Cottle County
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Cottle County is a rural county located in Texas. It is one of many counties that make up the state's government and administrative structure.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Named after
- George Washington Cottle
- Seat
- Paducah
- Largest town
- Paducah
- Total
- 902 sq mi (2,340 km )
- Land
- 901 sq mi (2,330 km )
- Water
- 1.1 sq mi (2.8 km ) 0.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 1,224
- Density
- 1.53/sq mi (0.591/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
Article
Cottle County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,380. Its county seat is Paducah. The county was founded in 1876 and later organized in 1892. It is named for George Washington Cottle, who died defending the Alamo. Cottle County was formerly one of 46 prohibition or entirely dry counties in Texas. It now allows beer and wine sales.
The Matador Ranch, based in neighboring Motley County, once reached into Cottle County.