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Welcome to Robertson County ...

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

The community of Franklin is the Seat for Robertson County.

Robertson County was founded in 1837. Robertson was created by taking area from Bexar, Milam and Nacogdoches Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Robertson had a population of 17,074 people. This is an increase of 3.14% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,555 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Robertson represented 0.07% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Robertson County:

  • Bremond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bremond is located in Robertson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremond <2>
  • Calvert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Calvert is located in Robertson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,136 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert <2>
  • Franklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin is located in Robertson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
  • Hearne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hearne is located in Robertson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <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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