Schleicher County, Texas
County seat: Eldorado · Population 2,245 (2025) · 1,311 sq mi
Schleicher County is the 231st most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 2,245 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Eldorado. It is part of the West Texas region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 7 neighboring counties.
Schleicher County facts
- County seat
- Eldorado
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 2,245 −8.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 1,311 sq mi 31st largest of 254
- Water area
- 0 sq mi
- Population density
- 2 per sq mi
- Established
- 1887
- Named after
- Gustav Schleicher German-born Democratic United States Representative from Texas (1823-1879)
- Largest city
- Eldorado 1,457
- Median household income
- $86,694
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 3
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48413
Cities and towns in Schleicher County
Schleicher County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Schleicher County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado (county seat) | City | 1,457 |
ZIP codes in Schleicher County
3 ZIP codes reach into Schleicher County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 76841 also Menard and Kimble counties
- 76935 also Tom Green County
- 76936
Population of Schleicher County, 2020–2025
Schleicher County shrank by 203 people (−8.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 42 more deaths than births and a net loss of 165 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,438 |
| 2021 | 2,438 |
| 2022 | 2,350 |
| 2023 | 2,355 |
| 2024 | 2,292 |
| 2025 | 2,245 |
Neighboring counties
- Sutton County south · 3,203 people
- Tom Green County north · 120,602 people
- Menard County east · 1,956 people
- Crockett County west · 2,769 people
- Irion County northwest · 1,463 people
- Concho County northeast · 3,607 people
- Kimble County southeast · 4,438 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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