Montague County, Texas
8 public bodies govern here, 7 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 21,046
- Median household income
- $64,545
- ±5,667
- Unemployed
- 7.1%
- 625 of 8,849 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 80.9%
- 6,910 of 8,538 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 Montague | 20,409 (2021) | Po Box 475, Montague | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bowie | 5,534 (2021) | 304 Lindsey St, Bowie | Website |
| City of Nocona | 3,059 (2021) | 100 Cooke St, Nocona | — |
| City of Saint Jo | 901 (2021) | Po Box 186, Saint Jo | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers Creek Watershed Authority | Flood control | 9700 Crooked Creek Rd, Bowie | — |
| Nocona Hospital District | Hospitals | 100 Park Rd, Nocona | — |
| Nocona City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 400 Hobson St, Nocona | — |
| Bowie Water Supply District | Water supply utility | 304 Lindsey St, Bowie | — |
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
BOWIE ISD
School district4 schools
404 E WILLIAMS, Bowie, TX, 76230
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
FORESTBURG ISD
School district1 schools
16346 FM 455, Forestburg, TX, 76239
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
GOLD BURG ISD
School district1 schools
468 PRATER RD, Bowie, TX, 76230
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MONTAGUE ISD
School district1 schools
8020 HWY 175, Montague, TX, 76251
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
NOCONA ISD
School district3 schools
100 COOKE ST, Nocona, TX, 76255
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
PRAIRIE VALLEY ISD
School district1 schools
12920 FM 103, Nocona, TX, 76255
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
SAINT JO ISD
School district2 schools
206 W EVANS, Saint Jo, TX, 76265
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
Decatur Community Market (3101 s fm 51 Decatur)
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.