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Mills County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in Central Texas, USA. At the 2020 census, its population was 4,456.[1] The county seat is Goldthwaite.[2] The county is named for John T. Mills, a justice of the Texas Supreme Court.

Parts of this article (those related to Demographics and Politics) need to be updated. (January 2021)

Mills County
U.S. county
The Mills County Courthouse in Goldthwaite
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°30′N 98°35′W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1887
Named for	John T. Mills
Seat	Goldthwaite
Largest city	Goldthwaite
Area
• Total	750 sq mi (1,900 km2)
• Land	748 sq mi (1,940 km2)
• Water	1.5 sq mi (4 km2)  0.2%
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,456
• Density	5.9/sq mi (2.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	11th
Website	www.co.mills.tx.us

History

This section is in list format but may read better as prose. (December 2013)

• Among the first inhabitants were the Apache and Comanche.[3]
• 1786–1789: Pedro Vial explores a route from San Antonio to Santa Fe for Spain and passes through the county.[3]
• 1828: Capt. Henry Stevenson Brown passes through the county to recover stock stolen by Indians.[3]
• 1852: Dick Jenkins becomes the county's first permanent settler.[3]
• 1857: A Methodist circuit rider holds the county's first religious service in the cabin of Charles Mullin.[3]
• 1858: Mr. and Mrs. Mose Jackson and two of their children are killed by Indians at Jackson Springs, while two other children were carried into captivity. After a force of settlers rout the Indians at Salt Gap, their pursuers and a company of Texas Rangers recover the captive Jackson children.[4]
• 1869–1897: Lawlessness is rampant in post–Civil War Mills County. Vigilante committees create a reign of terror. Lynchings and assassinations become commonplace. The Texas Rangers are brought in to restore law and order.[3]
• 1885: Goldthwaite is established as the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway builds tracks into the region.[3]
• 1887: The Texas state legislature forms Mills County from Brown, Comanche, Hamilton, and Lampasas counties. Goldthwaite becomes the county seat.[3]
• 1890: The county courthouse is erected.[5]
• 1905: A Confederate Reunion is held in Goldthwaite.[6]
• 1912: The courthouse burns down, arson suspected.[5]
• 1913: A new brick, stone and concrete courthouse is erected in the Classical Revival style designed by the architect Henry Phelps.[5]
• 1915: During Jim Crow a Confederate Memorial Monument is placed on the courthouse grounds in Goldthwaite. The statue was funded by public donations, the civic organization Self Culture Club, Jeff Davis Camp 117 and United Confederate Veterans.[7]
• 1982: Oil is discovered in Mills County.[3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 750 square miles (1,900 km²), of which 748 square miles (1,940 km²) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) (0.2%) is water.[8]

Adjacent counties

• Comanche County (north)
• Hamilton County (northeast)
• Lampasas County (southeast)
• San Saba County (southwest)
• Brown County (northwest)

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 84
• U.S. Highway 183
• State Highway 16

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1890	5,493		—
1900	7,851		42.9%
1910	9,694		23.5%
1920	9,019		−7.0%
1930	8,293		−8.0%
1940	7,951		−4.1%
1950	5,999		−24.6%
1960	4,467		−25.5%
1970	4,212		−5.7%
1980	4,477		6.3%
1990	4,531		1.2%
2000	5,151		13.7%
2010	4,936		−4.2%
2020	4,456		−9.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[9] 1850–2010[10] 2010[11] 2020[12]

Mills County, Texas - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2010[11]	Pop 2020[12]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	4,024	3,498	81.52%	78.50%
Black or African American alone (NH)	26	25	0.53%	0.56%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	15	10	0.30%	0.22%
Asian alone (NH)	10	4	0.20%	0.09%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	1	0	0.02%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	6	0.00%	0.13%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	42	185	0.85%	4.15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	818	728	16.57%	16.34%
Total	4,936	4,456	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.

At the 2000 census,[13] there were 5,151 people, 2,001 households and 1,398 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 per square mile (2.7/km²). There were 2,691 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1.5/km²). The racial make-up was 89.24% White, 1.26% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 7.73% from other races and 1.34% from two or more races. Of the population, 13.03% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,001 households, of which 27.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.20% were married couples living together, 7.00% had a female householder with no husband present and 30.10% were non-families. Of all households, 27.80% were made up of individuals and 17.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.90.

25.50% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.70% from 18 to 24, 20.50% from 25 to 44, 26.10% from 45 to 64 and 23.10% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 102.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.20 males.

The median household income was $30,579 and the median family income was $37,519. Males had a median income of $25,933 and females $20,076. The per capita income was $15,915. About 12.70% of families and 18.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.40% of those under age 18 and 17.80% of those age 65 or over.

Media

Mills County is part of the Waco/Temple/Killeen (Central Texas) DMA. Local media outlets include: KCEN-TV, KWTX-TV, KXXV-TV, KDYW, KWKT-TV and KNCT-TV. Two other television stations from the Abilene/Sweetwater/Brownwood DMA provide coverage for Mills County, KTAB-TV and KRBC-TV.

Mills County has one area newspaper, The Goldthwaite Eagle, and one radio station, KRNR FM 107.3 which began broadcasting in December 2017.

Communities

City

• Goldthwaite (county seat)

Town

• Mullin

Unincorporated communities

• Bozar
• Priddy
• Ridge
• Scallorn
• Star

Ghost town

• Williams Ranch

Politics

United States presidential election results for Mills County, Texas[14]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	2,217	88.50%	271	10.82%	17	0.68%
2016	1,951	86.90%	243	10.82%	51	2.27%
2012	1,882	85.51%	279	12.68%	40	1.82%
2008	1,753	80.52%	398	18.28%	26	1.19%
2004	1,794	80.41%	416	18.65%	21	0.94%
2000	1,738	75.11%	548	23.68%	28	1.21%
1996	1,044	51.35%	748	36.79%	241	11.85%
1992	702	35.28%	753	37.84%	535	26.88%
1988	1,043	55.24%	842	44.60%	3	0.16%
1984	1,262	64.39%	688	35.10%	10	0.51%
1980	985	47.84%	1,028	49.93%	46	2.23%
1976	684	40.00%	1,012	59.18%	14	0.82%
1972	1,089	73.43%	388	26.16%	6	0.40%
1968	645	38.79%	722	43.42%	296	17.80%
1964	495	28.73%	1,228	71.27%	0	0.00%
1960	1,012	53.63%	869	46.05%	6	0.32%
1956	912	55.34%	735	44.60%	1	0.06%
1952	1,089	55.39%	875	44.51%	2	0.10%
1948	205	14.46%	1,135	80.04%	78	5.50%
1944	172	9.47%	1,428	78.59%	217	11.94%
1940	287	14.75%	1,658	85.20%	1	0.05%
1936	165	14.10%	1,005	85.90%	0	0.00%
1932	133	8.49%	1,434	91.51%	0	0.00%
1928	774	63.65%	442	36.35%	0	0.00%
1924	175	11.55%	1,289	85.08%	51	3.37%
1920	247	20.57%	669	55.70%	285	23.73%
1916	129	14.69%	640	72.89%	109	12.41%
1912	92	10.03%	573	62.49%	252	27.48%

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Mills County, Texas
• Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Mills County

References

External links

• Mills County government website
• Mills County from the Handbook of Texas Online
• The Goldthwaite Eagle Newspaper

На других языках

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[de] Mills County (Texas)

Das Mills County[3] ist ein County im Bundesstaat Texas der Vereinigten Staaten. Der Sitz der County-Verwaltung (County Seat) befindet sich in Goldthwaite.[4]

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[ru] Милс (округ, Техас)

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