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Motley CountyTexas

Motley County is a county in Texas with its seat in Matador. The county was created on November 19, 1876.

  • Founded1876
  • County seatMatador
  • Land area990 sq mi + 0.3 sq mi water
  • Population1,063 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped8,123 checked 14 October 2026
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DickensHallCottleFloyd Matador Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Motley on the map of Texas

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Counties of Texas · Motley 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.

Motley County was created from Young Territory on November 19, 1876, initially not fully organized and attached to Jack County. Over the following years, Motley County was successively attached to Baylor, Donley, Hardeman, and Crosby counties for judicial purposes. Motley County was fully organized and detached from Crosby County on February 5, 1891.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1876
    Motley County created Motley created from Young Territory; Motley 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 Motley 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 Motley detached from Baylor, attached to Donley "for judicial purposes."
    BaylorDonley
    · Texas Laws 1884, 18th leg., spec. sess., ch. 15, sec. 31/p. 26
  4. 1885
    Changed Motley detached from Donley, attached to Hardeman "for judicial purposes."
    DonleyHardeman
    · Texas Laws 1885, 19th leg., ch. 113, sec. 5/p. 111
  5. 1887
    Changed Motley detached from Hardeman, attached to Crosby "for judicial purposes."
    HardemanCrosby
    · Texas Laws 1887, 20th leg., reg. sess., ch. 98, sec. 4/p. 80
  6. 1891
    Changed Motley fully organized, detached from Crosby.
    Crosby
    · Traweek, 15

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Motley

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People and land

Motley by the Census

Population
1,063 2020 Census count
Housing units
703 2020 Census count
Land area
990 square miles
Water area
0.3 square miles
People per sq mi
1 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 Motley County

When was Motley County founded?
Motley County was founded in 1876, formed from Jack County.
What is the county seat of Motley County?
The county seat of Motley County is Matador.
Is there an online parcel map for Motley County?
Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 8,123 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Motley County's boundary or name changed?
Motley County was created in 1876 from Jack County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 5 later changes, chiefly involving Baylor County, Crosby County and Donley County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Motley 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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