Childress County
Texas History Project
Location
Childress county is located 110 miles west of Amarillo and 155 miles southeast of Lubbock
County seat
The Childress county seat is located 116 miles southeast of Amarillo, 139 miles northeast of Lubbock, and 108 miles northwest of Wichita falls.
population
the population of Childress county as of 2013 is 7,095.
Demographics
as of 2014 41.0% of Childress county residents are female leaving the other 39.0% of the population to be male.
58.8% of Childress county residents are Caucasian, meaning that this is the majority rate for this area
the median household income for a Childress count resident as of 2013 $47,532.
Business
Most of Childress county residents work in agriculture to earn a living , whether this be by ranching or farming, both make around the same amount of money.
Collages
The only major collage in Childress county is Clarendon Collage located on the east part of the town
Mayor of largest town
the largest town in Childress is in fact, Childress! The mayor of this town, Brett Parr, is currently in his fifth year of office.
Current problems
There has recently been an increase in crimes in this county, theft and breaking and entering in particular. This has especially become a problem close to the end of this year as people have more valuables in their homes with the holidays approaching.
The largest city in Childress county is Childress