 By the 1970s, the event had become a 3-day typical Texas celebration with parades, live entertainment, food booths and street dances.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.2%) is water.As of the census of 2000, there were 20,013 people, 7,207 households, and 5,131 families residing in the county.