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Hale CountyTexas

Hale County is a county in Texas with its seat in Plainview, formed in 1876.

  • Founded1876
  • County seatPlainview
  • Land area1,005 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
  • Population32,522 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped18,790 checked 15 October 2026
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Floyd Plainview Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Hale on the map of Texas

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Counties of Texas · Hale highlighted

History

Formed in 1876 from Jack County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Hale County was created from Young Territory on November 19, 1876, but was not fully organized at that time. After its creation, Hale County was attached to Jack County, then successively to Baylor County, Donley County, and Crosby County for judicial purposes as those areas were being organized. The county became fully organized on August 4, 1888, when it was detached from Crosby County. Over the following years, several neighboring counties including Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb, and Swisher were initially attached to Hale County for judicial purposes before being organized as separate counties.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1876
    Hale County created Hale created from Young Territory; Hale not fully organized, attached to Jack "for judicial, surveying and all other purposes." Act passed 21 August 1876; took effect 19 November 1876.
    from Jack
    · Texas Laws 1876, 15th leg., ch. 144/pp. 237, 242
  2. 1881
    Changed Hale detached from Jack, attached to Baylor "for judicial purposes."
    JackBaylor
    · Texas Laws 1881, 17th leg., reg. sess., ch. 18, sec. 2/p. 12
  3. 1884
    Changed Hale detached from Baylor, attached to Donley "for judicial purposes."
    BaylorDonley
    · Texas Laws 1884, 18th leg., spec. sess., ch. 15, sec. 31/p. 26
  4. 1887
    Changed Hale detached from Donley, attached to Crosby "for judicial purposes."
    DonleyCrosby
    · Texas Laws 1887, 20th leg., reg. sess., ch. 98, sec. 4/p. 80
  5. 1888
    Changed Hale fully organized, detached from Crosby.
    Crosby
    · Cox, Mary, 2-3
Show all 9 changes (4 more)
  1. 1876
    Hale County created Hale created from Young Territory; Hale not fully organized, attached to Jack "for judicial, surveying and all other purposes." Act passed 21 August 1876; took effect 19 November 1876.
    from Jack
    · Texas Laws 1876, 15th leg., ch. 144/pp. 237, 242
  2. 1881
    Changed Hale detached from Jack, attached to Baylor "for judicial purposes."
    JackBaylor
    · Texas Laws 1881, 17th leg., reg. sess., ch. 18, sec. 2/p. 12
  3. 1884
    Changed Hale detached from Baylor, attached to Donley "for judicial purposes."
    BaylorDonley
    · Texas Laws 1884, 18th leg., spec. sess., ch. 15, sec. 31/p. 26
  4. 1887
    Changed Hale detached from Donley, attached to Crosby "for judicial purposes."
    DonleyCrosby
    · Texas Laws 1887, 20th leg., reg. sess., ch. 98, sec. 4/p. 80
  5. 1888
    Changed Hale fully organized, detached from Crosby.
    Crosby
    · Cox, Mary, 2-3
  6. 1889
    Changed Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, and Lamb detached from Crosby, attached to Hale "for judicial purposes." Swisher detached from Donley, attached to Hale "for judicial purposes."
    BaileyCochranHockleyLambCrosbySwisherDonley
    · Texas Laws 1889, 21st leg., ch. 138, secs. 6, 10/p. 163
  7. 1890
    Changed Swisher fully organized, detached from Hale.
    Swisher
    · "Swisher County," New Handbook of Texas, 6:181
  8. 1891
    Changed Cochran and Hockley detached from Hale, both attached to Lubbock "for judicial purposes."
    CochranHockleyLubbock
    · Texas Laws 1891, 22d leg., reg. sess., ch. 34, sec. 3/p. 37
  9. 1892
    Changed Bailey and Lamb detached from Hale, both attached to Castro "for judicial purposes."
    BaileyLambCastro
    · Texas Laws 1892, 22d leg., called sess., ch. 24, sec. 2/p. 59

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Hale

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Missing
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People and land

Hale by the Census

Population
32,522 2020 Census count
Housing units
13,396 2020 Census count
Land area
1,005 square miles
Water area
0.1 square miles
People per sq mi
32 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

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County government

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Questions

Common questions about Hale County

When was Hale County founded?
Hale County was founded in 1876, formed from Jack County.
What is the county seat of Hale County?
The county seat of Hale County is Plainview.
Is there an online parcel map for Hale County?
Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 18,790 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Hale County's boundary or name changed?
Hale County was created in 1876 from Jack County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 8 later changes, chiefly involving Crosby County, Donley County and Bailey County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Hale County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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