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Welcome to Knox County ...

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

The community of Benjamin is the Seat for Knox County.

Knox County was founded in 1858. Knox was created by taking area from Bexar and Young Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Knox had a population of 3,664 people. This is a decrease of 1.58% since the last Census (which gave a population of 3,723 people in 2010).

Below are some of the communities located in Knox County:

  • Benjamin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Goree
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Goree is located in Knox County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goree
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goree <2>
  • Knox City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Munday
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Munday is located in Knox County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munday
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munday <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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