Cottle County, Texas
| Cottle County, Texas | |
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Cottle County Courthouse in Paducah
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 Location in the U.S. state of Texas |
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 Texas's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1892 |
| Named for | George Washington Cottle |
| Seat | Paducah |
| Largest town | Paducah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 902 sq mi (2,336 km2) |
| • Land | 901 sq mi (2,334 km2) |
| • Water | 1.1 sq mi (3 km2), 0.1% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 1,505 |
| • Density | 1.7/sq mi (1/km²) |
| Congressional district | 13th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Cottle County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,505. Its county seat is Paducah. The county was founded in 1876 and later organized in 1892. It is named for George Washington Cottle, who died defending the Alamo. Cottle County was formerly one of 46 prohibition, or entirely dry counties in the state of Texas. It now allows beer and wine sales.
The Matador Ranch, based in Motley once reached into Cottle County.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 902 square miles (2,340 km2), of which 901 square miles (2,330 km2) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) (0.1%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,904 people, 820 households, and 550 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,088 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 81.46% White, 9.87% Black or African American, 7.20% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. 18.91% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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