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COMANCHE
COUNTY, TEXAS
Central
Texas North
31°
57' 0" N, 98° 33' 36" W (31.95, -98.56)
Population: 13,594 (2020)
13,974 (2010) 14,026 (2000) 13,381(1990)
Total area 948 square miles (2,460 km2):
938 square miles (2,430 km2) land
9.9 square miles (26 km2) (1.0%) water |
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Comanche County
History
Historical Marker:
COMANCHE COUNTY
First settled in 1854 by five families, the county, created and organized
1856, was named for Comanche Indians, lords of Texas frontier, who
were losing hunting grounds to settlers. First county seat was Cora.
Comanche
has been county seat since July 18, 1859. Indians harassed settlers,
stealing cattle and horses, and keeping farmers out of fields. Food
from neighboring Bell County kept
people here from starvation in 1862. By 1879 a stage line crossed
county; the Texas Central Railroad came through in 1880; Fort Worth
& Rio Grande Railroad in 1890. An oil boom occurred in 1918-1920.
Agriculture has long been major industry.
(1967)
1936 Texas Centennial Marker:
COMANCHE COUNTY
Created January 25, 1856.
Organized May 17, 1856.
Named for the Comanche Indians, nomads of the Plains; successful hunters,
superb horsemen, and courageous warriors; the terror of Texas frontier
settlers, who dispossessed them of their hunting grounds.
County Seat Troy (changed to Cora),
1856;
Comanche,
since July 18, 1859.
[See County
Named After Once Bitter Enemy by Mike Cox ] |
Comanche County
Town List
Cities, Towns &
Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments,
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County Seat - Comanche |
Comanche County
Vintage Maps
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Comanche County
1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Comanche County
1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Comanche County
1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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