Hood County, Texas

Hood County (Hood County) is located in the United States of Texas. As of, the population was 41,100, The , estimated in 2009 has a population of 51,462. The county seat is Granbury, Texas.

History
Hood County was formed in 1866, from portions of Johnson County. It was named after, a general of the and commander of Hood's Texas Brigade.

Geography
Hood County is 1,091 km2, of which 421 sqmi is land and 16 sqmi (3.7%) is water. according to the.

Demographics
According to the 2000 census, there were 41,100 residents. Among them, 21.9% were children under 18, 19.7% were people over 65 years of age. 50.7% of the population were women, There were 16,176 households out of which 28.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.60% were couples living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.20% were non-families. 21.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.88. As of the, there were about 3.4 per 1,000 households in the county.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.60% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 26.60% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,668, and the median income for a family was $50,111. Males had a median income of $38,662 versus $23,723 for females. The for the county was $22,261. About 6.00% of families and 8.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.00% of those under age 18 and 7.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

 * Brazos Bend
 * Cresson (partly in Parker and Johnson counties)
 * DeCordova
 * Granbury (county seat)
 * Lipan
 * Tolar

Census-designated places

 * Canyon Creek
 * Oak Trail Shores
 * Pecan Plantation

Other unincorporated communities

 * Acton
 * Paluxy