Eastland County, Texas

Eastland County
Eastland County
County
	Eastland County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 32°20′N 98°50′W / 32.33°N 98.83°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1873
Seat	Eastland
Largest city	Eastland
Area
• Total	932 sq mi (2,410 km2)
• Land	926 sq mi (2,400 km2)
• Water	5.4 sq mi (14 km2) 0.6%
Population (2020)
• Total	17,725
• Density	19/sq mi (7.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	25th
Website	www.eastlandcountytexas.com

Eastland County is a county located in central West Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 17,725.^[1] The county seat is Eastland.^[2] The county was founded in 1858 and later organized in 1873.^[3] It is named for William Mosby Eastland, a soldier during the Texas Revolution and the only officer to die as a result of the "Black Bean executions" of the Mier Expedition.

Two Eastland County communities, Cisco and Ranger, have junior colleges.

^ "Eastland County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

[1] "Eastland County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

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