Foard County, Texas

Foard County
County
The Foard County Courthouse in Crowell, Texas
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°59′N 99°47′W / 33.98°N 99.78°W / 33.98; -99.78
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1891
Named for	Robert Levi Foard
Seat	Crowell
Largest city	Crowell
Area
• Total	708 sq mi (1,830 km2)
• Land	704 sq mi (1,824 km2)
• Water	3.3 sq mi (9 km2)  0.5%
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,095
• Estimate  (2023)	1,079
• Density	1.532/sq mi (0.5914/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	13th

Foard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,095.^[1] Its county seat is Crowell,^[2] which is also the county's only incorporated community. The county is named for Robert Levi Foard, an attorney who served as a major with the Confederate Army,^[3][4] in the American Civil War.

Foard County was one of 46 prohibitions, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas until voters approved a referendum to permit the legal sale of alcoholic beverages in May 2006.