Ochiltree County, Texas
511 S Main St
Perryton, TX 79070
Phone: (806) 435-8039
Fax: (806) 435-2081
www.co.ochiltree.tx.us
On the northeastern border of TX panhandle, northeast of Amarillo; organized Aug, 1876 from Bexar County. Name Origin: For Col. William Beck Ochiltree (1811-67), Republic of TX secretary of the treasury (1844), TX legislator (1855), delegate to the TX Constitutional Convention (1861), and Confederate officer.
Area (sq mi): 918.07 (land 917.56; water 0.51). Pop per sq mi: 10.20.
Pop 2005: 9,385. State rank: 170. Pop change: 2000-20005 4.20%; 1990-2000 -1.30%. Pop 2000: 9,006 (White 66.30%; Black or African American 0.10%; Hispanic or Latino 31.80%; Asian 0.40%; Other 13.20%). Foreign born: 16.10%. Median age: 33.70.
Income 2000: per capita $16,707; median household $38,013; Pop below poverty level: 13.00%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $28,097-$28,814.
Unemployment 2004: 3.70%. Change from 2000: 1.40%. Median travel time to work: 19.20 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 11.50%.
Perryton, TX 79070
Phone: (806) 435-8039
Fax: (806) 435-2081
www.co.ochiltree.tx.us
On the northeastern border of TX panhandle, northeast of Amarillo; organized Aug, 1876 from Bexar County. Name Origin: For Col. William Beck Ochiltree (1811-67), Republic of TX secretary of the treasury (1844), TX legislator (1855), delegate to the TX Constitutional Convention (1861), and Confederate officer.
Area (sq mi): 918.07 (land 917.56; water 0.51). Pop per sq mi: 10.20.
Pop 2005: 9,385. State rank: 170. Pop change: 2000-20005 4.20%; 1990-2000 -1.30%. Pop 2000: 9,006 (White 66.30%; Black or African American 0.10%; Hispanic or Latino 31.80%; Asian 0.40%; Other 13.20%). Foreign born: 16.10%. Median age: 33.70.
Income 2000: per capita $16,707; median household $38,013; Pop below poverty level: 13.00%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $28,097-$28,814.
Unemployment 2004: 3.70%. Change from 2000: 1.40%. Median travel time to work: 19.20 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 11.50%.
Cities with population over 10,000: None.
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