Palo Pinto County, Texas

Palo Pinto County
Palo Pinto County
County
	The Palo Pinto County Courthouse in Palo Pinto: The limestone structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
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	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 32°45′11″N 98°18′47″W / 32.75318°N 98.31302°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1857
Named for	Palo Pinto Creek
Seat	Palo Pinto
Largest city	Mineral Wells
Area
• Total	986 sq mi (2,550 km2)
• Land	952 sq mi (2,470 km2)
• Water	34 sq mi (90 km2) 3.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	28,409
• Density	29/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	25th
Website	www.co.palo-pinto.tx.us

Palo Pinto County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 28,409.^[1] The county seat is Palo Pinto.^[2] The county was created in 1856 and organized the following year.^[3]

Palo Pinto County comprises the Mineral Wells micropolitan statistical area, which is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth combined statistical area. It is located in the western Cross Timbers ecoregion.

^ "Palo Pinto 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 26, 2015.