1881 - The Texas and Pacific Railway routed an east–west branch through Eskota.[7]
1885 - The town of Fisher was registered.Swedish immigrants founded the community of Swedonia.[8]
1886 - The town ofNorth Roby was registered. Roby eventually won the county seat election over Fisher, but one of the voters, a Mr. Bill Purp, was later discovered to have been actually a dog whose owner lived near Roby.[9]
1920 - Fisher County was among Texas leaders in wheat production.[6]
1926 - Cotton became king, as 48,000 bales were ginned in the county.[6]
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 902 square miles (2,340 km2), of which 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2) (0.3%) are covered by water.[10]
Fisher 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 the 2000census,[16] 4,344 people, 1,785 households, and 1,244 families resided in the county. Thepopulation density was five people per square mile (1.9 people/km2). The 2,277 housing units averaged two units per square mile (0.77 units/km2). Theracial makeup of the county was 83.75% White, 2.76% Black or African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 11.58% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. About 21.36% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 1,785 households, 27.6% had children under 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were not families. About 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the county, the age distribution was 23.90% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 23.00% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 22.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $27,659, and for a family was $34,907. Males had a median income of $25,071 versus $20,536 for females. Theper capita income for the county was $15,120. About 13.5% of families and 17.5% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 27.4% of those under 18 and 10.5% of those 65 or over.
Fisher County was one of the last rural yellow-dog counties in Texas to switch from consistently voting for Democratic candidates to favoring Republican candidates. From 1921 to 1925, theDemocrat Richard M. Chitwood ofSweetwater represented Fisher County in the state house. He left his post to become the first business manager ofTexas Tech University, but died the next year.[19]
United States presidential election results for Fisher County, Texas[20]
