Jacksboro, Texas Jacksboro, Texas Location of Jacksboro, Texas Location of Jacksboro, Texas Country United States State Texas Jacksboro is a town/city in Jack County, Texas, in the United States.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 6.8 square miles (18 km2), of which, 5.8 square miles (15 km2) of it is territory and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) of it (14.54%) is water.
Jacksboro was first settled in the 1850s, thriving by territory offers from the Texas Emigration and Land Office.
It was retitled Jacksboro in 1858 when it became the county seat, with respect to brothers William and Patrick Jack, veterans of the Texas Revolution. Regular postal service began in 1859.
Jacksboro stakes a claim to having the first state 4-H club, formed in the 1910s in Jacksboro.
There were 1,382 homeholds out of which 33.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 13.0% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $30,833, and the median income for a family was $36,759.
About 12.2% of families and 15.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.
The City of Jacksboro is served by the Jacksboro Independent School District.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Jacksboro has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. United States Enumeration Bureau.
United States Geological Survey.
The Texas State Historical Association.
The Texas State Historical Association.
The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
Climate Summary for Jacksboro, Texas Handbook of Texas Online: Jacksboro, Texas Municipalities and communities of Jack County, Texas, United States State of Texas County seats of Texas
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