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Welcome to Young County ...

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

The community of Graham is the Seat for Young County.

Young County was founded in 1856. Young was created by taking area from Bosque and Fannin Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Young had a population of 18,010 people. This is a decrease of 2.76% since the last Census (which gave a population of 18,522 people in 2010).

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

Below are some of the communities located in Young County:

  • Graham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Graham is located in Young County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,568 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <2>
  • Newcastle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Olney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Olney is located in Young County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,074 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <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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