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About Hale County
Hale County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 32,522. Its county seat is Plainview. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1888. It is named for Lt. John C. Hale, a hero of the Battle of San Jacinto.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
Hale County at a glance
- County seat
- Plainview
- Population
- 32,522 (2020)
- Land area
- 1,005 sq mi
- Founded
- 1888
Communities
Largest communities in Hale County
- Plainview county seat20,187
- Hale Center2,062
- Seth Ward1,603
- Petersburg1,014
- Edmonson86
History of Hale County
In 7000 BC, Paleo-Indians were the first county inhabitants. Later Native American inhabitants included the Comanche. The Texas Legislature formed Hale County from Bexar County in 1876. A few years later (1881), brothers T.W. and T.N. Morrison, and W.D. Johnson, established the Cross L Ranch and the XIT to raise cattle. In 1883, New York Methodist minister Horatio Graves became the first white permanent settler in the county. The city of Plainview has its beginnings in 1886 when rancher Zachery Taylor Maxwell moved his family and 2,000 sheep from Floyd County to the site of two hackberry groves on the old military trail established by Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie. The city's name comes from the area's vista. The county was organized in 1888, with Plainview as the county seat. By 1900, the county had 259 farms and ranches, with a population of 1,680.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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