Cooke County, Texas

Cooke County
Cooke County
County
	The Cooke County Courthouse in Gainesville
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	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 33°38′00″N 97°13′00″W / 33.633333333333°N 97.216666666667°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1849
Seat	Gainesville
Largest city	Gainesville
Area
• Total	898 sq mi (2,330 km2)
• Land	875 sq mi (2,270 km2)
• Water	24 sq mi (60 km2) 2.6%
Population (2020)
• Total	41,668
• Density	46/sq mi (18/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	26th
Website	www.co.cooke.tx.us

Cooke County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. At the 2020 census, its population was 41,668.^[1]^[2] The county seat is Gainesville.^[3] The county was founded in 1848 and organized the next year. It is named for William Gordon Cooke, a soldier during the Texas Revolution. It is a part of the Texoma region.

Cooke County comprises the Gainesville, TX micropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Dallas–Fort Worth, TX-OK combined statistical area.

^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Cooke County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
^ "Cooke 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.