Baylor County, Texas
County seat: Seymour · Population 3,472 (2025) · 868 sq mi
Baylor County is the 211th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 3,472 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Seymour. It is part of the Northwest region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 8 neighboring counties.
Baylor County facts
- County seat
- Seymour
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 3,472 +0.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 868 sq mi 178th largest of 254
- Water area
- 34 sq mi
- Population density
- 4 per sq mi
- Established
- 1858
- Named after
- Henry Weidner Baylor American physician, soldier
- Largest city
- Seymour 2,574
- Median household income
- $45,370
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 2
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48023
Cities and towns in Baylor County
Baylor County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Baylor County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seymour (county seat) | City | 2,574 |
ZIP codes in Baylor County
2 ZIP codes reach into Baylor County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 76360 also Wichita, Wilbarger and Archer counties
- 76380 also Knox County
Population of Baylor County, 2020–2025
Baylor County grew by 7 people (+0.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 163 more deaths than births and a net gain of 168 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3,461 |
| 2021 | 3,456 |
| 2022 | 3,466 |
| 2023 | 3,482 |
| 2024 | 3,482 |
| 2025 | 3,472 |
Neighboring counties
- Archer County east · 9,129 people
- Wilbarger County north · 12,481 people
- Throckmorton County south · 1,554 people
- Knox County west · 3,192 people
- Foard County northwest · 1,044 people
- Haskell County southwest · 5,499 people
- Wichita County northeast · 129,555 people
- Young County southeast · 18,154 people
Printable Baylor County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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