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    Charles Tuttle

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    Nolan County is a county located in the west-central region of the U.S. state of Texas.As of

    the 2020 census, its population was 14,738.Its county seat is Sweetwater.The county was

    created in 1876 and organized in 1881.It is named for Philip Nolan, one of the first

    American traders to visit Texas.Nolan County comprises the Sweetwater micropolitan

    statistical area.== Geography ==

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 914 square miles (2,370

    km2), of which 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2) (0.2%) are covered by water.Nolan County is in the

    Cross Timbers region for wildlife management.Geologically Nolan County occupies part of

    the Rolling Plains in the North and South, separated by an isolated part of the Edwards

    Plateau in much of the center.The uplifted plateau, rising up to 500 feet above the

    surrounding plains, gives Nolan county an advantage on production of wind energy.West of

    Highland School, the Bench Mountain, at 2607 feet above sea level, is listed as the highest

    point in Nolan County.Plateau areas of the Cretaceous Period and much of the county are

    underlain by petroleum deposits from the Pennsylvanian Period.=== Major highways ===

    Interstate 20

    U.S. Highway 84

    State Highway 70

    State Highway 153


    === Adjacent counties ===

    Fisher County (north)

    Taylor County (east)

    Runnels County (southeast)

    Coke County (south)

    Mitchell County (west)

    == Demographics ==

    As of the census of 2000, 15,802 people, 6,170 households, and 4,288 families resided in the

    county.The population density was 17 people per square mile (6.6 people/km2).The 7,112

    housing units averaged 8 units per square mile (3.1 units/km2).The racial makeup of the

    county was 78.45% White, 4.68% Black or African American, 0.49% Native American,

    0.24% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 14.02% from other races, and 2.07% from two or more

    races.About 28.04% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.Of the 6,170

    households, 32.20% had children under 18 living with them, 53.00% were married couples

    living together, 12.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50%

    were not families.Around 27.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and

    13.40% had someone living alone who was 65 or older.The average household size was

    2.48, and the average family size was 3.01.In the county, the population was distributed as

    27.10% under 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and

    16.40% who were 65 or older.The median age was 37 years.For every 100 females, there

    were 94.70 males.For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.70 males.The

    median income for a household in the county was $26,209, and for a family was
    $32,004.Males had a median income of $28,674 versus $19,335 for females.The per capita

    income for the county was $14,077.About 18.30% of families and 21.70% of the population

    were below the poverty line, including 29.50% of those under age 18 and 18.50% of those

    age 65 or over.== Wind power ==

    Nolan County has established itself as a center for wind power generation.As of July 2008,

    Nolan County generated more wind energy than the entire state of California, and would

    have ranked sixth in the world for wind power generation if it were counted as its own

    country.In 2013, there were more than 13,000 operational wind turbines.A branch of Texas

    State Technical College, near Sweetwater, offers the first community-college program for

    wind energy in Texas beginning in 2007.Wind energy investments in the county of about $3

    billion since 1999 have resulted in about 1,330 direct wind-related jobs created in Nolan

    County alone (in 2009), with almost $18,000,000 in annual landowner royalties and over

    $12,000,000 in annual local school taxes (2007), and about $1.7 million more in county

    property taxes.The majority of investments come from Epplament Energy, E.ON, Invenergy,

    Lestis Private Capital Group, NextEra, and Lattner Energy.Nolan County is a hub of the

    Public Utility Commission's $5 billion CREZ wind-energy transmission line expansion

    project in Texas.== Communities ==

    === Cities ===

    Blackwell (partly in Coke County)

    Roscoe

    Sweetwater (county seat)


    === Unincorporated communities ===

    Maryneal

    Nolan

    Hylton

    === Ghost towns ===

    Bitter Creek

    Wastella

    Decker (active cemetery remaining)

    Divide (Slater's Chapel cemetery remaining)

    == Politics ==

    Nolan County is part of the 71st district for elections to the Texas House of

    Representatives.The Republican state representative Stan Lambert represents the district

    which also covers Callahan, Jones and Taylor Counties.== Education ==

    School districts include:

    Blackwell Consolidated Independent School District

    Highland Independent School District

    Roscoe Collegiate Independent School District

    Sweetwater Independent School District

    Trent Independent School District

    The Texas Legislature designated the county as being in the Western Texas College District.

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