Cooke County, Texas
Updated · Data: U.S. Census Bureau
Cooke County, Texas has its county seat in Gainesville and FIPS code 48097. About 42,473 people live here, the 78th most populated of the 254 Texas counties.
| County seat | Gainesville |
|---|---|
| FIPS code | 48097 (Texas 48 + county 097) · all Texas FIPS codes |
| Population | 42,473 (78th of 254) |
| Land area | 874.8 sq mi (175th largest; + 23.7 sq mi water) |
| People per sq mi | 48.6 |
| Time zone | Central time (America/Chicago) |
| Median home value | $224,600 |
| Median property tax paid | $2,794 a year (about 1.24% of the median home value: our calculation, not an official rate) |
| Official website | www.co.cooke.tx.us |
What counties border Cooke County?
Cooke County shares a border with 5 counties:
- Love County, OK
- Denton County
- Grayson County
- Montague County
- Wise County
What cities and towns are in Cooke County?
4 places with 1,000+ people have residents here; together they hold about 54% of the county's population. The rest live in smaller communities and rural areas.
| Place | Population | Residents in this county |
|---|---|---|
| Gainesville | 17,688 | 100.0% |
| Lake Kiowa (CDP) | 2,496 | 100.0% |
| Muenster | 1,462 | 100.0% |
| Lindsay | 1,161 | 100.0% |
CDP = census-designated place: a named community with no city government.
What ZIP codes are in Cooke County?
15 ZIP code areas with residents touch Cooke County; the ones marked * cross into another county.
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Sources: Census TIGER/Line 2024 (boundary, area, neighbors); ACS 2019-2023 5-year (population, home value, taxes paid); Wikidata, CC0 (seat, website); timezone-boundary-builder (time zone). Data as of November 1, 2026. Not affiliated with any government agency.
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