1.70% from two or more races. About 8.31% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 28,742 households, 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.20% were

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living together, 11.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were not families; 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.08. In the county, the population was distributed as 26.50% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 12.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.30 males. The median income for a household in the county was $36,752, and for a family was $44,388. Males had a median income of $33,347 versus $23,085 for females. The

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for the county was $17,554. About 8.60% of families and 12.80% of the population were below the

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, including 15.80% of those under age 18 and 11.70% of those age 65 or over.

Media

Hunt County is part of the

DMA. Local media outlets are: KDFW-TV,

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 by the network's NBC Owned Television Stations division alongs ...

, WFAA-TV, KTVT-TV, KERA-TV,

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). Bo ...

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

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 nearb ...

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, and KDTX-TV. Other nearby stations that provide coverage for Hunt County come from the Tyler/ Longview/

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market, and they include: KLTV-TV, KYTX-TV, KFXK-TV,

KCEB-TV KCEB (channel 54) is a television station in Longview, Texas, United States. It is broadcasting public domain movies, interspersed with Infomercials, and is owned by Innovate Corp. alongside Tyler-licensed low-power station KPKN-LD, both of ...

, and KETK-TV. In addition to this, there is a radio station located at

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called KETR and located on 88.9 FM on the radio. KETR is a 100,000 watt radio station that can reach up to 75 miles away; the station serves

, A&M-Commerce, Hunt County, and surrounding cities. KGVL in Greenville is another radio station within the county. Two newspapers besides ''

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'' circulate within the county. They are the '' Herald-Banner'' (Greenville) and th
''Commerce Journal''
(Commerce).

Education

The following school districts serve Hunt County: * Bland ISD (small portion in Collin County) * Boles ISD * Caddo Mills ISD * Campbell ISD * Celeste ISD * Commerce ISD (small portion in Delta County) * Community ISD (mostly in Collin County) * Cooper ISD (mostly in Delta County) * Cumby ISD (mostly in Hopkins County) * Fannindel ISD (mostly in Fannin County; small portion in Delta, Lamar counties) * Greenville ISD * Leonard ISD (mostly in Fannin County, small portion in Collin County) * Lone Oak ISD (small portion in Rains County) * Quinlan ISD * Royse City ISD (mostly in Rockwall County, small portion in Collin County) * Terrell ISD (mostly in Kaufman County) * Wolfe City ISD (small portion in Fannin County) In addition,

and Paris Junior College-Greenville Center are located within the county.

Top employers

Note*: A rough estimate of the four combined Walmarts in Hunt County in the cities of Greenville (two: one supercenter and one neighborhood market), Commerce (one supercenter), and Quinlan (one supercenter). In 2020 HRMC full-time employees has grown to over 1200 people.

Public transportation

A public transit called the Connection serves all of Hunt County. The transit operates Monday through Friday from 7 am to 7 pm. Reservations have to be made one day in advance and the transit charges $2 ($4 round trip) if the passenger is traveling to a place within the same community or city, and $3 ($6 round trip) if the passenger is traveling from one city or community to another within Hunt County. Also, the transit will take Hunt County residents to

; this is offered round-trip only, passengers are charged $34, and a minimum of three passengers is also required.

Medical services

Greenville August 2015 48 (Hunt Regional Medical Center)

Hunt County's medical needs are primarily served by Hunt Regional Healthcare, with the Hunt Regional Medical Center located in Greenville being the largest hospital in the county.

Veterans services

The

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, Chapter 81, located at 2502 Church Street, offers veterans and their dependents a meeting place and assistance with filing and mailing disability forms. The

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Otho Morgan Post 17 meets at 4509 Moulton St.

Notable people

* Waggoner Carr, Texas state representative and attorney general *

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, World War II soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *

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, evangelist and missionary *

Bart Millard Bart Marshall Millard (born December 1, 1972) is an American singer and songwriter who is best known as the leader of the band MercyMe. He has also released two solo albums: '' Hymned, No. 1'', in 2005 and '' Hymned Again'' in 2008. He received a ...

, singer

Politics

References

External links

Hunt County
official web site
Hunt County in ''Handbook of Texas Online''
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