Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Named after
- William Throckmorton
- Seat
- Throckmorton
- Largest town
- Throckmorton
- Total
- 915 sq mi (2,370 km )
- Land
- 913 sq mi (2,360 km )
- Water
- 2.9 sq mi (7.5 km ) 0.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 1,554
- Density
- 1.58/sq mi (0.609/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
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Throckmorton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,440. Its county seat is Throckmorton. The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1879. It is named for William Throckmorton, an early Collin County settler. Throckmorton County is one of four remaining prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in Texas.
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