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Maverick County
	Maverick County, Texas
	Map
	; Location in the state of Texas
	; Texas's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	1871
Seat	Eagle Pass
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 1,292 sq mi (3,346 km²); 1,280 sq mi (3,315 km²); 12 sq mi (31 km²), 0.90%
Population; - (2000); - Density	; 47,297; 36/sq mi (14/km²)
	Website: www.maverickcounty.org

Maverick County Courthouse in Eagle Pass

Maverick County Jail, established 1949, adjacent to county courthouse

Maverick County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 47,297. Its county seat is Eagle Pass^[1]. Maverick County is named for Samuel Maverick, cattleman and state legislator.

The Eagle Pass Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Maverick County.

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,292 square miles (3,346 km²), of which, 1,280 square miles (3,315 km²) of it is land and 12 square miles (31 km²) of it is water. The total area is 0.90% water.

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[edit] Adjacent counties and municipios

Kinney County (north)
Zavala County (east)
Dimmit County (east)
Webb County (southeast)
Guerrero, Coahuila, Mexico (southwest)
Jiménez, Coahuila, Mexico (west)
Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico (southwest)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there are 47,297 people, 13,089 households, and 11,230 families residing in the county. The population density is 37 people per square mile (14/km²). There are 14,889 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county is 70.89% White, 0.31% Black or African American, 1.34% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 24.08% from other races, and 2.95% from two or more races. 95.01% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 13,089 households out of which 51.60% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.50% are married couples living together, 16.00% have a female householder with no husband present, and 14.20% are non-families. 12.90% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.60% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.60 and the average family size is 3.98.

In the county, the population is spread out with 36.90% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 17.70% from 45 to 64, and 9.50% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 28 years. For every 100 females there are 91.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $21,232, and the median income for a family is $23,614. Males have a median income of $20,956 versus $15,662 for females. The per capita income for the county is $8,758. 34.80% of the population and 32.00% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 40.60% of those under the age of 18 and 40.90% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. Based on per-capita income, Maverick is one of the poorest counties in the United States.

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[edit] Cities

Eagle Pass is the only incorporated city in Maverick County.

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[edit] Politics

Traditionally Democratic, Maverick County was one of the only counties in Texas where George McGovern received a majority of the vote.^[3] The last Republican to carry the county was Herbert Hoover in 1928.^[4] In recent times it cast a majority of its votes for U.S. Senator John Kerry in the 2004 U.S. presidential election. President George W. Bush received 4,025 votes to Kerry's 5,948. In the 2008 U.S. presidential election it cast a higher majority of 8,554 votes for Barack Obama^[5] (ironically, Obama's opponent, John McCain portrayed himself as a "maverick").