Throckmorton County, Texas
County seat: Throckmorton · Population 1,554 (2025) · 913 sq mi
Throckmorton County is the 237th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 1,554 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Throckmorton. It is part of the Northwest region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Throckmorton County facts
- County seat
- Throckmorton
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 1,554 +7.4% since 2020
- Land area
- 913 sq mi 120th largest of 254
- Water area
- 3 sq mi
- Population density
- 2 per sq mi
- Established
- 1858
- Named after
- William Edward Throckmorton early Collin County, Texas settler
- Largest city
- Throckmorton 776
- Median household income
- $59,216
- Cities and towns
- 2 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 7
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48447
Cities and towns in Throckmorton County
Throckmorton County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Throckmorton County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Throckmorton (county seat) | Town | 776 | |
| Woodson | Town | 237 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Elbert | 5 |
ZIP codes in Throckmorton County
7 ZIP codes reach into Throckmorton County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 76372 also Young County
- 76374 also Young and Archer counties
- 76430 also Shackelford County
- 76483
- 76491 also Stephens County
- 79521 also Haskell County
- 79533 also Shackelford, Jones and Haskell counties
Population of Throckmorton County, 2020–2025
Throckmorton County grew by 107 people (+7.4%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 38 more deaths than births and a net gain of 146 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,457 |
| 2021 | 1,511 |
| 2022 | 1,546 |
| 2023 | 1,526 |
| 2024 | 1,536 |
| 2025 | 1,554 |
Neighboring counties
- Haskell County west · 5,499 people
- Young County east · 18,154 people
- Baylor County north · 3,472 people
- Shackelford County south · 3,197 people
- Stephens County southeast · 9,380 people
- Archer County northeast · 9,129 people
- Knox County northwest · 3,192 people
Printable Throckmorton 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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