Motley County, Texas

Motley County
Motley County
County
	Motley County Courthouse in Matador
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 34°05′N 100°47′W / 34.08°N 100.79°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1891
Seat	Matador
Largest town	Matador
Area
• Total	990 sq mi (2,600 km2)
• Land	990 sq mi (2,600 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) 0.03%
Population (2020)
• Total	1,063
• Density	1.1/sq mi (0.41/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	13th
Website	www.co.motley.tx.us

Motley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,063,^[1] making it the 10th-least populous county in Texas. Its county seat is Matador.^[2] The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1891.^[3] It is named for Junius William Mottley, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Mottley's name is spelled incorrectly because the bill establishing the county misspelled his name. Motley County was one of 30^[4] prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in Texas, but is now a wet county.

^ "Motley County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
^ "TABC Local Option Elections General Information". www.tabc.state.tx.us. Retrieved July 29, 2018.

[1] "Motley County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2015.

[4] "TABC Local Option Elections General Information". www.tabc.state.tx.us. Retrieved July 29, 2018.

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