Montague County, Texas
County seat: Montague · Population 21,966 (2025) · 931 sq mi
Montague County is the 112th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 21,966 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Montague. It is part of the Northwest region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Montague County facts
- County seat
- Montague
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 21,966 +9.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 931 sq mi 97th largest of 254
- Water area
- 7 sq mi
- Population density
- 24 per sq mi
- Established
- 1857
- Named after
- Daniel Montague American land surveyor and politician (1798–1876)
- Largest city
- Bowie 6,113
- Median household income
- $64,545
- Cities and towns
- 3 plus 4 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 10
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48337
Cities and towns in Montague County
Montague County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Montague County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie | City | 6,113 | |
| Nocona | City | 3,277 | |
| Saint Jo | City | 956 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Nocona Hills | 687 | |
| Sunset | 402 | |
| Montague | 189 | |
| Ringgold | 174 |
ZIP codes in Montague County
10 ZIP codes reach into Montague County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 76225 also Wise County
- 76228 also Clay County
- 76230 also Jack and Clay counties
- 76239 also Cooke County
- 76251
- 76252 also Cooke County
- 76255
- 76261 also Clay County
- 76265 also Cooke County
- 76270 also Wise County
Population of Montague County, 2020–2025
Montague County grew by 1,955 people (+9.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 663 more deaths than births and a net gain of 2,584 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 20,040 |
| 2021 | 20,471 |
| 2022 | 21,106 |
| 2023 | 21,649 |
| 2024 | 21,863 |
| 2025 | 21,966 |
Neighboring counties
- Jefferson County, Oklahoma north · 5,431 people
- Cooke County east · 44,461 people
- Clay County west · 10,764 people
- Wise County south · 83,778 people
- Jack County southwest · 9,563 people
- Love County, Oklahoma northeast · 10,780 people
Printable Montague 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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