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Welcome to Runnels County ...

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

The community of Ballinger is the Seat for Runnels County.

Runnels County was founded in 1858. Runnels was created by taking area from Bexar and Travis Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Runnels had a population of 10,264 people. This is a decrease of 2.32% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,508 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Runnels represented 0.04% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Runnels County:

  • Ballinger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Miles
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Miles is located in Runnels County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <2>
  • Winters
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Winters is located in Runnels County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winters <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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