Limestone County, Texas
16 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 22,283
- Median household income
- $60,573
- ±2,038
- Unemployed
- 3.7%
- 328 of 8,808 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 81.4%
- 6,827 of 8,389 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 Limestone | 22,119 (2021) | 200 W State St, Groesbeck | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Groesbeck | 3,645 (2021) | Po Box 227, Groesbeck | Website |
| City of Mexia | 6,876 (2021) | Po Box 207, Mexia | Website |
| Town of Coolidge | 777 (2021) | Po Box 457, Coolidge | — |
| Town of Kosse | 454 (2021) | Po Box 116, Kosse | Website |
| Town of Tehuacana | 224 (2021) | Po Box 67, Tehuacana | — |
| Town of Thornton | 415 (2021) | 205 E 11th St, Thornton | — |
Special districts 9
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Limestone Hospital District | Hospitals | 701 McClintic Dr, Groesbeck | Website |
| Coolidge City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 181, Coolidge | — |
| Groesbeck City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 15, Groesbeck | — |
| Mexia Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 752, Mexia | — |
| East Lake Limestone Emergency Services District 1 | Local fire protection | Po Box 26, Jewett | — |
| Limestone County Emergency Services District 2 | Local fire protection | Po Box 305, Groesbeck | — |
| White Rock Water Sud | Other multi-function districts | 654 Fm 1633, Mexia | — |
| Limestone-Falls Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1213 E Yeagua St, Groesbeck | — |
| Bistone Municipal Water Supply District | Water supply utility | Po Box 145, Mexia | Website |
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
COOLIDGE ISD
School district2 schools
1002 KIRVEN ST, Coolidge, TX, 76635
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
GROESBECK ISD
School district4 schools
1202 N ELLIS, Groesbeck, TX, 76642
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MEXIA ISD
School district5 schools
616 N RED RIVER ST, Mexia, TX, 76667
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
Richland Chambers Lake Farmers Market (385A FM 416 STREETMAN)
Farmers Market Centerville Texas (Centerville)
Waco Downtown Farmers Market (Waco)
Navarro County Farmers' Market (Corsicana)
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.