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Welcome to Montague County ...

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

The community of Montague is the Seat for Montague County.

Montague County was founded in 1857 and was created by taking area from Cooke County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Montague had a population of 19,818 people. This is an increase of 0.51% since the last Census (which gave a population of 19,718 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Montague represented 0.08% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Montague County:

  • Bowie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowie is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <2>
  • Nocona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Nocona is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nocona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,016 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nocona <2>
  • Saint Jo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Saint Jo is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Jo <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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