Hardeman County, Texas
| Hardeman County, Texas | |
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The Hardeman County Courthouse in Quanah
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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 | 1884 |
| Seat | Quanah |
| Largest city | Quanah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 697 sq mi (1,805 km2) |
| • Land | 695 sq mi (1,800 km2) |
| • Water | 1.8 sq mi (5 km2), 0.3% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 4,139 |
| • Density | 6.0/sq mi (2/km²) |
| Congressional district | 13th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Hardeman County (/ˈhɑːrdᵻmən/ HAR-di-mən) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,139. The county seat and largest city is Quanah. The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1884. It is named for two brothers, Bailey Hardeman and Thomas Jones Hardeman, early Texas politicians and legislators. Hardeman County was one of 46 prohibition or entirely dry counties in the state of Texas until November 2006, when voters approved referendums to permit the legal sale of alcoholic beverages for on- and off-premises consumption.
Republican Drew Springer, Jr., a businessman from Muenster in Cooke County, has since January 2013 represented Hardeman County in the Texas House of Representatives.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 697 square miles (1,810 km2), of which 695 square miles (1,800 km2) is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2) (0.3%) is water.
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