Ward County, Texas
County seat: Monahans · Population 11,125 (2025) · 836 sq mi
Ward County is the 159th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 11,125 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Monahans. It is part of the West Texas region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 6 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Ward County facts
- County seat
- Monahans
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 11,125 −4.5% since 2020
- Land area
- 836 sq mi 191st largest of 254
- Water area
- 0 sq mi
- Population density
- 13 per sq mi
- Established
- 1887
- Named after
- Thomas W. Ward former mayor of Austin, Texas, USA
- Largest city
- Monahans 7,427 in the county
- Median household income
- $65,952
- Cities and towns
- 6 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 6
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48475
Cities and towns in Ward County
Ward County has 6 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Ward County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monahans (county seat) | City | 7,427 | Winkler County |
| Thorntonville | Town | 537 | |
| Wickett | Town | 440 | |
| Grandfalls | Town | 330 | |
| Barstow | City | 252 | |
| Pyote | Town | 73 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest Sandhill | 1,143 |
ZIP codes in Ward County
6 ZIP codes reach into Ward County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79719
- 79742
- 79756
- 79772 also Reeves County
- 79777
- 79788
Population of Ward County, 2020–2025
Ward County shrank by 522 people (−4.5%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 246 more births than deaths and a net loss of 734 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 11,679 |
| 2021 | 11,101 |
| 2022 | 10,953 |
| 2023 | 10,974 |
| 2024 | 11,081 |
| 2025 | 11,125 |
Neighboring counties
- Reeves County west · 12,138 people
- Winkler County north · 7,540 people
- Pecos County southeast · 14,560 people
- Crane County east · 4,554 people
- Loving County northwest · 52 people
- Ector County northeast · 173,801 people
Printable Ward 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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