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Welcome to Cooke County ...

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

The community of Gainesville is the Seat for Cooke County.

Cooke County was founded in 1848 and was created by taking area from Fannin County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cooke had a population of 41,257 people. This is an increase of 7.24% since the last Census (which gave a population of 38,472 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cooke represented 0.15% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Cooke County:

  • Callisburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Callisburg is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Gainesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lindsay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lindsay is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <2>
  • Muenster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Oak Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
  • Valley View
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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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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