Titus County, Texas

Titus County
Titus County
County
	The Titus County Courthouse (1895) in Mount Pleasant
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 33°13′N 94°58′W / 33.22°N 94.97°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1846
Named for	Andrew Jackson Titus
Seat	Mount Pleasant
Largest city	Mount Pleasant
Area
• Total	426 sq mi (1,100 km2)
• Land	406 sq mi (1,050 km2)
• Water	20 sq mi (50 km2) 4.6%
Population (2020)
• Total	31,247
• Density	73/sq mi (28/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.co.titus.tx.us

Titus County is a county located in the northeastern region of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 31,247.^[1] Its county seat is Mount Pleasant.^[2] The county is named for Andrew Jackson Titus, an early settler. Titus County comprises the Mount Pleasant micropolitan statistical area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 426 square miles (1,100 km²), of which 20 square miles (52 km²) (4.6%) are covered by water.^[3]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

Cities

Mount Pleasant (county seat)
Talco
Winfield

Town

Miller's Cove

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1850	3,636	—
1860	9,648	165.3%
1870	11,339	17.5%
1880	5,959	−47.4%
1890	8,190	37.4%
1900	12,292	50.1%
1910	16,422	33.6%
1920	18,128	10.4%
1930	16,003	−11.7%
1940	19,228	20.2%
1950	17,302	−10.0%
1960	16,785	−3.0%
1970	16,702	−0.5%
1980	21,442	28.4%
1990	24,009	12.0%
2000	28,118	17.1%
2010	32,334	15.0%
2020	31,247	−3.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4] 1850–2010^[5] 2010–2020^[6]

**Titus County, Texas– Racial and ethnic composition**
*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 may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000^[7]	Pop 2010^[8]	Pop 2020^[6]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	16,782	15,904	13,410	59.68%	49.19%	42.92%
Black or African American alone (NH)	2,970	3,000	2,884	10.56%	9.28%	9.23%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	96	125	101	0.34%	0.39%	0.32%
Asian alone (NH)	120	229	262	0.43%	0.71%	0.84%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	3	9	3	0.01%	0.03%	0.01%
Other race alone (NH)	13	23	73	0.05%	0.07%	0.23%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	174	245	834	0.62%	0.76%	2.67%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,960	12,799	13,680	28.31%	39.58%	43.78%
Total	28,118	32,334	31,247	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the census^[9] of 2000, there were 28,118 people, 9,552 households, and 7,154 families residing in the county. The population density was 68 people per square mile (26 people/km²). There were 10,675 housing units at an average density of 26 units per square mile (10 units/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.8% White, 10.10% Black or African American, 1.10% other. 40.6% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 9,552 households, out of which 39.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were married couples living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.10% were non-families. 22.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.36.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 30.30% under the age of 18, 9.80% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 19.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 97.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,452, and the median income for a family was $37,390. Males had a median income of $26,466 versus $18,238 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,501. About 14.90% of families and 18.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.10% of those under age 18 and 14.10% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

United States presidential election results for Titus County, Texas^[10]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	7,570	71.81%	2,856	27.09%	115	1.09%
2016	6,511	69.13%	2,597	27.57%	311	3.30%
2012	6,084	68.71%	2,648	29.91%	122	1.38%
2008	6,028	65.20%	3,145	34.02%	72	0.78%
2004	5,709	64.10%	3,173	35.62%	25	0.28%
2000	4,995	61.64%	3,008	37.12%	100	1.23%
1996	3,438	43.37%	3,725	46.99%	765	9.65%
1992	3,024	34.32%	3,625	41.15%	2,161	24.53%
1988	4,247	49.27%	4,357	50.55%	16	0.19%
1984	5,069	58.08%	3,631	41.61%	27	0.31%
1980	3,747	48.66%	3,872	50.29%	81	1.05%
1976	2,603	38.16%	4,205	61.64%	14	0.21%
1972	3,671	68.07%	1,703	31.58%	19	0.35%
1968	1,572	27.22%	2,317	40.12%	1,886	32.66%
1964	1,687	32.32%	3,528	67.60%	4	0.08%
1960	2,216	44.80%	2,701	54.61%	29	0.59%
1956	1,971	45.78%	2,301	53.45%	33	0.77%
1952	1,887	37.51%	3,142	62.45%	2	0.04%
1948	379	12.41%	2,339	76.56%	337	11.03%
1944	265	8.53%	2,612	84.07%	230	7.40%
1940	255	6.47%	3,686	93.53%	0	0.00%
1936	77	3.94%	1,872	95.90%	3	0.15%
1932	75	2.88%	2,523	96.96%	4	0.15%
1928	469	28.99%	1,149	71.01%	0	0.00%
1924	348	17.89%	1,589	81.70%	8	0.41%
1920	508	28.30%	1,094	60.95%	193	10.75%
1916	189	12.86%	1,164	79.18%	117	7.96%
1912	70	5.58%	943	75.14%	242	19.28%

Titus County was formerly represented in the Texas State Senate by Bill Ratliff, a Republican politician who served from 2001 to 2003 as Lieutenant Governor of Texas. Prior to 2000, Titus County was mostly dominated by the Democratic Party at the presidential level, only voting for Republican candidates before then in the midst of 49-state landslides in 1972 and 1984. From 2000 on, it has become solidly Republican at the presidential level along with the rest of East Texas.