Yoakum County, Texas
Yoakum County, Texas | |
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The Yoakum County Courthouse in Plains. | |
Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
| Coordinates: 33°11′N 102°49′W / 33.18°N 102.82°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Seat | Plains |
| Largest town | Denver City |
| Area | |
• Total | 800 sq mi (2,100 km2) |
| • Land | 800 sq mi (2,100 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2) 0% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,694 |
| • Density | 9.6/sq mi (3.7/km2) |
| Congressional district | 19th |
| Website | www |
Yoakum County is a county located in the western Panhandle portion of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,694. Its county seat is Plains. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1907. It is named for Henderson King Yoakum, a Texas historian.
Until the passage of a liquor sales referendum held on May 11, 2013, Yoakum had been one of 19 remaining prohibition or entirely dry counties within Texas. Voters in Denver City also approved a separate referendum to permit liquor sales within that community.
In 1965, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark number 5927 was placed at the county courthouse, acknowledging the creation of the county in 1876.
Until 1900, the county contained primarily nomadic buffalo hunters and a few scattered ranchers. Yoakum County was organized in 1907, and the population increased to 602 because of the sale of state land deeds.