Henderson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 82,150.[1] The county seat is Athens.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] The county boundaries were set in 1850, with some reduction from the previous size. The restructuring resulted in the need for a new county seat. In an election, Athens was chosen as the site for the "courthouse under the oaks."[5] Henderson County comprises the Athens micropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Dallas-Fort Worthcombined statistical area.
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 can be of any race.
As of the census[11] of 2000, 73,277 people, 28,804 households, and 20,969 families were residing in the county. Its population density was 84 people/sq mi (32/km2). The 35,935 housing units averaged 41 per sq mi (16/km2). 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. At the 2020 census, its population increased to 82,150 with a predominantly non-Hispanic white population; the Hispanic or Latino population of any race increased to 13.68% reflecting nationwide demographic trends.[12]
Government
County Judge: Wade McKinney
Commissioner Pct. 1: Wendy Spivey
Commissioner Pct. 2: Scott Tuley
Commissioner Pct. 3: Charles "Chuck" McHam
Commissioner Pct. 4: Mark Richardson
County Clerk: Mary Margret Wright
District Clerk: Betty Herriage
County Attorney: Clint Davis
District Attorney: Jenny Palmer
County Auditor: Ann Marie Lee
County Treasurer: Michael Bynum
County Court at Law #1 Judge: Scott Williams
County Court at Law #2 Judge: Nancy Perryman
3rd District Court Judge: Mark Calhoon
173rd District Court Judge: Dan Moore
392nd District Court Judge: Scott McKee
Justice of the Peace Pct. 1: Randy Daniel
Constable Pct. 1: Thomas Goodell
Justice of the Peace Pct. 2: Kevin Pollock
Constable Pct. 2: Mitch Baker
Justice of the Peace Pct. 3: James Duncan
Constable Pct. 3: David Grubbs
Justice of the Peace Pct. 4: Milton Adams
Constable Pct. 4: John Floyd
Justice of the Peace Pct. 5: Belinda Brownlow
Constable Pct. 5: Brad Miers
Sheriff: Botie Hillhouse
Tax Assessor/Collector: Peggy Goodall
Elections Administrator: Paula Ludtke
Fire Marshal/Emergency Management Coordinator: Shane Renburg
Politics
United States presidential election results for Henderson County, Texas[13]
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.[14] Dyson added, "When all your rich people from Dallas and Houston move out here, the thieves are just drawn to them. Thieves are just wired that way. You used to not have to lock your door in Henderson County." Ray Nutt, the sheriff of Henderson County, said in the same article that when the lake first opened, it had no zoning and "a lot of elderly people bought a mobile home and moved in; it was nice. Then, they passed away and family members sold them off or just let them go down." Nutt added that the area around the lake has "a lot of good people," yet it also where "a lot of criminals tend to flow."[15]
^. National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 154.
^A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. 1893. p. 199. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
^"2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
^"Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
^"Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010" (PDF). Texas Almanac. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
^ ab"P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Henderson County, Texass". United States Census Bureau.
^"P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Henderson County, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
^Passel, Jeffrey S.; Lopez, Mark Hugo; Cohn, D'Vera. "U.S. Hispanic population continued its geographic spread in the 2010s". Pew Research Center. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
^Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
^Knight, Paul. "Superthief." September 22, 2009. 1. Retrieved on September 28, 2009.
^Knight, Paul. "Superthief." September 22, 2009. 2. Retrieved on September 28, 2009.
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Not to be confused with Henderson Texas Henderson County is a county in the U S state of Texas As of the 2020 census its population was 82 150 1 The county seat is Athens 2 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 3 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 4 The county boundaries were set in 1850 with some reduction from the previous size The restructuring resulted in the need for a new county seat In an election Athens was chosen as the site for the courthouse under the oaks 5 Henderson County comprises the Athens micropolitan statistical area which is also included in the Dallas Fort Worth combined statistical area Henderson CountyU S countyThe Henderson County Courthouse in AthensLocation within the U S state of TexasTexas s location within the U S Coordinates 32 13 N 95 51 W 32 21 N 95 85 W 32 21 95 85Country United StatesState TexasFounded1846Named forJames Pinckney HendersonSeatAthensLargest cityAthensArea Total948 sq mi 2 460 km2 Land874 sq mi 2 260 km2 Water75 sq mi 190 km2 7 9 Population 2020 Total82 150 Density87 sq mi 34 km2 Time zoneUTC 6 Central Summer DST UTC 5 CDT Congressional district5thWebsitewww wbr co wbr henderson wbr tx wbr us Courts Under the Oaks in Athens Henderson County Peace Officers Association monument Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Major highways 1 2 Adjacent counties 2 Communities 2 1 Cities 2 2 Towns 2 3 Census designated place 2 4 Unincorporated communities 2 5 Ghost towns 3 Demographics 4 Government 4 1 Politics 5 Media 6 Crime 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksGeography EditAccording to the U S Census Bureau the county has a total area of 948 sq mi 2 460 km2 of which 75 sq mi 190 km2 7 9 are covered by water 6 Major highways Edit U S Highway 175 State Highway 19 State Highway 31 State Highway 155 State Highway 198 State Highway 274 State Highway 334Adjacent counties Edit 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 EditCities Edit 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 Edit Berryville Caney City Coffee City Enchanted Oaks Mabank mostly in Kaufman County Payne Springs Poynor Census designated place Edit Sunrise ShoresUnincorporated communities Edit Aley Antioch Baxter Bethel Big Rock Buffalo Crescent Heights Cross Roads Dauphin Evelyn Fincastle Harmony LaRue Leagueville Mankin New Hope Opelika Pauline Pickens Pine Grove Ruth Springs Shady Oaks Stockard Sumer Hill Union Hill Virginia Hill Ghost towns Edit Centreville CorinthDemographics EditHistorical populationCensus Pop 18501 237 18604 595271 5 18706 78647 7 18809 73543 5 189012 28526 2 190019 97062 6 191020 1310 8 192028 32740 7 193030 5838 0 194031 8224 1 195023 405 26 5 196021 786 6 9 197026 46621 5 198042 60661 0 199058 54337 4 200073 27725 2 201078 5327 2 202082 1504 6 U S Decennial Census 7 1850 2010 8 2010 2020 9 Demographic Profile of Henderson County Texas NH Non Hispanic Race Ethnicity Pop 2010 10 Pop 2020 9 2010 2020White alone NH 63 494 61 854 80 85 75 29 Black or African American alone NH 4 813 4 705 6 13 5 73 Native American or Alaska Native alone NH 349 414 0 44 0 50 Asian alone NH 318 510 0 40 0 62 Pacific Islander alone NH 27 31 0 03 0 04 Some Other Race alone NH 76 211 0 10 0 26 Mixed Race Multi Racial NH 965 3 183 1 23 3 87 Hispanic or Latino any race 8 490 11 242 10 81 13 68 Total 78 532 82 150 100 00 100 00 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 can be of any race As of the census 11 of 2000 73 277 people 28 804 households and 20 969 families were residing in the county Its population density was 84 people sq mi 32 km2 The 35 935 housing units averaged 41 per sq mi 16 km2 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 At the 2020 census its population increased to 82 150 with a predominantly non Hispanic white population the Hispanic or Latino population of any race increased to 13 68 reflecting nationwide demographic trends 12 Government EditCounty Judge Wade McKinney Commissioner Pct 1 Wendy Spivey Commissioner Pct 2 Scott Tuley Commissioner Pct 3 Charles Chuck McHam Commissioner Pct 4 Mark Richardson County Clerk Mary Margret Wright District Clerk Betty Herriage County Attorney Clint Davis District Attorney Jenny Palmer County Auditor Ann Marie Lee County Treasurer Michael Bynum County Court at Law 1 Judge Scott Williams County Court at Law 2 Judge Nancy Perryman 3rd District Court Judge Mark Calhoon 173rd District Court Judge Dan Moore 392nd District Court Judge Scott McKee Justice of the Peace Pct 1 Randy Daniel Constable Pct 1 Thomas Goodell Justice of the Peace Pct 2 Kevin Pollock Constable Pct 2 Mitch Baker Justice of the Peace Pct 3 James Duncan Constable Pct 3 David Grubbs Justice of the Peace Pct 4 Milton Adams Constable Pct 4 John Floyd Justice of the Peace Pct 5 Belinda Brownlow Constable Pct 5 Brad Miers Sheriff Botie Hillhouse Tax Assessor Collector Peggy Goodall Elections Administrator Paula Ludtke Fire Marshal Emergency Management Coordinator Shane Renburg Politics Edit United States presidential election results for Henderson County Texas 13 Year Republican Democratic Third partyNo No No 2020 28 911 79 61 7 060 19 44 346 0 95 2016 23 650 78 72 5 669 18 87 726 2 42 2012 21 231 76 85 6 106 22 10 290 1 05 2008 20 857 71 94 7 913 27 29 223 0 77 2004 20 210 70 05 8 505 29 48 134 0 46 2000 16 607 64 80 8 704 33 96 316 1 23 1996 10 345 45 43 10 085 44 29 2 342 10 28 1992 8 368 34 49 9 105 37 53 6 788 27 98 1988 11 005 52 61 9 819 46 94 94 0 45 1984 12 725 63 38 7 302 36 37 49 0 24 1980 7 903 48 47 8 199 50 29 203 1 25 1976 4 658 36 01 8 245 63 73 34 0 26 1972 6 263 69 49 2 741 30 41 9 0 10 1968 2 315 29 19 3 119 39 32 2 498 31 49 1964 1 988 29 61 4 697 69 96 29 0 43 1960 2 521 42 23 3 411 57 14 38 0 64 1956 2 479 44 51 3 065 55 04 25 0 45 1952 2 534 36 33 4 439 63 65 1 0 01 1948 540 12 24 3 669 83 14 204 4 62 1944 427 10 12 3 219 76 28 574 13 60 1940 803 16 34 4 111 83 66 0 0 00 1936 260 7 38 3 259 92 45 6 0 17 1932 219 5 82 3 522 93 67 19 0 51 1928 1 128 39 52 1 726 60 48 0 0 00 1924 405 9 41 3 819 88 73 80 1 86 1920 538 18 62 1 684 58 29 667 23 09 1916 268 11 11 1 790 74 18 355 14 71 1912 137 6 84 1 370 68 36 497 24 80 Media EditHenderson 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 EditPaul 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 14 Dyson added When all your rich people from Dallas and Houston move out here the thieves are just drawn to them Thieves are just wired that way You used to not have to lock your door in Henderson County Ray Nutt the sheriff of Henderson County said in the same article that when the lake first opened it had no zoning and a lot of elderly people bought a mobile home and moved in it was nice Then they passed away and family members sold them off or just let them go down Nutt added that the area around the lake has a lot of good people yet it also where a lot of criminals tend to flow 15 See also Edit Texas portalNational Register of Historic Places listings in Henderson County Texas Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Henderson County Clay SmothersReferences Edit Henderson County Texas United States Census Bureau Retrieved January 30 2022 Find a County National Association of Counties Archived from the original on May 31 2011 Retrieved June 7 2011 Gannett Henry 1905 The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States Govt Print Off pp 154 A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro Henderson Anderson Limestone Freestone and Leon Counties Texas Chicago Lewis Publishing Company 1893 p 199 Retrieved September 28 2014 Texas Historical Commission historical marker Henderson County Courthouse Athens Texas 2010 Census Gazetteer Files United States Census Bureau August 22 2012 Retrieved April 28 2015 Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades US Census Bureau Texas Almanac Population History of Counties from 1850 2010 PDF Texas Almanac Archived PDF from the original on October 9 2022 Retrieved April 28 2015 a b P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE 2020 DEC Redistricting Data PL 94 171 Henderson County Texass United States Census Bureau P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE 2010 DEC Redistricting Data PL 94 171 Henderson County Texas United States Census Bureau U S Census website United States Census Bureau Retrieved May 14 2011 Passel Jeffrey S Lopez Mark Hugo Cohn D Vera U S Hispanic population continued its geographic spread in the 2010s Pew Research Center Retrieved May 13 2022 Leip David Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections uselectionatlas org Retrieved April 10 2018 Knight Paul Superthief September 22 2009 1 Retrieved on September 28 2009 Knight Paul Superthief September 22 2009 2 Retrieved on September 28 2009 External links EditHenderson County Henderson County in Handbook of Texas Online at the University of Texas TXGenWeb Project for Henderson County Coordinates 32 13 N 95 51 W 32 21 N 95 85 W 32 21 95 85 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henderson County Texas amp oldid 1115115465, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
