Montague County, Texas
| Montague County, Texas | |
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The Montague County Courthouse in Montague
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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 | 1858 |
| Seat | Montague |
| Largest city | Bowie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 938 sq mi (2,429 km2) |
| • Land | 931 sq mi (2,411 km2) |
| • Water | 7.4 sq mi (19 km2), 0.8% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 19,719 |
| • Density | 21/sq mi (8/km²) |
| Congressional district | 13th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Montague County (/ˈmɒntæɡ/ MON-tag) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas, established in 1857. As of the 2010 census, its population was 19,719. The county seat is Montague. The county was created in 1857 and organized the next year. It is named for Daniel Montague, a surveyor and soldier in the Mexican-American War.
Republican Drew Springer, Jr., a businessman from Muenster in Cooke County, has since January 2013 represented Montague County in the Texas House of Representatives. He carried the county in the 2012 Republican runoff election.
On July 9, 2001, Governor Rick Perry issued a state of disaster for Montague County relating to substantial fires which had ravaged large portions of the county. In later interviews, Governor Perry called the fire "the most vicious" he'd ever seen.
On September 26, 2009, an historical marker on the Chisholm Trail was unveiled at the site of the former community of Red River Station in Montague County. The 5.5-foot concrete marker is the last of twelve erected in Montague County as part of a joint project of the Texas Lakes Trail and the Montague County Historical Commission to outline the Chisholm Trail.
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