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Stephens CountyTexas

Stephens County is in Texas with its county seat at Breckenridge. It was created on January 22, 1858, from Young Territory and was named after Alexander H. Stephens.

  • Founded1858
  • County seatBreckenridge
  • Named forAlexander H. Stephens
  • Land area897 sq mi + 25 sq mi water
  • Population9,101 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped12,925 checked 14 October 2026
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EastlandShackelfordPalo PintoThrockmorton Breckenridge Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Stephens on the map of Texas

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History

Formed in 1858 from Bosque County

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

Originally created as Buchanan County from Young Territory on January 22, 1858, it was attached to Bosque County, though it was not fully organized. In 1860, Buchanan was attached to Palo Pinto for judicial purposes, and it was renamed Stephens in 1861. Stephens County became fully organized and detached from Palo Pinto on December 31, 1876.

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

  1. 1858
    Stephens County created Buchanan (now Stephens) created from Young Territory and Non-County Area 22 attached to Bosque; Buchanan not fully organized.
    from Bosque
    · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 55, sec. 6/pp. 59-60
  2. 1860
    Changed Buchanan (now Stephens) attached to Palo Pinto "for all judicial purposes."
    Palo Pinto
    · Texas Laws 1859, 8th leg., reg. sess., gen., ch. 87, sec. 4/p. 120
  3. 1861
    Renamed Buchanan renamed Stephens.
    formerly Buchanan
    · Texas Laws 1861, 9th leg., reg. sess., ch. 14/p. 8
  4. 1874
    Changed Stephens detached from Palo Pinto, attached to Jack "for judicial purposes."
    Palo PintoJack
    · Texas Laws 1874, 14th leg., reg. sess., ch. 133, sec. 2/p. 184
  5. 1875
    Changed Stephens detached from Jack, attached to Palo Pinto "for judicial purposes."
    JackPalo Pinto
    · Texas Laws 1875, 14th leg., 2d sess., ch. 40, sec. 2/p. 54
  6. c. 1876
    Changed Stephens fully organized, detached from Palo Pinto.
    Palo Pinto
    · "Stephens County," New Handbook of Texas, 6:88

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Stephens

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Official
from the office that keeps the record
Good enough
a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback
a guide only; check the official record
Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Stephens by the Census

Population
9,101 2020 Census count
Housing units
4,654 2020 Census count
Land area
897 square miles
Water area
25 square miles
People per sq mi
10 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

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Records

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Stephens County

When was Stephens County founded?
Stephens County was founded in 1858, formed from Bosque County, and named after Alexander H. Stephens.
What is the county seat of Stephens County?
The county seat of Stephens County is Breckenridge.
Is there an online parcel map for Stephens County?
Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 12,925 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Stephens County's boundary or name changed?
Stephens County was created in 1858 from Bosque County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 5 later changes, chiefly involving Palo Pinto County, Jack County and Buchanan County. It was formerly called Buchanan.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Stephens 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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