Camp County

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 203 square miles (530 km2), of which 7.4 square miles (19 km2) (3.6%) are covered by water. It is the third-smallest county by area in Texas.

Major highways

U.S. Highway 271

State Highway 11

Loop 179

Loop 238

Loop 255

Adjacent counties

Titus County (north)

Morris County (east)

Upshur County (south)

Wood County (southwest)

Franklin County (west)

Communities

City

Pittsburg (county seat)

Town

Rocky Mound

Unincorporated communities

Center Point

Ebenezer

Harvard

Leesburg

Newsome

Pine

Ghost town

Crossroads

Holly Springs

Matinburg

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 12,464, up from 12,401 in 2010 and 11,549 in 2000. The median age was 40.2 years; 25.0% of residents were under 18 and 19.3% of residents were 65 or older. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males, and for every 100 females 18 and over, there were 92.2 males 18 and over.

The racial makeup of the county was 59.8% White, 15.2% Black or African American, 0.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 13.3% from some other race, and 10.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 25.9% of the population.

Almost none of the residents lived in urban areas, while about 100.0% lived in rural areas.

Of the 4,775 households in the county, 33.5% had children under 18 living in them, 50.3% were married-couple households, 18.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 or older.

The county had 5,774 housing units, of which 17.3% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 71.6% were owner-occupied and 28.4% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.1%.

2000 census

According to the census of 2000, 11,549 people, 4,336 households, and 3,156 families were living in the county. The population density was 58 people per square mile (22 people/km2). The 5,228 housing units had an average density of 26 per square mile (10/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 69.53% White, 19.20% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 9.68% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races; 14.78% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

Politics

Camp County is represented in the Texas Senate by Republican Bryan Hughes, a lawyer in Mineola.

Camp County is located within District 5 of the Texas House of Representatives. Camp County is located within District 1 of the Texas Senate.