Cochran County, Texas
County seat: Morton · Population 2,546 (2025) · 775 sq mi
Cochran County is the 228th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 2,546 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Morton. It is part of the High Plains region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Cochran County facts
- County seat
- Morton
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 2,546 +0% since 2020
- Land area
- 775 sq mi 204th largest of 254
- Water area
- 0 sq mi
- Population density
- 3 per sq mi
- Established
- 1876
- Largest city
- Morton 1,689
- Median household income
- $45,313
- Cities and towns
- 2 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 4
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48079
Cities and towns in Cochran County
Cochran County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Cochran County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morton (county seat) | City | 1,689 | |
| Whiteface | Town | 371 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Bledsoe | 130 |
ZIP codes in Cochran County
4 ZIP codes reach into Cochran County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79314
- 79336 also Hockley County
- 79346 also Bailey County
- 79379
Population of Cochran County, 2020–2025
Cochran County grew by 1 people (+0%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 39 more births than deaths and a net loss of 37 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,559 |
| 2021 | 2,478 |
| 2022 | 2,533 |
| 2023 | 2,533 |
| 2024 | 2,536 |
| 2025 | 2,546 |
Neighboring counties
- Hockley County east · 21,600 people
- Yoakum County south · 7,438 people
- Bailey County north · 6,963 people
- Roosevelt County, New Mexico northwest · 18,615 people
- Lea County, New Mexico southwest · 74,749 people
- Lamb County northeast · 12,579 people
- Terry County southeast · 11,720 people
Printable Cochran 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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