Cooke County, Texas
100 S Dixon St
Gainesville, TX 76240
Phone: (940) 668-5420
Fax: (940) 668-5440
www.co.cooke.tx.us
On the central northern border of TX, north of Fort Worth; organized Mar 20, 1848 from Fannin County. Name Origin: For Capt. William G. Cooke (1808-47), officer in the Texas War for Independence and quartermaster general (1839).
Area (sq mi): 898.81 (land 873.64; water 25.17). Pop per sq mi: 44.50.
Pop 2005: 38,847. State rank: 74. Pop change: 2000-20005 6.80%; 1990-2000 18.10%. Pop 2000: 36,363 (White 84.80%; Black or African American 3.10%; Hispanic or Latino 10.00%; Asian 0.30%; Other 7.80%). Foreign born: 5.50%. Median age: 36.70.
Income 2000: per capita $17,889; median household $37,649; Pop below poverty level: 14.10%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $24,160-$25,560.
Unemployment 2004: 4.90%. Change from 2000: 0.20%. Median travel time to work: 25.70 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 33.70%.
Gainesville, TX 76240
Phone: (940) 668-5420
Fax: (940) 668-5440
www.co.cooke.tx.us
On the central northern border of TX, north of Fort Worth; organized Mar 20, 1848 from Fannin County. Name Origin: For Capt. William G. Cooke (1808-47), officer in the Texas War for Independence and quartermaster general (1839).
Area (sq mi): 898.81 (land 873.64; water 25.17). Pop per sq mi: 44.50.
Pop 2005: 38,847. State rank: 74. Pop change: 2000-20005 6.80%; 1990-2000 18.10%. Pop 2000: 36,363 (White 84.80%; Black or African American 3.10%; Hispanic or Latino 10.00%; Asian 0.30%; Other 7.80%). Foreign born: 5.50%. Median age: 36.70.
Income 2000: per capita $17,889; median household $37,649; Pop below poverty level: 14.10%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $24,160-$25,560.
Unemployment 2004: 4.90%. Change from 2000: 0.20%. Median travel time to work: 25.70 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 33.70%.
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