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Welcome to Moore County ...

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

The community of Dumas is the Seat for Moore County.

Moore County was founded in 1876 and was created by taking area from Bexar County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Moore had a population of 20,940 people. This is a decrease of 4.84% since the last Census (which gave a population of 22,005 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Moore represented 0.09% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Moore County:

  • Cactus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cactus is located in Moore County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cactus <2>
  • Dumas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Dumas is located in Moore County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,612 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumas <2>
  • Sunray
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sunray is located in Moore County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunray <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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