Mills County, Texas

Mills County
Mills County
County
	Mills County Courthouse (north side)
	Seal
	Motto: Meat Goat Capital of America
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 31°30′N 98°35′W / 31.5°N 98.59°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	March 15, 1887
Named for	John T. Mills
Seat	Goldthwaite
Largest city	Goldthwaite
Government
• County Judge	Jett Johnson
Area
• Total	749.8 sq mi (1,942 km2)
• Land	748.2 sq mi (1,938 km2)
• Water	1.6 sq mi (4 km2) 0.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	4,456
• Estimate (July 1, 2021)	4,480
• Density	6/sq mi (2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	76844, 76864, 76890, 76870, 76880
Area code	325
Congressional district	11th
Website	www.co.mills.tx.us

Mills County is a county located in Central Texas, United States.^[1] It was created on March 15, 1887, from parts of four existing counties—Brown, Comanche, Hamilton, and Lampasas—and named after John T. Mills.^[2]^[3]^[1] The 2020 census reported a population of 4,456.^[4] The county seat is Goldthwaite.^[5] A long-time resident of the county quipped that residing here is the closest a person could get to living in Mayberry.^[6]

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