Cass County is acounty located in theU.S. state ofTexas. As of the2020 census, its population was 28,454.[1] Thecounty seat isLinden.[2] The county was named forLewis Cass, a United States Senator representing Michigan who favored the U.S. annexation of Texas in the mid-19th century.
The county was originally developed by planters for cotton plantations. By 1860, the majority of the population were enslaved African Americans. After the war,freedmen worked largely astenant farmers andsharecroppers into the early 20th century. Black residents faced violence and discrimination in Cass County, which was the location of nine lynchings, the fifth-highest total among Texas' 254 counties.[5][6]
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 960 square miles (2,500 km2), of which 937 square miles (2,430 km2) is land and 23 square miles (60 km2) (2.4%) is water.[7]
Cass County, Texas is one of only three counties in Texas to border two other U.S. states (the others areBowie andDallam counties). Cass County forms part of thetripoint of Texas-Arkansas-Louisiana.
Cass County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
As of the2020 census, the county had a population of 28,454. The median age was 45.9 years. 21.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.9 males age 18 and over.[14]
19.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 80.6% lived in rural areas.[16]
There were 11,738 households in the county, of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.9% were married-couple households, 18.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[14]
There were 13,870 housing units, of which 15.4% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 75.6% were owner-occupied and 24.4% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.7%.[14]
As of the2010 census, the county had 30,464 residents and 12,190 households, out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.90% weremarried couples living together, 12.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families; 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[17]
The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95. The median income for a household in the county was $28,441, and the median income for a family was $35,623. Males had a median income of $30,906 versus $19,726 for females. Theper capita income for the county was $15,777. About 14.70% of families and 17.70% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 22.20% of those under age 18 and 17.90% of those age 65 or over.
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