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Young CountyTexas

Young County is a county in Texas, with its seat at Graham. It was created on February 2, 1856, and is named after William Cocke Young.

  • Founded1856
  • County seatGraham
  • Named forWilliam Cocke Young
  • Land area915 sq mi + 16 sq mi water
  • Population17,867 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped14,536 checked 16 October 2026
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ArcherJackPalo Pinto Graham Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Young on the map of Texas

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History

Formed in 1856 from Bosque County

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

Young County was created on February 2, 1856, from non-county area in Cooke and Denton Land Districts and from part of Bosque County. The county was fully organized by February 12, 1856, and served as the judicial seat for many unorganized counties in the region during its early years. Young County was fully reorganized on November 3, 1874, after being disorganized and attached to Jack County.

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

  1. 1856
    Young County created Young created from non-county area in Cooke and Denton Land Districts and from a small part of Non-County Area 22 attached to Bosque; Young fully organized by 12 February 1856.
    from Bosque
    · Texas Laws 1855, 6th leg., reg. sess., ch. 71/p. 72; "Kimmarle & Hirsh v. Texas Central Railway," in Texas Rpts., 76:690
  2. 1856
    Gained territory Young gained from Non-County Area 22 attached to Bosque, from Non-County Area 12, and from part of Denton Land District attached to Parker; lost to creation of Young Territory. Young Territory was non-county area attached to Young "for judicial purposes."
    from Bosquefrom Parker
    · Texas Laws 1856, 6th leg., adj. sess., ch. 110/p. 41
  3. 1858
    Gained territory Young gained undisputed control of part of Palo Pinto when Palo Pinto boundaries were clarified; eliminated overlap with Palo Pinto dating from 27 August 1856.
    from Palo Pinto
    · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 97/p. 123
  4. 1860
    Changed Archer, Baylor, Haskell, Knox, and Throckmorton attached to Young "for all judicial purposes."
    ArcherBaylorHaskellKnoxThrockmorton
    · Texas Laws 1859, 8th leg., reg. sess., gen., ch. 87, sec. 5/p. 120
  5. c. 1865
    Changed Young disorganized, ending attachment of Archer, Baylor, Haskell, Knox, and Throckmorton to Young.
    ArcherBaylorHaskellKnoxThrockmorton
    · "Young County," New Handbook of Texas, 6:1131; "Kimmarle & Hirsh v. Houston & Texas Central Railway," in Texas Rpts., 76:690-691
Show all 12 changes (7 more)
  1. 1856
    Young County created Young created from non-county area in Cooke and Denton Land Districts and from a small part of Non-County Area 22 attached to Bosque; Young fully organized by 12 February 1856.
    from Bosque
    · Texas Laws 1855, 6th leg., reg. sess., ch. 71/p. 72; "Kimmarle & Hirsh v. Texas Central Railway," in Texas Rpts., 76:690
  2. 1856
    Gained territory Young gained from Non-County Area 22 attached to Bosque, from Non-County Area 12, and from part of Denton Land District attached to Parker; lost to creation of Young Territory. Young Territory was non-county area attached to Young "for judicial purposes."
    from Bosquefrom Parker
    · Texas Laws 1856, 6th leg., adj. sess., ch. 110/p. 41
  3. 1858
    Gained territory Young gained undisputed control of part of Palo Pinto when Palo Pinto boundaries were clarified; eliminated overlap with Palo Pinto dating from 27 August 1856.
    from Palo Pinto
    · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 97/p. 123
  4. 1860
    Changed Archer, Baylor, Haskell, Knox, and Throckmorton attached to Young "for all judicial purposes."
    ArcherBaylorHaskellKnoxThrockmorton
    · Texas Laws 1859, 8th leg., reg. sess., gen., ch. 87, sec. 5/p. 120
  5. c. 1865
    Changed Young disorganized, ending attachment of Archer, Baylor, Haskell, Knox, and Throckmorton to Young.
    ArcherBaylorHaskellKnoxThrockmorton
    · "Young County," New Handbook of Texas, 6:1131; "Kimmarle & Hirsh v. Houston & Texas Central Railway," in Texas Rpts., 76:690-691
  6. 1866
    Changed Baylor, Haskell, Knox, and Throckmorton all attached to Young; Greer (Oklahoma), Hardeman, and Wilbarger detached from Montague, attached to Young. All attachments were "for judicial purposes."
    BaylorHaskellKnoxThrockmortonGreer (Okla.)HardemanWilbargerMontague
    · Texas Laws 1866, 11th leg., ch. 35, sec. 17/p. 27 and ch. 96, sec. 1/p. 94
  7. 1866
    Changed Young attached to Jack; Baylor, Haskell, Knox, and Throckmorton detached from Young, attached to Jack; Greer (Oklahoma), Hardeman, Wilbarger detached from Young, attached to Montague. All attachments were "for judicial and other purposes."
    JackBaylorHaskellKnoxThrockmortonGreer (Okla.)HardemanWilbargerMontague
    · Texas Laws 1866, 11th leg., ch. 96, secs. 1-2/p. 94
  8. 1874
    Changed Young fully organized; detached from Jack.
    Jack
    · Crouch, 31, 57-58; "Young County," New Handbook of Texas, 6:1131
  9. 1875
    Changed Haskell and Throckmorton detached from Jack, both attached to Young "for judicial purposes."
    HaskellThrockmortonJack
    · Texas Laws 1875, 14th leg., 2d sess., ch. 40, sec. 2/p. 54
  10. 1876
    Changed Haskell and Throckmorton detached from Young, both attached to Shackelford "for judicial purposes."
    HaskellThrockmortonShackelford
    · Texas Laws 1876, 15th leg., ch. 88/p. 134
  11. 1876
    Changed Cochran, Crosby, Dickens, Garza, Hockley, Kent, King, Lubbock, Lynn, Stonewall, Terry, and Yoakum not fully organized, all attached to Young "for judicial, surveying and all other purposes." Act passed 21 August 1876; took effect 19 November 1876.
    CochranCrosbyDickensGarzaHockleyKentKingLubbockLynnStonewallTerryYoakum
    · Texas Laws 1876, 15th leg., ch. 144/pp. 237-238, 242
  12. 1881
    Changed Cochran, Crosby, Dickens, Hockley, King, and Lubbock detached from Young, all attached to Baylor "for judicial purposes." Garza, Kent, Lynn, Stonewall, Terry, and Yoakum detached from Young, all attached to Throckmorton "for judicial purposes."
    CochranCrosbyDickensHockleyKingLubbockBaylorGarzaKentLynnStonewallTerryYoakumThrockmorton
    · Texas Laws 1881, 17th leg., reg. sess., ch. 18, sec. 2/p. 12

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People and land

Young by the Census

Population
17,867 2020 Census count
Housing units
8,539 2020 Census count
Land area
915 square miles
Water area
16 square miles
People per sq mi
20 population ÷ land area

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

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Questions

Common questions about Young County

When was Young County founded?
Young County was founded in 1856, formed from Bosque County, and named after William Cocke Young.
What is the county seat of Young County?
The county seat of Young County is Graham.
Is there an online parcel map for Young County?
Yes. Young County publishes a parcel map of 14,536 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Young County's boundary or name changed?
Young County was created in 1856 from Bosque County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 11 later changes, chiefly involving Throckmorton County, Haskell County and Baylor County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
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