Callahan County, Texas
County seat: Baird · Population 14,491 (2025) · 899 sq mi
Callahan County is the 141st most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 14,491 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Baird. It is part of the Northwest region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Callahan County facts
- County seat
- Baird
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 14,491 +5.7% since 2020
- Land area
- 899 sq mi 150th largest of 254
- Water area
- 2 sq mi
- Population density
- 16 per sq mi
- Established
- 1858
- Named after
- James Hughes Callahan
- Largest city
- Clyde 4,024
- Median household income
- $72,436
- Cities and towns
- 4
- ZIP codes
- 9
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48059
Cities and towns in Callahan County
Callahan County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Callahan County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde | City | 4,024 | |
| Baird (county seat) | City | 1,532 | |
| Cross Plains | Town | 938 | |
| Putnam | Town | 70 |
ZIP codes in Callahan County
9 ZIP codes reach into Callahan County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 76437 also Eastland and Stephens counties
- 76443 also Brown and Coleman counties
- 76464 also Shackelford and Stephens counties
- 76469
- 79504 also Shackelford County
- 79510 also Coleman County
- 79541 also Taylor County
- 79601 also Jones, Shackelford and Taylor counties
- 79602 also Taylor County
Population of Callahan County, 2020–2025
Callahan County grew by 785 people (+5.7%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 407 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,221 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 13,748 |
| 2021 | 14,104 |
| 2022 | 14,266 |
| 2023 | 14,427 |
| 2024 | 14,527 |
| 2025 | 14,491 |
Neighboring counties
- Eastland County east · 18,143 people
- Taylor County west · 150,077 people
- Shackelford County north · 3,197 people
- Coleman County south · 7,915 people
- Brown County southeast · 38,711 people
- Jones County northwest · 20,861 people
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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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