Milam County, Texas

Milam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 24,757. The county seat is Cameron. The county was created in 1834 as a municipality in Mexico and organized as a county in 1837. Milam County is named for Benjamin Rush Milam (pronounced "MY-lum"), an early settler and a soldier in the Texas Revolution.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,022 square miles (2,650 km²), of which 1,017 square miles (2,630 km²) is land and 4.8 square miles (12 km²) (0.5%) is water.

Major highways

U.S. Highway 77

U.S. Highway 79

U.S. Highway 190

State Highway 36

Adjacent counties

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 24,238 people, 9,199 households, and 6,595 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 10,866 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 78.89% White, 11.05% Black or African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 7.70% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races. 18.63% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 16.7% were of American, 16.1% German, 7.2% English and 6.8% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.