Callahan County, Texas

Callahan County
Callahan County
County
	Callahan County Courthouse in Baird
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 32°17′N 99°22′W / 32.29°N 99.37°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1877
Seat	Baird
Largest city	Clyde
Area
• Total	901.3 sq mi (2,334 km2)
• Land	899.4 sq mi (2,329 km2)
• Water	1.9 sq mi (5 km2) 0.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	13,708
• Estimate (2021)	14,115
• Density	15/sq mi (5.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts	19th, 25th
Website	www.co.callahan.tx.us

Callahan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,708.^[1]^[2] Its county seat is Baird.^[3] The county was founded in 1858 and later organized in 1877.^[4] It is named for James Hughes Callahan, an American soldier in the Texas Revolution. Callahan County is included in the Abilene, Texas metropolitan statistical area.

^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Callahan County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
^ "Callahan County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.