Palo Pinto County, Texas
16 public bodies govern here, 6 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 29,295
- Median household income
- $67,674
- ±3,848
- Unemployed
- 6.1%
- 791 of 12,969 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.8%
- 10,092 of 11,234 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 Palo Pinto | 28,686 (2021) | Po Box 190, Palo Pinto | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Mineral Wells | 14,902 (2021) | Po Box 460, Mineral Wells | Website |
| City of Mingus | 230 (2021) | Po Box 115, Mingus | Website |
| City of Strawn | 549 (2021) | Po Box 581, Strawn | Website |
| Town of Gordon | 474 (2021) | Po Box 227, Gordon | — |
| Town of Graford | 685 (2021) | Po Box 97, Graford | — |
Special districts 10
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto County Hospital District | Hospitals | 400 Sw 25th Ave, Mineral Wells | Website |
| Mineral Wells City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 177, Mineral Wells | — |
| Strawn City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 579, Strawn | — |
| Palo Pinto County Emergency Services District | Local fire protection | Po Box 460, Palo Pinto | — |
| Palo Pinto County Wcid 1 | Other multi-function districts | 70 Oyster Bay, Graford | — |
| Santo Sud | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 248, Santo | — |
| Sportsmans World Municipal Utility District | Other multi-function districts | 2727 Allen Pkwy, Houston | — |
| Public Transit Services | Public mass transit utility | Po Box 1055, Mineral Wells | Website |
| Palo Pinto Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 415 Sw 1st St, Mineral Wells | Website |
| Palo Pinto County Municipal Water District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 387, Mineral Wells | — |
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
GORDON ISD
School district1 schools
305 N MAIN ST, Gordon, TX, 76453
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
GRAFORD ISD
School district1 schools
400 W DIVISION, Graford, TX, 76449
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MINERAL WELLS ISD
School district2 schools
906 S W 5TH AVE, Mineral Wells, TX, 76067
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
PALO PINTO ISD
School district1 schools
821 OAK ST, Palo Pinto, TX, 76484
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
SANTO ISD
School district2 schools
406 FM 2201, Santo, TX, 76472
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
STRAWN ISD
School district1 schools
224 E WALNUT ST, Strawn, TX, 76475
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
Annetta Valley Farmers Market (2655 W. FM 5 Annetta)
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.