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Welcome to Hood County ...

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

The community of Granbury is the Seat for Hood County.

Hood County was founded in 1866 and was created by taking area from Johnson County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Hood had a population of 61,643 people. This is an increase of 20.24% since the last Census (which gave a population of 51,268 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hood represented 0.2% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Hood County:

  • Brazos Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Cresson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • DeCordova
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • DeCordova is located in Hood County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
  • Granbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lipan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Lipan is located in Hood County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipan <2>
  • Tolar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Tolar is located in Hood County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolar <2>

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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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