Titus County is a county located in the northeastern region of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 31,247. Its county seat is Mount Pleasant. The county is named for

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, an early settler. Titus County comprises the Mount Pleasant, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (4.6%) is water.

Major highways

* Interstate 30 *

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U.S. Highway 271 U.S. Route 271 (US 271, US-271) is a north–south United States highway. Never a long highway, it went from bi-state route (Arkansas and Oklahoma) to a tri-state route (Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas). Its southern terminus is in Tyler, ...

* State Highway 11 * State Highway 49

Adjacent counties

Red River County Red River County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,587. Its county seat is Clarksville. The county was created in 1835 and organized in 1837. It is named for the Red River, which forms its n ...

(north) * Morris County (east) * Camp County (south) * Franklin County (west)

Communities

Cities

* Mount Pleasant (county seat) *

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Town

* Miller's Cove

Unincorporated communities

* Cookville * Marshall Springs

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 census of 2000, there were 28,118 people, 9,552 households, and 7,154 families residing in the county. The population density was 68 people per square mile (26/km²). There were 10,675 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.8% White, 10.10% Black or African American, 1.10% other. 40.6% of the population were Hispanic or

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of any race. There were 9,552 households, out of which 39.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were

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living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.10% were non-families. 22.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.36. In the county, the population was spread out, with 30.30% under the age of 18, 9.80% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 19.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 97.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.00 males. The median income for a household in the county was $32,452, and the median income for a family was $37,390. Males had a median income of $26,466 versus $18,238 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,501. About 14.90% of families and 18.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.10% of those under age 18 and 14.10% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Titus County was formerly represented in the Texas State Senate by

Bill Ratliff William Roark Ratliff (born August 16, 1936), is an American politician and engineer who served as a member of the Texas Senate from 1988 to 2004.

, a Republican politician who served from 2001 to 2003 as Lieutenant Governor of Texas. Prior to 2000, Titus County was mostly dominated by the Democratic Party at the presidential level, only voting for Republican candidates before then in the midst of 49-state landslides in 1972 and 1984. From 2000 on, it has become solidly Republican at the presidential level along with the rest of East Texas.

Education

The following school districts serve Titus County: * Chapel Hill ISD * Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD (mostly in Morris County) * Harts Bluff ISD * Mount Pleasant ISD * Pewitt CISD (mostly in Morris County, small portion in Cass County) * Rivercrest ISD (partly in Red River County, small portion in Franklin County) Until its closure, Winfield ISD served Winfield and Miller's Cove. Winfield ISD closed in 2018 and consolidated with Mount Pleasant ISD. In addition, Northeast Texas Community College serves Titus County, as well as neighboring Morris and Camp counties.

References

External links

Titus County government's website
* {{authority control 1846 establishments in Texas Populated places established in 1846 Majority-minority counties in Texas