Stonewall County, Texas Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Stonewall County
U.S. county
Stonewall County Courthouse in Aspermont
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1888
Named for	Stonewall Jackson
Seat	Aspermont
Largest town	Aspermont
Area
• Total	920 sq mi (2,400 km²)
• Land	916 sq mi (2,370 km²)
• Water	3.9 sq mi (10 km²) 0.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	1,245
• Density	1.353/sq mi (0.5225/km²)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	19th

Stonewall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,245. Its county seat is Aspermont. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1888. It is named for Stonewall Jackson, a general of the Confederate States Army.

Republican Drew Springer, Jr., a businessman from Muenster in Cooke County, represented Stonewall County in the Texas House of Representatives from January 2013, and as of January 2021, represents District 30 in the Texas Senate.

History
Geography
Demographics
- 2020 census
Communities
See also

History

Stonewall County was formed in 1876 from portions of Bexar County and Young County. It was named after Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, a general of the Confederate Army.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 920 square miles (2,400 km²), of which 916 square miles (2,370 km²) is land and 3.9 square miles (10 km²) (0.4%) is covered by water.

Geographic features

Double Mountain (county high point and most topographically prominent point for almost 160 miles (260 km)
The Brazos River begins in Stonewall County at the confluence of the Double Mountain Fork and Salt Fork Brazos River, about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Jud, Texas, now a ghost town.

Major highways

U.S. Highway 83
U.S. Highway 380
State Highway 283

Adjacent counties

King County (north)
Haskell County (east)
Jones County (southeast)
Fisher County (south)
Kent County (west)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	104	—
1890	1,024	884.6%
1900	2,183	113.2%
1910	5,320	143.7%
1920	4,086	−23.2%
1930	5,667	38.7%
1940	5,589	−1.4%
1950	3,679	−34.2%
1960	3,017	−18.0%
1970	2,397	−20.6%
1980	2,406	0.4%
1990	2,013	−16.3%
2000	1,693	−15.9%
2010	1,490	−12.0%
2020	1,245	−16.4%
U.S. Decennial Census 1850–2010 2010 2020

2020 census

**Stonewall County, Texas - Demographic Profile**
(*NH = Non-Hispanic*)
Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2010	Pop 2020	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	1,206	958	80.94%	76.95%
Black or African American alone (NH)	38	18	2.55%	1.45%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	4	3	0.27%	0.24%
Asian alone (NH)	14	5	0.94%	0.40%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	2	0.00%	0.16%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	19	33	1.28%	2.65%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	209	226	14.03%	18.15%
Total	1,490	1,245	100.00%	100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.