Cooke County, Texas
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State Health Department
- Texas Department of Health: 1100 West 49th Street, Austin
( Eduardo Sanchez: 512-458-7363 / eduardo.sanchez@dshs.state.tx.us)
Local Health Departments
- Gainesville City Health Department: 214 E. Main, Gainesville
( Doug Patrick: 940-668-4504 / dpatrick@cogtx.org)
Population:
- Total Population: 36,363
- Males: 17,894
- Females: 18,469
Ethnicity:
- White: 30,798
- Black/African American: 1,067
- Hispanic: 3,570
- Native American/Eskimo: 341
- Asian: 99
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 54
- 2 or more: 434
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (30,545)
- Spanish (2,875)
- German (120)
- French (80)
- Dutch (25)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 2,010
- Mexico (1,603)
- Netherlands (38)
- Canada (36)
- Taiwan (32)
- El Salvador (31)
- India (28)
- Vietnam (24)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (8,772)
- Catholic Church (8,170)
- United Methodist Church, The (1,657)
- Churches of Christ (1,175)
- American Baptist Association, The (457)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 12,161
- Sensory: 1,446
- Physical: 3,063
- Mental: 1,542
- Self-care: 914
- Go outside home: 2,449
- Employment: 2,626
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 410
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 13,643
- Utility gas: 4,611
- Bottled or LP gas: 2,225
- Electricity: 6,431
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 6
- Coal or Coke: 2
- Wood: 312
- Solar Energy: 3
- Other fuel: 31
- No fuel used: 22
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 26,610
- No vehicle: 1,341
- 1 or more vehicle: 25,269
Education Attainment:
- No School: 205
- No High School: 1,536
- Some High School: 3,074
- High School: 7,296
- Some College: 5,831
- Associate's Degree: 1,572
- College Degree: 2,411
- Master's Degree: 899
- Professional Degree: 253
- Doctoral Degree: 71
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 13,643
- Owners with phone: 9,672
- Owners without phone: 158
- Renters with phone: 3,463
- Renters without phone: 350
10 closest counties:
- Love County, Oklahoma
- Denton County, Texas
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- Wise County, Texas
- Collin County, Texas
- Johnston County, Oklahoma
- Tarrant County, Texas
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
76238, 76240, 76241, 76250, 76252, 76253, 76263, 76272
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- KPFC (91.9 FM) GAINESVILLE, TX
- KZZA (106.7 FM) GAINESVILLE, TX
- KGAF (1580 AM) GAINESVILLE,, TX
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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