Swisher County, Texas
| Swisher County, Texas | |
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The Swisher County Courthouse in Tulia
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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 | 1890 |
| Seat | Tulia |
| Largest city | Tulia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 901 sq mi (2,334 km2) |
| • Land | 890 sq mi (2,305 km2) |
| • Water | 11 sq mi (28 km2), 1.2% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 7,854 |
| • Density | 8.8/sq mi (3/km²) |
| Congressional district | 13th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Swisher County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,854. Its county seat is Tulia. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1890. It is named for James G. Swisher, a soldier of the Texas Revolution and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
At one time, the large JA Ranch, founded by Charles Goodnight and John George Adair, and later owned by Goodnight and Cornelia Adair, reached into six counties, including Swisher.
Apachean cultures roamed the county until Comanche dominated around 1700. The Comanches were defeated by the United States Army in the Red River War of 1874. No significant combat occurred in the county. After the 1874 battle of Palo Duro Canyon, Ranald S. Mackenzie ordered 1450 Indian horses shot. The Buffalo Hunters' War of 1876 was an attempt by the Comanches to drive out the white man and stop depletion of their hunting grounds.
In 1876 the Texas state legislature carved Swisher County from Young and Bexar districts. The county was organized in 1880, and Tulia, became the county seat.
The area was by and large unsettled until the JA Ranch of Charles Goodnight came in 1883, which added the Tule Ranch.
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