Retiring Guy's Digest: Population loss in Texas: Throckmorton County/Throckmorton

Saturday, September 21, 2019

Population loss in Texas: Throckmorton County/Throckmorton

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Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.

Source: Wikipedia (Throckmorton County, Throckmorton)

Throckmorton is the county seat of Throckmorton County.

Population loss by degrees: 80-90%, 70-79%, 60-69%, 50-59%.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree:

20.0% - Throckmorton County
28.7% - Texas
30.9% - U.S.

Percentage of population 65 and older:

28.1% - Throckmorton County
12.8% - Texas
15.6% - U.S.

% of population living in poverty:

15.4% - Throckmorton County
14.7% - Texas
12.3% - U.S.

The last time Throckmorton County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was 1992. Trump received 88.5% of the vote in 2016, highest ever for a GOP presidential candidate.

Depot Public Library, Throckmorton

Related reading:

With Little Water Left, Texas Town Digs Toward New Supply. (The New York Times, 7/24/2000)

Isolated in the rugged ranch country of northwest Texas, about three hours west of Dallas, Throckmorton was once the last stop on the railroad, a place still called the ''capital of cow country'' because of the surrounding cattle ranches. For years, the town has drawn water from the lake bearing its name, but without any underground aquifers, it has no other source.