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Montague CountyTexas

Montague County is a county in Texas with its seat in Montague, formed in 1857 from Cooke County and named after Daniel Montague.

  • Founded1857
  • County seatMontague
  • Named forDaniel Montague
  • Land area931 sq mi + 7.4 sq mi water
  • Population19,965 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped26,662 checked 15 October 2026
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Jefferson, OKWiseClayCookeLove, OKJack Montague Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Montague on the map of Texas

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History

Formed in 1857 from Cooke County

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

Montague County was created on December 24, 1857, from Cooke County but was not fully organized until August 2, 1858. Throughout the 1860s and 1870s, multiple adjacent counties including Clay, Archer, Baylor, and others were temporarily attached to Montague for judicial purposes before being organized or detached.

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

  1. 1857
    Montague County created Montague created from Cooke; Montague not fully organized.
    from Cooke
    · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 33/p. 31
  2. 1858
    Changed Montague fully organized. · "Montague County," New Handbook of Texas, 4:795
  3. 1860
    Changed Clay, Greer (Oklahoma), Hardeman, and Wilbarger all attached to Montague "for all judicial purposes." Wichita detached from Clay, attached to Montague "for all judicial purposes."
    ClayGreer (Okla.)HardemanWilbargerWichita
    · Texas Laws 1859, 8th leg., reg. sess., gen., ch. 87, sec. 6/p. 120
  4. c. 1860
    Changed Clay fully organized, detached from Montague.
    Clay
    · Taylor, 47-48
  5. 1866
    Changed Greer (Oklahoma), Hardeman, and Wilbarger detached from Montague, all attached to Young "for judicial purposes." Wichita detached from Montague, attached to Clay "for judicial purposes."
    Greer (Okla.)HardemanWilbargerYoungWichitaClay
    · Texas Laws 1866, 11th leg., ch. 35, sec. 17/p. 27
Show all 11 changes (6 more)
  1. 1857
    Montague County created Montague created from Cooke; Montague not fully organized.
    from Cooke
    · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 33/p. 31
  2. 1858
    Changed Montague fully organized. · "Montague County," New Handbook of Texas, 4:795
  3. 1860
    Changed Clay, Greer (Oklahoma), Hardeman, and Wilbarger all attached to Montague "for all judicial purposes." Wichita detached from Clay, attached to Montague "for all judicial purposes."
    ClayGreer (Okla.)HardemanWilbargerWichita
    · Texas Laws 1859, 8th leg., reg. sess., gen., ch. 87, sec. 6/p. 120
  4. c. 1860
    Changed Clay fully organized, detached from Montague.
    Clay
    · Taylor, 47-48
  5. 1866
    Changed Greer (Oklahoma), Hardeman, and Wilbarger detached from Montague, all attached to Young "for judicial purposes." Wichita detached from Montague, attached to Clay "for judicial purposes."
    Greer (Okla.)HardemanWilbargerYoungWichitaClay
    · Texas Laws 1866, 11th leg., ch. 35, sec. 17/p. 27
  6. 1866
    Changed Clay attached to Montague; Wichita detached from Clay, attached to Montague; Greer (Oklahoma), Hardeman, and Wilbarger detached from Young, all attached to Montague. All attachments were "for judicial and other purposes."
    ClayWichitaGreer (Okla.)HardemanWilbargerYoung
    · Texas Laws 1866, 11th leg., ch. 96, sec. 2/p. 94
  7. 1870
    Changed Archer, Baylor, and Knox detached from Jack, all attached to Montague "for judicial purposes."
    ArcherBaylorKnoxJack
    · Texas Laws 1870, 12th leg., called sess., ch. 40, sec. 13/p. 53
  8. 1873
    Changed Clay fully organized, detached from Montague.
    Clay
    · Taylor, 47-50, 70-71; Texas Laws 1873, 13th leg., ch. 72/pp. 106-108
  9. 1879
    Changed Baylor fully organized, detached from Montague.
    Baylor
    · Kennedy, 62
  10. 1879
    Changed Archer, Hardeman, Knox, Wichita, and Wilbarger detached from Montague, all attached to Clay "for judicial and other purposes."
    ArcherHardemanKnoxWichitaWilbargerClay
    · Texas Laws 1879, 16th leg., reg. sess., ch. 136/p. 150
  11. 1879
    Boundary clarified Montague boundaries clarified (no change). Greer (Oklahoma) detached from Montague, attached to Wheeler "for judicial purposes."
    with Greer (Okla.)with Wheelerno change
    · Texas Laws 1879, 16th leg., spec. sess., ch. 30, sec. 3/p. 29 and ch. 47/p. 42

Land and parcels

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People and land

Montague by the Census

Population
19,965 2020 Census count
Housing units
10,248 2020 Census count
Land area
931 square miles
Water area
7.4 square miles
People per sq mi
21 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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Questions

Common questions about Montague County

When was Montague County founded?
Montague County was founded in 1857, formed from Cooke County, and named after Daniel Montague.
What is the county seat of Montague County?
The county seat of Montague County is Montague.
Is there an online parcel map for Montague County?
Yes. Montague County publishes a parcel map of 26,662 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Montague County's boundary or name changed?
Montague County was created in 1857 from Cooke County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 9 later changes, chiefly involving Clay County, Hardeman County and Wichita County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Montague 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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