Henderson County, Texas

Henderson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 82,150. The county seat is Athens. The county is named in honor of James Pinckney Henderson, the first attorney general of the Republic of Texas, and secretary of state for the republic. He later served as the first governor of Texas. Henderson County was established in 1846, the year after Texas gained statehood. Its first town was Buffalo, laid out in 1847. Henderson County comprises the Athens micropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Dallas-Fort Worth combined statistical area.

Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which (7.9%) are covered by water.

Major highways U.S. Highway 175 State Highway 19 State Highway 31 State Highway 155 State Highway 198 State Highway 274 State Highway 334 Loop 7 Loop 60

Lakes

Cedar Creek Reservoir Lake Palestine

Adjacent counties Kaufman County (north) Van Zandt County (north) Smith County (east) Cherokee County (southeast) Anderson County (south) Freestone County (southwest) Navarro County (west) Ellis County (northwest)

Communities Cities

Athens (county seat) Brownsboro Chandler Eustace Gun Barrel City Log Cabin Malakoff Moore Station Murchison Seven Points (small part in Kaufman County) Star Harbor Tool Trinidad

Towns

Berryville Caney City Coffee City Enchanted Oaks Mabank (mostly in Kaufman County) Payne Springs Poynor

Census-designated place Sunrise Shores

Unincorporated communities

Aley Antioch Baxter Bethel Big Rock Buffalo Crescent Heights Cross Roads Dauphin Evelyn Fincastle Harmony LaRue Leagueville Mankin New Hope New York Opelika Pauline Pickens Pine Grove Ruth Springs Shady Oaks Stockard Summer Hill Union Hill Virginia Hill

Ghost towns Centreville Corinth

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition +Henderson County, Texas – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 1980 Pop 1990Pop 2000Pop 2010 Pop 2020% 1980% 1990% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)37,24151,13562,12463,49461,85487.41%87.35%84.78%80.85%75.29%Black or African American alone (NH)4,5624,7274,8114,8134,70510.71%8.07%6.57%6.13%5.73%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)921693343494140.22%0.29%0.46%0.44%0.50%Asian alone (NH)601292203185100.14%0.22%0.30%0.40%0.62%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)x included in the Asian category in the 1980 Censusx included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census192731xx0.03%0.03%0.04%Other race alone (NH)321524762110.08%0.03%0.03%0.10%0.26%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)x not an option in the 1980 Censusx not an option in the 1990 Census6749653,183xx0.92%1.23%3.87%Hispanic or Latino (any race)6192,3685,0718,49011,2421.45%4.04%6.92%10.81%13.68%Total42,60658,54373,27778,53282,150 100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 82,150 and a median age of 45.0 years; 21.0% of residents were under 18 and 22.7% were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.9 males age 18 and over.

The racial makeup of the county was 78.5% White, 5.8% Black or African American, 0.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 5.8% from some other race, and 8.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 13.7% of the population. The non-Hispanic white share remained the majority even as the Hispanic or Latino population continued to grow, reflecting nationwide demographic trends over the 2010s.

34.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 65.9% lived in rural areas.

There were 32,748 households in the county, of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.4% were married-couple households, 18.6% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present, and 26.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 40,643 housing units, of which 19.4% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 74.4% were owner-occupied and 25.6% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.9%.

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, 73,277 people, 28,804 households, and 20,969 families were residing in the county. Its population density was . The 35,935 housing units averaged . The racial makeup of the county was 88.50% White, 6.61% African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 2.75% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. About 6.92% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. Government Commissioner Pct. 1: Wendy Spivey Commissioner Pct. 2: Scott Tuley Commissioner Pct. 3: Charles "Chuck" McHam Commissioner Pct. 4: Mark Richardson

Politics

Media Henderson County is part of the Dallas/Fort Worth DMA. Local media outlets are: KDFW-TV, KXAS-TV, WFAA-TV, KTVT-TV, KERA-TV, KTXA-TV, KDFI-TV, KDAF-TV, and KFWD-TV. Other nearby stations that provide coverage for Henderson County come from the Tyler/Longview/Jacksonville market and they include: KLTV, KTRE-TV, KYTX-TV, KFXK-TV, KCEB-TV, and KETK-TV.

Newspaper coverage of the area can be found in the Athens Daily Review, based in Athens; The Monitor is published in Mabank, which is primarily in Kaufman County, but also covers news in parts of Henderson County, as well.

Crime

Paul Knight of the Houston Press said in a 2009 article that some people blamed the development of the artificial Cedar Creek Lake, which opened in 1965, and development of the area surrounding the lake for the initial influx of crime and recreational drugs into the county and the East Texas region. Carroll Dyson, a retired pilot and Henderson County resident interviewed by the Houston Press, said in 2009 that the lake attracted "white flight" from metropolitan areas.Knight, Paul. "Superthief." September 22, 2009. 1. Retrieved on September 28, 2009. Dyson added, "When all your rich people from Dallas and Houston move out here, the thieves are just drawn to them." Ray Nutt, the sheriff of Henderson County, said that the area around the lake has "a lot of good people," yet it was also where "a lot of criminals tend to flow."Knight, Paul. "Superthief." September 22, 2009. 2. Retrieved on September 28, 2009.

Education School districts include: - [ Text list]

Athens Independent School District Brownsboro Independent School District Cross Roads Independent School District Eustace Independent School District Frankston Independent School District Kemp Independent School District LaPoyner Independent School District Mabank Independent School District Malakoff Independent School District Murchison Independent School District Trinidad Independent School District Van Independent School District

Henderson County is in the Trinity Valley Community College district service area.

Henderson County, Texas

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