Cottle County, Texas
County seat: Paducah · Population 1,224 (2025) · 901 sq mi
Cottle County is the 242nd most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 1,224 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Paducah. 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 7 neighboring counties.
Cottle County facts
- County seat
- Paducah
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 1,224 −11.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 901 sq mi 142nd largest of 254
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 1 per sq mi
- Established
- 1876
- Named after
- George Washington Cottle Republic of Texas soldier
- Largest city
- Paducah 938
- Median household income
- $59,063
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 4
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48101
Cities and towns in Cottle County
Cottle County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Cottle County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paducah (county seat) | Town | 938 |
ZIP codes in Cottle County
4 ZIP codes reach into Cottle County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79201 also Childress, Hall and Motley counties
- 79223
- 79248 also King, Foard and Dickens counties
- 79252 also Hardeman County
Population of Cottle County, 2020–2025
Cottle County shrank by 155 people (−11.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 67 more deaths than births and a net loss of 87 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,366 |
| 2021 | 1,357 |
| 2022 | 1,321 |
| 2023 | 1,296 |
| 2024 | 1,267 |
| 2025 | 1,224 |
Neighboring counties
- Motley County west · 1,043 people
- Foard County east · 1,044 people
- King County south · 192 people
- Childress County north · 6,643 people
- Hardeman County northeast · 3,292 people
- Hall County northwest · 2,737 people
- Dickens County southwest · 1,692 people
Printable Cottle 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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