Yoakum (TX)

Welcome to Yoakum County ...

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

The community of Plains is the Seat for Yoakum County.

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

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Yoakum had a population of 8,713 people. This is an increase of 10.98% since the last Census (which gave a population of 7,851 people in 2010).

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Texas
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- Website for the //www.tsl.texas.gov/

Websites specific to Yoakum County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Cochran County
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- Terry County
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- Gaines County
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- Lea County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Texas
- Cemeteries of Yoakum County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Texas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Texas

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.