27-416: Young County may refer to: Young County, Texas Young County, New South Wales County of Young , South Australia [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
54-566: A Yowani married to a Hasinai woman, at times served as an interpreter to Sam Houston . He was among a group of reservation Indians who received permission to hunt outside the reservation boundaries. But on December 27, Captain Peter Garland and a vigilante group attacked Choctaw Tom's camp, indiscriminately murdering and injuring women and children along with the men. Governor Hardin Richard Runnels ordered Major John Henry Brown of
81-533: A Native person about religious beliefs or ceremonies is often viewed with suspicion." One example of this is the Apache medicine cord or Izze-kloth whose purpose and use by Apache medicine elders was a mystery to nineteenth century ethnologists because "the Apache look upon these cords as so sacred that strangers are not allowed to see them, much less handle them or talk about them." The term medicine man/woman , like
108-470: A household in the county was $ 30,499, and for a family was $ 36,698. Males had a median income of $ 30,257 versus $ 19,441 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 16,710. About 12.00% of families and 15.70% of the population were below the poverty line , including 21.00% of those under age 18 and 12.90% of those age 65 or over. As was commonly the case in the Solid South , Young County voters at
135-492: Is a traditional healer and spiritual leader who serves a community of Indigenous people of the Americas . Each culture has its own name in its language for spiritual healers and ceremonial leaders. In the ceremonial context of Indigenous North American communities , " medicine " usually refers to spiritual healing. Medicine people use many practices, including specialized knowledge of Native American ethnobotany . Herbal healing
162-621: Is a common practice in many Indigenous households of the Americas; however, medicine people often have more in-depth knowledge of using plants for healing or other purposes. The terms medicine people or ceremonial people are sometimes used in Native American and First Nations communities, for example, when Arwen Nuttall ( Cherokee ) of the National Museum of the American Indian writes, "The knowledge possessed by medicine people
189-488: Is not preferred by Native American or First Nations communities. There are many fraudulent healers and scam artists , known as plastic shamans who pose as Native American "shamans", and the Cherokee Nation has had to speak out against these people, even forming a task force to handle the issue. In order to seek help from a medicine person, a person needs to know someone in the community who can vouch for them and provide
216-416: Is privileged, and it often remains in particular families." Native Americans tend to be quite reluctant to discuss issues about medicine or medicine people with non-Indians. In some cultures, the people will not even discuss these matters with American Indians from other tribes. In most tribes, medicine elders are prohibited from advertising or introducing themselves as such. As Nuttall writes, "An inquiry to
243-520: The 2020 census , its population was 17,867. Its county seat is Graham . The county was created in 1856 and organized in 1874. It is named for William Cocke Young , an early Texas settler and soldier. The Brazos Indian Reservation, founded by General Randolph B. Marcy in 1854, provided a refuge from warring Comanche for the Delaware , Shawnee , Tonkawa , Wichita , Choctaw , and Caddo peoples, who had migrated into Texas from other areas. Within
270-453: The census of 2000, 17,943 people, 7,167 households, and 5,081 families resided in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile (7.7 people/km ). The 8,504 housing units averaged 9 units per square mile (3.5 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 90.98% White, 1.21% Black, 0.64% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 5.28% from other races, and 1.58% from two or more races. About 10.62% of
297-584: The reservation , each tribe had its own village and cultivated agricultural crops. Government-contracted beef cattle were delivered each week. But most settlers were unable to distinguish between reservation and non-reservation tribes, blaming the reservation Indians for the raids by the Comanche and Kiowa . A newspaper in Jacksboro, Texas , titled The White Man (or Whiteman ), advocated removal of all tribes from North Texas. During December 1858, Choctaw Tom,
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#1732852699002324-605: The Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District. Oil exploration and production opened the 20th century, and had Lindy Lou No. 1 well come in. Actual production of petroleum began in 1920, and boom towns sprang up around the county. By 1990, 3,431,000 barrels (545,500 m ) had been produced. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 931 square miles (2,410 km ), of which 914 square miles (2,370 km ) are land and 16 square miles (41 km ) (1.8%) are covered by water. As of
351-579: The Indians attacked a wagon train belonging to Henry Warren , killing all but five who escaped. Commanding General of the United States Army William Tecumseh Sherman personally arrested Satank, Satanta, and Big Tree at Fort Sill and had them tried in civil court in Jacksboro . Satank was killed in an attempted escape, and others were found guilty and sentenced to hang. Their sentences were commuted by Governor Edmund J. Davis at
378-623: The county economy and facilitated transportation, including the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railway , the Wichita Falls and Southern, and the Gulf, Texas and Western Railroad. Federal programs came to the assistance of farmers and ranchers during the Great Depression . The Work Projects Administration restored old Fort Belknap in 1936. In the 1930s, Young County also joined 65 other counties to form
405-570: The county include: Formerly Megargel Independent School District served a portion of the county. In 2006 Megargel schools closed. Most of Young County is in the service area for Ranger Junior College . Areas in Graham ISD are in the boundary for North Central Texas College . 33°11′N 98°42′W / 33.18°N 98.70°W / 33.18; -98.70 Medicine man A medicine man (from Ojibwe mashkikiiwinini ) or medicine woman (from Ojibwe mashkikiiwininiikwe )
432-539: The county seat. Many of the citizens abandoned the area during the American Civil War due to Indian depredations. In 1865, the county's government was dissolved, and the county records were transferred to Jacksboro. The county was reorganized in 1874, and the county records were brought back from Jacksboro. This time, the new town of Graham , platted in 1873, was chosen as the county seat. Gustavus and Edwin Graham began
459-741: The grant remained unsettled until the 1850s. In 1851, Bvt. Brig. Gen. William G. Belknap founded the United States Army Fort Belknap . The fort was surrendered to the Confederacy in 1861, and reoccupied by federal troops in 1867. John and Will Peveler established a ranch 2 mi (3.2 km) below Fort Belknap, becoming the first settlers. Young County was established by the Texas Legislature in 1856 from Bosque and Fannin Counties and organized later that same year. Belknap became
486-429: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_County&oldid=933260808 " Category : County name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Young County, Texas Young County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas . As of
513-424: The population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 7,167 households, 30.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were married couples living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% were not families. Around 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
540-607: The presidential level cast their ballots predominantly for the Democratic candidate from 1912 through the 1960s, the two major exceptions being in 1952 and 1956 , both of which featured native son Dwight D. Eisenhower as the Republican candidate. From 1980, the balance has shifted in favor of the GOP, a trend more pronounced since 2000. In particular, Young County is a state bellwether for Texas in U.S. presidential elections, having voted for
567-511: The process. Baylor's group was later attacked by Indians off the reservation, where the military had no authority to intervene. In May 1871, Kiowa medicine man Satank (Sitting Bear) , and Kiowa chiefs Satanta (White Bear) , Addo-etta (Big Tree) and Maman-ti (Skywalker) led a force of over 100 Kiowa, Comanche, Kiowa-Apaches , Arapaho , and Cheyenne warriors from the Oklahoma Fort Sill Reservation into Texas. On May 18,
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#1732852699002594-580: The request of a group of Quakers , and they were later paroled . The incident was a key element that contributed to the Red River War . Spanish Colonel Diego Ortiz Parrilla travelled through the county en route to during the 1759 Red River Campaign . Pedro Vial came through the region in 1789 while charting the Santa Fe Trail . The county was included in the 1841 Republic of Texas empresario Peters Colony land grant. The Young County portion of
621-617: The state militia to the area, with 100 troops to control potential retaliation and unrest. An examining trial was conducted about the Choctaw Tom raid, but no indictments resulted of any militia. In May 1859, John Baylor led a number of whites who confronted the United States troops defending the reservation, demanding the surrender of certain men from the tribe who they thought were responsible for raids. The military balked, and Baylor retreated, but he killed an Indian woman and an old man in
648-535: The statewide winner in every presidential election since the county's formation in 1874. It shares this status along with Aransas County , Brown County , Lampasas County , Parker County , and Shackelford County . Republican Drew Springer , a businessman from Muenster in Cooke County , has represented Young County in the Texas House of Representatives since January 2013. School districts serving sections of
675-456: The term shaman , has been criticized by Native Americans, as well as other specialists in the fields of religion and anthropology. While non-Native anthropologists often use the term shaman for Indigenous healers worldwide, including the Americas, shaman is the specific name for a spiritual mediator from the Tungusic peoples of Siberia , which has been adopted by some Inuit communities but
702-516: The town of Graham in 1872, and opened the saltworks in 1869. An 1876 area rancher meeting in Graham, regarding cattle rustling, became the beginnings of what is now known as the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association . In 1891, a group of investors formed the Graham Mining Company in hopes of mining gold, silver, and coal in the area. Between 1874 and 1910, railroad lines contributed to
729-532: Was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.94. A Williams Institute analysis of 2010 census data found about 2.6 same-sex couples per 1,000 households were in the county. In the county, the population was distributed as 25.00% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 19.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.70 males. The median income for
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