Delta County, Texas

Delta County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,230.^[1] Its county seat and largest city is Cooper.^[2] The county was founded in 1870 and is named for its triangular shape,^[3] which resembles the Greek letter delta.

Delta County
County
Delta County Courthouse in Cooper
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°23′N 95°40′W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1870
Seat	Cooper
Largest city	Cooper
Area
• Total	278 sq mi (720 km2)
• Land	257 sq mi (670 km2)
• Water	21 sq mi (50 km2)  7.6%
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,230
• Density	19/sq mi (7.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	www.deltacountytx.com

Meanders of two forks of the Sulphur River formed its northern and southern boundaries and meet at its easternmost point. Delta County was one of 19^[4] prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas. As of 2015^[update], Delta County is no longer a dry county.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 278 sq mi (720 km²), of which 257 sq mi (670 km²) are land and 21 sq mi (54 km²) (7.6%) are covered by water.^[5]

Major highways

• State Highway 19
• State Highway 24
• State Highway 154

Adjacent counties

• Lamar County (north)
• Red River County (northeast)
• Franklin County (southeast)
• Hopkins County (south)
• Hunt County (southwest)
• Fannin County (northwest)

Communities

Cities

• Cooper
• Pecan Gap (small part in Fannin County)
• Commerce (majority in Hunt County)

Unincorporated communities

• Antioch
• Ben Franklin
• Charleston
• Crossroads
• East Delta
• Enloe
• Horton
• Jot Em Down
• Kensing
• Klondike
• Lake Creek
• Pacio
• Rattan
• Vasco
• Yowell

Ghost towns

• Friendship
• Gough
• Liberty Grove
• Mount Joy
• Needmore
• Post Oak
• Prattville
• Price
• West Delta

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	5,597		—
1890	9,117		62.9%
1900	15,249		67.3%
1910	14,566		−4.5%
1920	15,887		9.1%
1930	13,138		−17.3%
1940	12,858		−2.1%
1950	8,964		−30.3%
1960	5,860		−34.6%
1970	4,927		−15.9%
1980	4,839		−1.8%
1990	4,857		0.4%
2000	5,327		9.7%
2010	5,231		−1.8%
2020	5,230		0.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1850–2010[7] 2010–2020[8]

Delta 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[9]	Pop 2010[10]	Pop 2020[8]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	4,616	4,351	4,189	86.65%	83.18%	80.10%
Black or African American alone (NH)	440	375	312	8.26%	7.17%	5.97%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	29	59	42	0.54%	1.13%	0.80%
Asian alone (NH)	6	30	37	0.11%	0.57%	0.71%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	2	0	5	0.04%	0.00%	0.10%
Other race alone (NH)	0	11	30	0.00%	0.21%	0.57%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	69	117	221	1.30%	2.24%	4.23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	165	288	394	3.10%	5.51%	7.53%
Total	5,327	5,231	5,230	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

The 2020 U.S. census determined that Delta County had a population of 5,320.^[8] Among its population, the racial and ethnic makeup was 80.10% non-Hispanic white, 5.97% African American, 0.80% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.57% some other race, 4.23% multiracial, and 7.53% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Politics

Delta County is represented in the Texas House of Representatives by Republican Larry Phillips of Sherman, Texas.

United States presidential election results for Delta County, Texas^[11]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2024	2,250	84.65%	397	14.94%	11	0.41%
2020	2,162	83.41%	403	15.55%	27	1.04%
2016	1,836	80.49%	400	17.54%	45	1.97%
2012	1,524	75.52%	454	22.50%	40	1.98%
2008	1,580	72.25%	589	26.93%	18	0.82%
2004	1,447	69.50%	627	30.12%	8	0.38%
2000	1,143	60.16%	726	38.21%	31	1.63%
1996	744	42.69%	849	48.71%	150	8.61%
1992	599	29.73%	864	42.88%	552	27.39%
1988	849	40.41%	1,244	59.21%	8	0.38%
1984	1,024	51.17%	973	48.63%	4	0.20%
1980	767	35.81%	1,347	62.89%	28	1.31%
1976	421	21.15%	1,563	78.50%	7	0.35%
1972	957	61.90%	581	37.58%	8	0.52%
1968	370	19.66%	1,037	55.10%	475	25.24%
1964	339	17.30%	1,619	82.60%	2	0.10%
1960	460	25.11%	1,360	74.24%	12	0.66%
1956	605	32.23%	1,262	67.23%	10	0.53%
1952	707	30.81%	1,585	69.06%	3	0.13%
1948	146	7.68%	1,594	83.89%	160	8.42%
1944	133	6.69%	1,706	85.86%	148	7.45%
1940	190	7.90%	2,214	92.10%	0	0.00%
1936	82	5.29%	1,466	94.64%	1	0.06%
1932	87	4.14%	2,013	95.81%	1	0.05%
1928	753	43.96%	958	55.93%	2	0.12%
1924	479	17.64%	2,186	80.49%	51	1.88%
1920	315	21.03%	1,081	72.16%	102	6.81%
1916	72	4.97%	1,254	86.48%	124	8.55%
1912	57	7.05%	705	87.25%	46	5.69%

See also

• Texas portal

• List of counties in Texas
• Dry counties
• List of museums in North Texas
• Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Delta County

References

1. "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Delta County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 103.
4. "TABC Local Option Elections". Retrieved July 29, 2018.
5. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
6. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
7. "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010" (PDF). Texas Almanac. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
8. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Delta County, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
9. "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Delta County, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
10. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Delta County, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
11. Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved July 21, 2018.

External links

• Delta County website
• Delta County Chamber of Commerce website
• Delta County in Handbook of Texas Online
• Delta County History at HistoricTexas.net
• Jot 'Em Down, Delta County, Texas data at Internet Accuracy Project

33.39°N 95.67°W / 33.39; -95.67