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Hartley County

Hartley County, Texas

PO Box Q
Channing, TX 79018
Phone: (806) 235-3582
Fax: (806) 235-2316
www.co.hartley.tx.us

On the northwestern border of TX panhandle, northwest of Amarillo; organized Aug 21, 1876 from Bexar County. Name Origin: For Oliver Cromwell Hartley (1823-59), TX attorney, legislator, and legal scholar

Area (sq mi):: 1463.20 (land 1462.25; water 0.95) Population per square mile: 3.70
Population 2005: 5,450 State rank: 199 Population change: 2000-20005 -1.60%; 1990-2000 52.40% Population 2000: 5,537 (White 77.10%; Black or African American 8.10%; Hispanic or Latino 13.70%; Asian 0.30%; Other 10.50%). Foreign born: 2.60%. Median age: 39.60
Income 2000: per capita $18,067; median household $46,327; Population below poverty level: 6.60% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $27,972-$29,735
Unemployment (2004): 4.10% Unemployment change (from 2000): 2.90% Median travel time to work: 13.40 minutes Working outside county of residence: 56.10%
Cities with population over 10,000: None
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