Bosque County, Texas
County seat: Meridian · Population 18,918 (2025) · 983 sq mi
Bosque County is the 127th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 18,918 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Meridian. It is part of the Central Texas region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 7 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Bosque County facts
- County seat
- Meridian
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 18,918 +3.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 983 sq mi 79th largest of 254
- Water area
- 20 sq mi
- Population density
- 19 per sq mi
- Established
- 1854
- Named after
- Bosque River river in McLennan County, Texas, United States of America
- Largest city
- Clifton 3,523
- Median household income
- $68,914
- Cities and towns
- 7 plus 3 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 11
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48035
Cities and towns in Bosque County
Bosque County has 7 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Bosque County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton | City | 3,523 | |
| Meridian (county seat) | City | 1,403 | |
| Valley Mills | City | 1,266 | McLennan County |
| Walnut Springs | City | 907 | |
| Morgan | City | 475 | |
| Iredell | City | 314 | |
| Cranfills Gap | City | 285 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Laguna Park | 1,596 | |
| Kopperl | 123 | |
| Mosheim | 85 |
ZIP codes in Bosque County
11 ZIP codes reach into Bosque County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 76043 also Somervell County
- 76457 also Hamilton and Erath counties
- 76633 also McLennan County
- 76634 also Coryell County
- 76637 also Hamilton County
- 76649 also Erath County
- 76652
- 76665
- 76671
- 76689 also McLennan and Coryell counties
- 76690 also Somervell and Erath counties
Population of Bosque County, 2020–2025
Bosque County grew by 686 people (+3.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 716 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,403 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 18,255 |
| 2021 | 18,502 |
| 2022 | 18,690 |
| 2023 | 18,936 |
| 2024 | 18,961 |
| 2025 | 18,918 |
Neighboring counties
- Hill County east · 39,503 people
- Hamilton County southwest · 8,680 people
- McLennan County southeast · 272,020 people
- Somervell County north · 10,261 people
- Johnson County northeast · 218,048 people
- Coryell County south · 85,592 people
- Erath County northwest · 43,911 people
Printable Bosque 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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