Sherman County, Texas

Sherman County
Sherman County
County
	Sherman County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 36°17′N 101°53′W / 36.28°N 101.89°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1889
Named for	Sidney Sherman
Seat	Stratford
Largest city	Stratford
Area
• Total	923 sq mi (2,390 km2)
• Land	923 sq mi (2,390 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) 0.02%
Population (2020)
• Total	2,782
• Density	3/sq mi (1/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	13th
Website	www.co.sherman.tx.us

Sherman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,782.^[1] Its county seat is Stratford.^[2] The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1889.^[3] It is named for Sidney Sherman, who fought in the Texas Revolution. Though both Sherman County and Sherman, Texas, are named for the same person, the city of Sherman is located in Grayson County, about 430 miles to the southeast.

^ "Sherman 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. Retrieved May 26, 2015.