Hale County, Texas

Hale County
Hale County
County
	The Hale County Courthouse in Plainview
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 34°04′N 101°50′W / 34.07°N 101.83°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1888
Seat	Plainview
Largest city	Plainview
Area
• Total	1,005 sq mi (2,600 km2)
• Land	1,005 sq mi (2,600 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) 0.01%
Population (2020)
• Total	32,522
• Density	32/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	19th
Website	www.halecounty.org

Hale County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 32,522.^[1] Its county seat is Plainview.^[2] The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1888.^[3] It is named for Lt. John C. Hale,^[4] a hero of the Battle of San Jacinto. Hale County comprises the Plainview, Texas micropolitan statistical area.

^ "Hale County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ "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. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 147.