Milam County is a

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located in the

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 24,754. The

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is Cameron. The county was created in 1834 as a municipality in Mexico and organized as a county in 1837. Milam County is named for Benjamin Rush Milam, an early settler and a soldier in the

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Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (0.5%) are covered by water.

Major highways

* U.S. Highway 77 * U.S. Highway 79 * U.S. Highway 190 * State Highway 36

Adjacent counties

* Falls County (north) * Robertson County (northeast) * Burleson County (southeast) * Lee County (south) * Williamson County (southwest) * Bell County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the 2000

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, 24,238 people, 9,199 households, and 6,595 families were residing in the county. The

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was . The 10,866 housing units averaged . The racial makeup of the county was 78.89% White, 11.05% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 7.71% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races. About 18.63% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race. By ancestry, 16.7% were of American, 16.1%

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, 7.2% English, and 6.8% Irish according to Census 2000. Of the 9,199 households, 32.40% had children under 18 living with them, 56.50% were married couples living together, 11.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were not families. About 25.90% were single-person households, and 14.10% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.11. In the county, the age distribution was 27.5% under 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males. The median income for a household in the county was $33,186, and for a family was $40,431. Males had a median income of $30,149 versus $20,594 for females. The

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for the county was $16,920. About 12.20% of families and 15.90% of the population were below the

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, including 21.80% of those under age 18 and 15.30% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Six independent school districts are present in Milam County:
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/ref> * Buckholts Independent School District * Cameron Independent School District * Gause Independent School District * Milano Independent School District * Rockdale Independent School District * Thorndale Independent School District Five additional districts extend into parts of Milam County, but are based in neighboring counties: Bartlett, Caldwell,

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, Lexington, and Rosebud-Lott. St. Paul Lutheran Schoo
St. Paul Lutheran Church and School, Thorndale
in Thorndale, a private institution, serves students from prekindergarten through grade 8. Temple Junior College District is the designated community college for county residents in Bartlett, Buckholts, Cameron, Rockdale, Rosebud-Lott, and Thorndale ISDs. Legislation also states that the district covers Holland ISD "located in Bell County".

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is the designated community college for county residents in Gause, Lexington, and Milano ISDs. Legislation does not state whether a community college or which community college covers residents of Caldwell ISD.

Communities

Cities

* Cameron (county seat) *

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* Rockdale * Thorndale (small part in Williamson County)

Town

* Buckholts

Census-designated places

* Ben Arnold * Burlington * Gause * Praesel

Unincorporated communities

* Baileyville * Belmena * Branchville * Clarkson *

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* Cross Roads * Davilla *

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* Elm Ridge * Forest Grove *

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* Hoyte * Jones Prairie *

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* Liberty Hill * Marak * Marlow * Maysfield *

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* Pettibone * San Gabriel * Sharp * Silver City * Val Verde * Yarrellton

Ghost towns

* Briary *

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* Bryant Station * Bushdale * Duncan *

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* Sipe Springs

Politics

References

External links

Milam County government website

Informational website about the county

Genealogical and historical informational website about the county
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