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McMullen County
McMullen County
County
	The McMullen County Courthouse in Tilden
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 28°21′N 98°34′W / 28.35°N 98.57°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1877
Named for	John McMullen
Seat	Tilden
Largest community	Tilden
Area
• Total	1,157 sq mi (3,000 km2)
• Land	1,140 sq mi (3,000 km2)
• Water	17 sq mi (40 km2) 1.5%
Population (2020)
• Total	600
• Estimate (2022)	576
• Density	0.5/sq mi (0.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	28th
Website	mcmullencounty.org

McMullen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 600,^[1] making it the fourth-least populous county in Texas. Its county seat is Tilden.^[2] The county was established from parts of Bexar County, Atascosa County, and Live Oak County in 1858 and later organized in 1877.^[3] It is named for John McMullen, founder of a colony in Texas.^[4] The McMullen County Courthouse was designed by the architect W.C. Stephenson, originally from Buffalo, New York. Stephenson also designed some 50 buildings in Beeville, including the Bee County Courthouse.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,157 square miles (3,000 km²), of which 1,137 square miles (2,940 km²) is land and 17 square miles (44 km²) (1.5%) is water.^[5]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Atascosa County (north)
Live Oak County (east)
Duval County (south)
La Salle County (west)
Frio County (northwest)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1870	230		—
1880	701		204.8%
1890	1,038		48.1%
1900	1,024		−1.3%
1910	1,091		6.5%
1920	952		−12.7%
1930	1,351		41.9%
1940	1,374		1.7%
1950	1,187		−13.6%
1960	1,116		−6.0%
1970	1,095		−1.9%
1980	789		−27.9%
1990	817		3.5%
2000	851		4.2%
2010	707		−16.9%
2020	600		−15.1%
2022 (est.)	576	^[6]	−4.0%
U.S. Decennial Census^[7] 1850–2010^[8] 2010-2020^[1]

**McMullen County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition**
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000^[9]	Pop 2010^[10]	Pop 2020^[11]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	556	432	353	65.33%	61.10%	58.83%
Black or African American alone (NH)	10	8	1	1.18%	1.13%	0.17%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	2	0	1	0.24%	0.00%	0.17%
Asian alone (NH)	0	3	3	0.00%	0.42%	0.50%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	5	0.00%	0.00%	0.83%
Other race alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	1	3	13	0.12%	0.42%	2.17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	282	261	224	33.14%	36.92%	37.33%
Total	851	707	600	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the census^[12] of 2000, there were 851 people, 355 households, and 238 families residing in the county. The population density was less than 1/km² (2.6/sq mi). There were 587 housing units at an average density of 0 units per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.37% White, 1.18% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 8.93% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. 33.14% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 355 households, out of which 25.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.70% were married couples living together, 5.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.70% were non-families. 30.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.40% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 23.70% from 25 to 44, 28.70% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 101.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $35,417. Males had a median income of $26,953 versus $20,982 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,258. 20.70% of the population and 15.90% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 28.60% are under the age of 18 and 17.90% are 65 or older.

Education

McMullen County is served by the McMullen County Independent School District.

Coastal Bend College (formerly Bee County College) is the designated community college for the county.^[13]

Communities

Calliham
Tilden (county seat)

Politics

McMullen County is heavily Republican, having only voted for a Democratic candidate once since 1952, when in 1964 Texas native Lyndon B. Johnson won in a national landslide against Republican Barry Goldwater. In 2016 Donald Trump won 91.0% of the vote in McMullen County, the most lopsided result in the county since Franklin D. Roosevelt's victory in 1932.

United States presidential election results for McMullen County, Texas^[14]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2024	448	91.99%	37	7.60%	2	0.41%
2020	460	89.15%	53	10.27%	3	0.58%
2016	454	90.98%	40	8.02%	5	1.00%
2012	431	85.69%	67	13.32%	5	0.99%
2008	400	74.49%	132	24.58%	5	0.93%
2004	467	82.80%	95	16.84%	2	0.35%
2000	358	81.55%	77	17.54%	4	0.91%
1996	274	63.72%	117	27.21%	39	9.07%
1992	274	61.85%	78	17.61%	91	20.54%
1988	302	75.88%	94	23.62%	2	0.50%
1984	337	84.67%	61	15.33%	0	0.00%
1980	271	68.09%	122	30.65%	5	1.26%
1976	217	52.80%	194	47.20%	0	0.00%
1972	304	76.77%	88	22.22%	4	1.01%
1968	169	39.49%	160	37.38%	99	23.13%
1964	175	39.50%	267	60.27%	1	0.23%
1960	241	50.10%	240	49.90%	0	0.00%
1956	226	54.72%	185	44.79%	2	0.48%
1952	290	64.88%	156	34.90%	1	0.22%
1948	61	20.20%	222	73.51%	19	6.29%
1944	106	28.27%	223	59.47%	46	12.27%
1940	77	18.64%	336	81.36%	0	0.00%
1936	37	12.25%	265	87.75%	0	0.00%
1932	12	4.44%	258	95.56%	0	0.00%
1928	96	50.00%	94	48.96%	2	1.04%
1924	111	49.78%	109	48.88%	3	1.35%
1920	33	31.13%	72	67.92%	1	0.94%
1916	29	20.14%	115	79.86%	0	0.00%
1912	9	14.52%	50	80.65%	3	4.84%