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Welcome to Hunt County ...

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

The community of Greenville is the Seat for Hunt County.

Hunt County was founded in 1846. Hunt was created by taking area from Fannin and Nacogdoches Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Hunt had a population of 98,594 people. This is an increase of 14.16% since the last Census (which gave a population of 86,365 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hunt represented 0.34% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Hunt County:

  • Caddo Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Campbell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Celeste
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Commerce
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hawk Cove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
  • Lone Oak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Neylandville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Neylandville is located in Hunt County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
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    • Quinlan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Union Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Valley is located in Hunt County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • West Tawakoni
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
    • Wolfe City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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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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