Callahan County, Texas
8 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 14,241
- Median household income
- $72,436
- ±8,036
- Unemployed
- 4.7%
- 323 of 6,848 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 90.2%
- 4,724 of 5,239 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Callahan | 14,115 (2021) | 100 W 4th St, Baird | — |
Cities, towns and villages 4
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baird City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 401 Chestnut St, Baird | — |
| Cross Plains City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 487, Cross Plains | — |
| Callahan Divide Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 141 W 4th St, Baird | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
BAIRD ISD
School district2 schools
600 W 7TH ST, Baird, TX, 79504
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
CLYDE CISD
School district4 schools
526 SHALIMAR DR, Clyde, TX, 79510
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
CROSS PLAINS ISD
School district2 schools
700 N MAIN, Cross Plains, TX, 76443
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
EULA ISD
School district3 schools
6040 F M 603, Clyde, TX, 79510
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Bangs Farmers Market (503 West Hall Bangs)
Abilene Farmers Market (Abilene)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.
