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Welcome to Bosque County ...

Time Zone: Bosque County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Meridian is the Seat for Bosque County.

Bosque County was founded in 1854. Bosque was created by taking area from McLennan and Milam Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Bosque had a population of 18,685 people. This is an increase of 2.28% since the last Census (which gave a population of 18,269 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bosque represented 0.07% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Bosque County:

  • Clifton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Clifton is located in Bosque County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <2>
  • Cranfills Gap
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Iredell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Meridian
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Morgan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Morgan is located in Bosque County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan <2>
  • Valley Mills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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