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Cottle County
Cottle County Courthouse in Paducah
Cottle County Courthouse in Paducah
Map of Texas highlighting Cottle County
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Map of the United States highlighting Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Country  United States
State  Texas
Founded 1892
Named for George Washington Cottle
Seat Paducah
Largest town Paducah
Area
 • Total 902 sq mi (2,340 km2)
 • Land 901 sq mi (2,330 km2)
 • Water 1.1 sq mi (3 km2)  0.1%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 1,380
 • Density 1.530/sq mi (0.5907/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 13th

Cottle County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,380. Its county seat is Paducah. The county was founded in 1876 and later organized in 1892. It is named for George Washington Cottle, who died defending the Alamo. Cottle County was formerly one of 46 prohibition, or entirely dry counties in the state of Texas. It now allows beer and wine sales.

The Matador Ranch, based in Motley, once reached into Cottle County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 902 square miles (2,340 km2), of which 901 square miles (2,330 km2) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) (0.1%) is water.

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Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 24
1890 240 900.0%
1900 1,002 317.5%
1910 4,396 338.7%
1920 6,901 57.0%
1930 9,395 36.1%
1940 7,079 −24.7%
1950 6,099 −13.8%
1960 4,207 −31.0%
1970 3,204 −23.8%
1980 2,947 −8.0%
1990 2,247 −23.8%
2000 1,904 −15.3%
2010 1,505 −21.0%
2020 1,380 −8.3%
U.S. Decennial Census
1850–2010 2010 2020

2020 census

Cottle County, Texas - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010 Pop 2020 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 1,043 902 69.30% 65.36%
Black or African American alone (NH) 129 96 8.57% 6.96%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 4 2 0.27% 0.14%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 1 1 0.07% 0.07%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 3 0 0.20% 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 9 52 0.60% 3.77%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 316 327 21.00% 23.70%
Total 1,505 1,380 100.00% 100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

Communities

Towns

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

See also

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