Texas County Map

Stephens County, Texas

County seat: Breckenridge · Established 1858 · Central Texas · FIPS 48429

Locator

Source: U.S. Census TIGER · Stephens County, TX

Stephens County Neighboring counties County seat (Breckenridge)

Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line

County seat

Breckenridge

Population

9,380

Area

895 sq mi

Density

10.5 /sq mi

Region

Central Texas

Established

1858

Latitude

32.736°N

Longitude

98.836°W

Bordering counties (5)

Throckmorton County · Shackelford County · Palo Pinto County · Young County · Eastland County

About

Stephens County was established in 1858, named for Alexander Hamilton Stephens, the only vice-president of the Confederate States of America (1861–1865), and carved from Bosque CountyNamed Buchanan County until 1861. It is one of the 254 counties of Texas, located in the Central Texas region.