Hardeman County, Texas

Hardeman County
County
The Hardeman County Courthouse in Quanah
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°17′N 99°45′W / 34.29°N 99.75°W / 34.29; -99.75
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1884
Seat	Quanah
Largest city	Quanah
Area
• Total	697 sq mi (1,810 km2)
• Land	695 sq mi (1,800 km2)
• Water	1.8 sq mi (5 km2)  0.3%
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,549
• Density	5.1/sq mi (2.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	13th

Hardeman County (/ˈhɑːrdɪmən/ HAR-di-mən) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,549.^[1] The county seat and largest city is Quanah.^[2] The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1884.^[3] It is named for two brothers, Bailey Hardeman and Thomas Jones Hardeman,^[4] early Texas politicians and legislators. Hardeman County was one of 46 prohibition or entirely dry counties in the state of Texas until November 2006, when voters approved referendums to permit the legal sale of alcoholic beverages for on- and off-premises consumption.