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About Deaf Smith County
Deaf Smith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,583. The county seat is Hereford, which is known as the "Beef Capital of the World". The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1890. The Hereford, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Deaf Smith County.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
Deaf Smith County at a glance
- County seat
- Hereford
- Population
- 18,583 (2020)
- Land area
- 1,497 sq mi
- Founded
- 1890
Communities
Largest communities in Deaf Smith County
- Hereford county seat14,972
History of Deaf Smith County
In 1876, the state legislature defined and named the county, but it was not organized until 1890, with the town of La Plata as the original county seat. The county was named for Erastus "Deaf" Smith (1787–1837), a partially deaf scout and soldier who served in the Texas Revolution, and was the first to reach the Alamo after its fall in 1836. The pronunciation of "Deaf", as used by Smith himself, is DEEF; however, most residents pronounce it DEF.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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