Motley County, Texas
County seat: Matador · Population 1,043 (2025) · 990 sq mi
Motley County is the 246th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 1,043 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Matador. 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.
Motley County facts
- County seat
- Matador
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 1,043 −1.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 990 sq mi 77th largest of 254
- Water area
- 0 sq mi
- Population density
- 1 per sq mi
- Established
- 1876
- Largest city
- Matador 555
- Median household income
- $61,154
- Cities and towns
- 2
- ZIP codes
- 6
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48345
Cities and towns in Motley County
Motley County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Motley County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matador (county seat) | Town | 555 | |
| Roaring Springs | Town | 209 |
ZIP codes in Motley County
6 ZIP codes reach into Motley County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79201 also Childress, Cottle and Hall counties
- 79234 also Floyd County
- 79235 also Floyd and Crosby counties
- 79244
- 79255 also Briscoe and Floyd counties
- 79256 also Dickens County
Population of Motley County, 2020–2025
Motley County shrank by 19 people (−1.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 69 more deaths than births and a net gain of 55 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,062 |
| 2021 | 1,072 |
| 2022 | 1,030 |
| 2023 | 1,021 |
| 2024 | 1,003 |
| 2025 | 1,043 |
Neighboring counties
- Floyd County west · 4,881 people
- Cottle County east · 1,224 people
- Dickens County south · 1,692 people
- Hall County northeast · 2,737 people
- Briscoe County northwest · 1,474 people
- Crosby County southwest · 4,852 people
- King County southeast · 192 people
Printable Motley 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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