County Population Drops

            According to the 2000 census, Glasscock County’s total population has dropped by 41 (2.8 percent) since the last census and now stands at 1,406.  Anglos number 955 (67.92 percent), Blacks 6 (0.43 percent), American Indians 1 (0.07 percent), Hispanics 420 (29.87 percent), and Multi-Racials 24 (1.71 percent).

            County commissioners have voted not to redistrict voting precincts, since the 2000 census shows slightly less than 10 percent population difference in the largest and smallest precincts, and therefore redistricting is not legally required. The “ideal population” of a precinct is defined as 25 percent of the total county population, or 352 locally.

            The census shows Precinct One with a population of 351. Of those, 228 are Anglos and 123 are Hispanics; 143 Anglos and 68 Hispanics are of voting age. Precinct Two totals 352, with 227 Anglos, 1 Black and 111 Hispanics; 154 Anglos, 1 Black and 78 Hispanics are of voting age.

            Precinct Three has 368, with 282 Anglos, 83 Hispanics and 3 Multi-Racials. Of those, 218 Anglos, 45 Hispanics and 1 Multi-Racial are of voting age. Precinct Four totals 335, with 218 Anglos, 5 Blacks, 1 American Indian, 103 Hispanics and 8 Multi-Racials. Of those, 153 Anglos, 1 Black, 1 American Indian, 64 Hispanics and 2 Multi-Racials are of voting age.

           

 

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