Essay on Henderson County

Geography
The county of Henderson, FIPSCODE 48213, is the 54th largest of the 254 counties in Texas; with an estimated population of 59,209 in 1991. The county seat of Henderson is Athens and the next most significant city is Gun Barrel City. Henderson County is a rural county which lies within the East Texas JTPA service delivery area and the East Texas Quality Workforce Planning region, administered by the East Texas Quality Workforce.

Even though congressional districts and counties have boundaries which overlap, Henderson County falls within the 12th Texas congressional district(s) and the 9th Texas senatorial district(s).
The county consists of 943 square miles with a 1990 population density 50.60 residents per square mile. The average density in Texas is 65.6 persons per square mile. Rainfall in the county averages 39.40 inches per year compared to the Texas average of 21.0 inches per year. The average growing season in Henderson County is 260 days with the average first freeze generally occurring around Nov 26. Texas is so climatically diverse that statewide averages are irrelevant as a means of comparison.

Population and Households According to the 1980 Census, Henderson County had a population of 42,606. Forecasts from DRI/McGraw-Hill estimate the 1993 population to be 58,255 and the 1998 population projected at 56,071. This would represent a change of -2,184 between 1993 and 1998 or a change of -3.75 percent over the period. The median age of the 1989 population was 39.60 years old versus a statewide average of 30.9 years and a national average 35.9 years.................

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