Dating in Texas: How to Meet People Beyond Your Small Town

Texas has about 31.7 million people and 1,224 incorporated cities and towns, and most of those places are small: 834 of them (68%) have fewer than 5,000 people, and 421 have fewer than 1,000. If you live in one, you already know what dating close to home looks like: you've met most of the single people you'd consider, or you know someone who has.

This page is for everyone in those towns. It covers why the big dating apps make a small town's dating pool even smaller, how Amarbis lets you meet people across all of Texas instead, and, further down, every city or town in Texas by county.

Texas by town size

Size of place	Places	People
Under 1,000	421	203,000
1,000 to 4,999	413	970,000
5,000 to 24,999	256	2.9 million
25,000 or more	134	18.8 million

The typical Texas city or town has about 2,000 people. Its 134 places of 25,000 or more, led by Houston (2.4 million), San Antonio (1.5 million) and Dallas (1.3 million), are home to about 18.8 million of the state's 31.7 million people; everyone else lives in the smaller towns or outside city limits.

Why dating close to home runs out in small-town Texas

Dating apps that sort by distance start with the people nearest you. In a small Texas town that's a short list, and it doesn't take long to see all of it. A few examples:

Presidio (about 2,900 people): no other places within 30 miles, and the nearest place of 25,000 or more is Horizon City, 182 miles away.
Rocksprings (about 851 people): 1 other place with 509 people within 30 miles, and the nearest place of 25,000 or more is Del Rio, 60 miles away.
Big Lake (about 2,800 people): 1 other place with 733 people within 30 miles, and the nearest place of 25,000 or more is San Angelo, 62 miles away.

Those counts are for cities and towns only, so people in the countryside around them add to them, but the point stands: a distance-ranked app fills a small-town deck with the same few faces, and the bigger pools are a long drive away.

Why the nearest city is out of reach on the big apps

Dating in a small town is hard, and meeting someone in the nearest city can be harder. Many dating apps lean on distance to decide who you see, and Tinuiti's analysis of Tinder's algorithm says proximity is a key factor in who it shows you. When someone in Houston or San Antonio opens a distance-ranked app, the people who live near them come first. You live farther away, so you land behind their neighbors in their deck, whatever your photos and profile say.

That's the small-town problem twice over: at home you keep seeing the same people, and in the city you're barely seen.

How Amarbis is different

You choose your region

On Amarbis you choose the region you meet people from instead of being limited to whoever lives closest. Choose Texas and your pool is the whole state, about 31.7 million people, whether you live in Houston or a town of a few hundred. A member in a town of 1,000 has the same state-wide pool as a member in Houston.

Ranking isn't based on distance

On Amarbis, ranking isn't based on distance. Choose Texas as your region and the person you'd like to meet in Houston isn't shown their next-door neighbor ahead of you because of where you live. It's the opposite of the proximity problem above, and it matters most to the people the big apps leave behind.

No distance limits, and the whole world if you want it

Amarbis has no distance limits, so you aren't limited to Texas either. You can widen your region to the neighboring states or meet someone in another country: Amarbis is an international dating app, the app speaks more than 50 languages, and built-in chat translation helps when you don't share one. The miles only matter once you both want to meet.

Real people, reviewed by real people

Every member has a real face photo, photos are screened before anyone sees them, and every profile on Amarbis is reviewed by a real person. When your local pool is small, every fake or abandoned profile takes up a bigger share of what you see, so that review step is worth more in a small town than in a big city.

Free to join

Joining is free, with no credit card. The free plan gives you 25 likes a day and unlimited messaging with your matches, so you can find out whether Amarbis works for your town before you pay anything. See plans and pricing for what the paid plans add.

How to start from a small town in Texas

Sign up free and build a profile that sounds like you: a clear photo of your face and one specific thing about life in your town. Our profile tips show what works.
Set your region to Texas, or wider if you like.
Message first. One good question about where someone lives works better than "hey", and a conversation can start long before anyone plans a drive.
When you both want to meet, pick a public place about halfway, tell a friend where you're going, and follow our safe-meeting checklist.

Built by someone from a small town

Amarbis's founder, Nick, is from Boardman, Oregon, a city of about 4,500 people. The small-town dating problem on this page is one he knows first-hand: a deck full of people you already know, and a nearby city that ranks its own neighbors ahead of you. Amarbis is built so that where you live in Texas doesn't decide who you can meet.

Every city or town in Texas

All 1,224 incorporated cities and towns in Texas, by county, with 2025 population estimates. Wherever yours is on this list, everything on this page applies to you: choose Texas as your region on Amarbis and every place below is in your pool.

Anderson County

Elkhart: 1,265 people
Frankston: 1,133 people
Palestine: 19,555 people

Andrews County

Andrews: 13,665 people

Angelina County

Burke: 704 people
Diboll: 5,125 people
Hudson: 5,328 people
Huntington: 2,157 people
Lufkin: 34,350 people
Zavalla: 625 people

Aransas County

Fulton: 1,647 people
Rockport: 11,348 people

Archer County

Archer City: 1,627 people
Holliday: 1,733 people
Lakeside City: 1,307 people
Megargel: 178 people
Scotland: 432 people
Windthorst: 354 people

Armstrong County

Claude: 1,190 people

Atascosa County

Charlotte: 1,653 people
Christine: 363 people
Jourdanton: 4,751 people
Lytle: 3,626 people
Pleasanton: 11,511 people
Poteet: 3,010 people

Austin County

Bellville: 4,379 people
Brazos Country: 537 people
Industry: 298 people
San Felipe: 739 people
Sealy: 7,937 people
South Frydek: 237 people
Wallis: 1,372 people

Bailey County

Muleshoe: 5,162 people

Bandera County

Bandera: 891 people

Bastrop County

Bastrop: 13,383 people
Elgin: 13,327 people
Smithville: 4,367 people

Baylor County

Seymour: 2,574 people

Bee County

Beeville: 13,086 people

Bell County

Belton: 25,964 people
Harker Heights: 35,195 people
Holland: 1,188 people
Killeen: 161,883 people
Little River-Academy: 2,020 people
Morgan's Point Resort: 4,746 people
Nolanville: 7,983 people
Rogers: 1,101 people
Salado: 2,565 people
Temple: 98,412 people
Troy: 3,585 people

Bexar County

Alamo Heights: 7,632 people
Balcones Heights: 2,728 people
Castle Hills: 3,948 people
China Grove: 1,149 people
Converse: 32,481 people
Elmendorf: 3,111 people
Fair Oaks Ranch: 12,025 people
Grey Forest: 510 people
Helotes: 10,387 people
Hill Country Village: 970 people
Hollywood Park: 3,140 people
Kirby: 8,211 people
Leon Valley: 11,563 people
Live Oak: 16,426 people
Olmos Park: 2,180 people
San Antonio: 1,548,422 people
Sandy Oaks: 5,874 people
Selma: 11,955 people
Shavano Park: 3,861 people
Somerset: 1,872 people
St. Hedwig: 2,404 people
Terrell Hills: 5,215 people
Universal City: 20,399 people
Von Ormy: 1,241 people
Windcrest: 5,809 people

Blanco County

Blanco: 2,108 people
Johnson City: 2,127 people
Round Mountain: 109 people

Bosque County

Clifton: 3,523 people
Cranfills Gap: 285 people
Iredell: 314 people
Meridian: 1,403 people
Morgan: 475 people
Valley Mills: 1,293 people
Walnut Springs: 907 people

Bowie County

De Kalb: 1,455 people
Hooks: 2,490 people
Leary: 430 people
Maud: 986 people
Nash: 4,269 people
New Boston: 4,560 people
Red Lick: 924 people
Redwater: 853 people
Texarkana: 36,195 people
Wake Village: 5,796 people

Brazoria County

Alvin: 30,115 people
Angleton: 21,295 people
Bailey's Prairie: 801 people
Bonney: 210 people
Brazoria: 2,882 people
Brookside Village: 1,600 people
Clute: 10,821 people
Danbury: 1,683 people
Freeport: 10,508 people
Hillcrest Village: 684 people
Holiday Lakes: 1,059 people
Iowa Colony: 20,503 people
Jones Creek: 1,952 people
Lake Jackson: 27,803 people
Liverpool: 550 people
Manvel: 20,699 people
Oyster Creek: 1,239 people
Pearland: 129,930 people
Quintana: 25 people
Richwood: 4,777 people
Sandy Point: 243 people
Surfside Beach: 694 people
Sweeny: 3,594 people
West Columbia: 3,636 people

Brazos County

Bryan: 91,996 people
College Station: 127,472 people
Kurten: 395 people
Wixon Valley: 228 people

Brewster County

Alpine: 5,989 people

Briscoe County

Quitaque: 357 people
Silverton: 639 people

Brooks County

Falfurrias: 4,248 people

Brown County

Bangs: 1,523 people
Blanket: 362 people
Brownwood: 18,635 people
Early: 3,117 people

Burleson County

Caldwell: 4,970 people
Snook: 561 people
Somerville: 1,517 people

Burnet County

Bertram: 2,142 people
Burnet: 6,939 people
Cottonwood Shores: 1,701 people
Double Horn: 289 people
Granite Shoals: 5,498 people
Highland Haven: 407 people
Marble Falls: 9,633 people
Meadowlakes: 1,831 people

Caldwell County

Lockhart: 18,159 people
Luling: 5,920 people
Martindale: 1,298 people
Mustang Ridge: 1,025 people

Calhoun County

Point Comfort: 548 people
Port Lavaca: 11,060 people
Seadrift: 1,031 people

Callahan County

Baird: 1,532 people
Clyde: 4,024 people
Cross Plains: 938 people
Putnam: 70 people

Cameron County

Bayview: 556 people
Brownsville: 192,957 people
Combes: 3,255 people
Harlingen: 72,467 people
Indian Lake: 892 people
La Feria: 7,222 people
Laguna Vista: 3,780 people
Los Fresnos: 8,703 people
Los Indios: 1,059 people
Palm Valley: 1,340 people
Port Isabel: 5,302 people
Primera: 5,478 people
Rancho Viejo: 2,851 people
Rio Hondo: 2,332 people
San Benito: 24,980 people
Santa Rosa: 2,355 people
South Padre Island: 2,086 people

Camp County

Pittsburg: 4,676 people
Rocky Mound: 59 people

Carson County

Groom: 530 people
Panhandle: 2,288 people
Skellytown: 383 people
White Deer: 1,082 people

Cass County

Atlanta: 5,478 people
Avinger: 379 people
Bloomburg: 328 people
Domino: 83 people
Douglassville: 214 people
Hughes Springs: 1,531 people
Linden: 1,809 people
Marietta: 115 people
Queen City: 1,393 people

Castro County

Dimmitt: 4,069 people
Hart: 865 people
Nazareth: 307 people

Chambers County

Anahuac: 2,023 people
Beach City: 3,438 people
Cove: 705 people
Mont Belvieu: 10,673 people
Old River-Winfree: 1,495 people

Cherokee County

Alto: 1,063 people
Cuney: 119 people
Gallatin: 344 people
Jacksonville: 14,658 people
New Summerfield: 915 people
Reklaw: 349 people
Rusk: 5,568 people
Wells: 893 people

Childress County

Childress: 5,650 people

Clay County

Bellevue: 298 people
Byers: 469 people
Dean: 521 people
Henrietta: 3,258 people
Jolly: 168 people
Petrolia: 534 people

Cochran County

Morton: 1,689 people
Whiteface: 371 people

Coke County

Bronte: 981 people
Robert Lee: 1,061 people

Coleman County

Coleman: 3,991 people
Novice: 122 people
Santa Anna: 1,043 people

Collin County

Allen: 113,447 people
Anna: 35,245 people
Blue Ridge: 1,265 people
Celina: 64,427 people
Fairview: 10,913 people
Farmersville: 5,531 people
Frisco: 236,955 people
Josephine: 10,208 people
Lavon: 11,888 people
Lowry Crossing: 2,521 people
Lucas: 8,896 people
McKinney: 236,001 people
Melissa: 29,969 people
Murphy: 20,985 people
Nevada: 1,522 people
New Hope: 687 people
Parker: 6,462 people
Plano: 293,028 people
Princeton: 43,524 people
Prosper: 45,605 people
St. Paul: 994 people
Weston: 1,140 people
Wylie: 63,842 people

Collingsworth County

Dodson: 89 people
Wellington: 1,770 people

Colorado County

Columbus: 3,821 people
Eagle Lake: 3,546 people
Weimar: 2,197 people

Comal County

Bulverde: 7,337 people
Garden Ridge: 4,371 people
New Braunfels: 122,492 people
Spring Branch: 267 people

Comanche County

Comanche: 4,420 people
De Leon: 2,370 people
Gustine: 419 people

Concho County

Eden: 2,248 people
Paint Rock: 272 people

Cooke County

Callisburg: 375 people
Gainesville: 18,528 people
Lindsay: 1,261 people
Muenster: 1,742 people
Oak Ridge: 312 people
Road Runner: 863 people
Valley View: 887 people

Coryell County

Copperas Cove: 40,118 people
Evant: 467 people
Gatesville: 16,422 people
Oglesby: 445 people
South Mountain: 409 people

Cottle County

Paducah: 938 people

Crane County

Crane: 3,303 people

Crosby County

Crosbyton: 1,407 people
Lorenzo: 910 people
Ralls: 1,556 people

Culberson County

Van Horn: 2,020 people

Dallam County

Dalhart: 8,377 people
Texline: 492 people

Dallas County

Addison: 17,195 people
Balch Springs: 27,258 people
Cedar Hill: 49,801 people
Cockrell Hill: 3,638 people
Coppell: 41,386 people
Dallas: 1,329,491 people
DeSoto: 56,681 people
Duncanville: 38,915 people
Farmers Branch: 38,320 people
Garland: 249,625 people
Glenn Heights: 20,327 people
Grand Prairie: 209,434 people
Highland Park: 8,764 people
Hutchins: 8,206 people
Irving: 257,076 people
Lancaster: 40,526 people
Mesquite: 150,693 people
Richardson: 118,542 people
Rowlett: 67,890 people
Sachse: 32,834 people
Seagoville: 21,077 people
Sunnyvale: 9,008 people
University Park: 25,323 people
Wilmer: 6,768 people

Dawson County

Ackerly: 269 people
Lamesa: 8,103 people
Los Ybanez: 20 people

DeWitt County

Cuero: 8,264 people
Nordheim: 346 people
Yorktown: 1,780 people

Deaf Smith County

Hereford: 14,976 people

Delta County

Cooper: 2,049 people
Pecan Gap: 186 people

Denton County

Argyle: 6,372 people
Aubrey: 9,066 people
Bartonville: 1,937 people
Carrollton: 134,562 people
Copper Canyon: 2,322 people
Corinth: 25,297 people
Corral City: 41 people
Cross Roads: 1,965 people
DISH: 525 people
Denton: 169,431 people
Double Oak: 3,051 people
Flower Mound: 79,540 people
Hackberry: 2,954 people
Hebron: 182 people
Hickory Creek: 6,875 people
Highland Village: 16,029 people
Justin: 7,285 people
Krugerville: 2,021 people
Krum: 6,808 people
Lake Dallas: 7,852 people
Lakewood Village: 802 people
Lewisville: 139,006 people
Little Elm: 62,727 people
Northlake: 12,036 people
Oak Point: 6,909 people
Pilot Point: 8,052 people
Ponder: 2,863 people
Providence Village: 12,498 people
Roanoke: 10,931 people
Sanger: 10,238 people
Shady Shores: 2,998 people
The Colony: 46,196 people
Trophy Club: 13,695 people

Dickens County

Dickens: 206 people
Spur: 825 people

Dimmit County

Asherton: 659 people
Big Wells: 448 people
Carrizo Springs: 4,491 people

Donley County

Clarendon: 1,860 people
Hedley: 264 people
Howardwick: 370 people

Duval County

Benavides: 1,099 people
Freer: 2,308 people
San Diego: 3,503 people

Eastland County

Carbon: 287 people
Cisco: 3,980 people
Eastland: 3,737 people
Gorman: 995 people
Ranger: 2,335 people
Rising Star: 767 people

Ector County

Goldsmith: 235 people
Odessa: 122,707 people

Edwards County

Rocksprings: 851 people

El Paso County

Anthony: 4,539 people
Clint: 1,060 people
El Paso: 683,012 people
Horizon City: 25,118 people
San Elizario: 10,138 people
Socorro: 38,787 people
Vinton: 2,446 people

Ellis County

Alma: 439 people
Bardwell: 676 people
Ennis: 25,694 people
Ferris: 4,291 people
Garrett: 880 people
Italy: 2,140 people
Maypearl: 967 people
Midlothian: 46,683 people
Milford: 814 people
Oak Leaf: 1,684 people
Ovilla: 4,808 people
Palmer: 2,644 people
Pecan Hill: 746 people
Red Oak: 20,394 people
Waxahachie: 50,090 people

Erath County

Dublin: 3,400 people
Stephenville: 21,793 people

Falls County

Golinda: 704 people
Lott: 686 people
Marlin: 5,599 people
Rosebud: 1,344 people

Fannin County

Bailey: 241 people
Bonham: 11,263 people
Dodd City: 410 people
Ector: 817 people
Honey Grove: 1,806 people
Ladonia: 635 people
Leonard: 2,212 people
Ravenna: 196 people
Savoy: 836 people
Trenton: 894 people
Windom: 205 people

Fayette County

Carmine: 255 people
Ellinger: 299 people
Fayetteville: 254 people
Flatonia: 1,413 people
La Grange: 4,509 people
Round Top: 95 people
Schulenburg: 2,837 people

Fisher County

Roby: 589 people
Rotan: 1,333 people

Floyd County

Floydada: 2,420 people
Lockney: 1,340 people

Foard County

Crowell: 726 people

Fort Bend County

Arcola: 2,499 people
Beasley: 894 people
Fairchilds: 1,060 people
Fulshear: 64,630 people
Kendleton: 417 people
Meadows Place: 4,546 people
Missouri City: 77,327 people
Needville: 3,114 people
Orchard: 344 people
Pleak: 1,202 people
Richmond: 13,389 people
Rosenberg: 42,701 people
Simonton: 656 people
Stafford: 18,043 people
Sugar Land: 107,726 people
Thompsons: 186 people
Weston Lakes: 4,570 people

Franklin County

Mount Vernon: 2,610 people

Freestone County

Fairfield: 3,029 people
Kirvin: 113 people
Streetman: 275 people
Teague: 3,595 people
Wortham: 1,041 people

Frio County

Dilley: 3,809 people
Pearsall: 9,170 people

Gaines County

Seagraves: 2,352 people
Seminole: 7,730 people

Galveston County

Bayou Vista: 1,755 people
Clear Lake Shores: 1,298 people
Dickinson: 21,908 people
Friendswood: 41,319 people
Galveston: 53,636 people
Hitchcock: 7,722 people
Jamaica Beach: 1,071 people
Kemah: 3,097 people
La Marque: 20,324 people
League City: 119,905 people
Santa Fe: 13,913 people
Texas City: 59,733 people
Tiki Island: 1,119 people

Garza County

Post: 3,494 people

Gillespie County

Fredericksburg: 11,893 people

Goliad County

Goliad: 1,708 people

Gonzales County

Gonzales: 7,239 people
Nixon: 2,406 people
Smiley: 501 people
Waelder: 954 people

Gray County

Lefors: 426 people
McLean: 634 people
Pampa: 16,414 people

Grayson County

Bells: 1,525 people
Collinsville: 2,076 people
Denison: 26,822 people
Dorchester: 98 people
Gunter: 2,574 people
Howe: 3,686 people
Knollwood: 809 people
Pottsboro: 2,767 people
Sadler: 365 people
Sherman: 52,417 people
Southmayd: 1,110 people
Tioga: 1,302 people
Tom Bean: 975 people
Van Alstyne: 8,012 people
Whitesboro: 4,188 people
Whitewright: 1,749 people

Gregg County

Clarksville City: 779 people
Easton: 507 people
Gladewater: 6,306 people
Kilgore: 13,531 people
Lakeport: 993 people
Longview: 83,236 people
Warren City: 321 people
White Oak: 6,186 people

Grimes County

Anderson: 217 people
Bedias: 411 people
Iola: 354 people
Navasota: 9,904 people
Plantersville: 520 people
Todd Mission: 126 people

Guadalupe County

Cibolo: 39,019 people
Kingsbury: 143 people
Marion: 1,101 people
New Berlin: 718 people
Santa Clara: 745 people
Schertz: 45,978 people
Seguin: 41,048 people
Staples: 185 people

Hale County

Abernathy: 2,826 people
Edmonson: 87 people
Hale Center: 1,979 people
Petersburg: 962 people
Plainview: 19,314 people

Hall County

Estelline: 120 people
Lakeview: 60 people
Memphis: 1,969 people
Turkey: 316 people

Hamilton County

Hamilton: 3,016 people
Hico: 1,496 people

Hansford County

Gruver: 1,064 people
Spearman: 2,956 people

Hardeman County

Chillicothe: 513 people
Quanah: 2,097 people

Hardin County

Kountze: 2,127 people
Lumberton: 14,123 people
Rose Hill Acres: 329 people
Silsbee: 6,613 people
Sour Lake: 1,841 people

Harris County

Baytown: 86,561 people
Bellaire: 17,434 people
Bunker Hill Village: 3,896 people
Deer Park: 34,282 people
El Lago: 2,984 people
Galena Park: 10,352 people
Hedwig Village: 2,383 people
Hilshire Village: 843 people
Houston: 2,397,315 people
Humble: 16,484 people
Hunters Creek Village: 4,498 people
Jacinto City: 9,388 people
Jersey Village: 7,729 people
Katy: 28,373 people
La Porte: 37,983 people
Morgan's Point: 272 people
Nassau Bay: 5,210 people
Pasadena: 148,539 people
Piney Point Village: 3,141 people
Seabrook: 13,974 people
Shoreacres: 1,535 people
South Houston: 16,407 people
Southside Place: 1,916 people
Spring Valley Village: 4,402 people
Taylor Lake Village: 3,774 people
Tomball: 15,768 people
Webster: 12,507 people
West University Place: 15,158 people

Harrison County

Hallsville: 4,895 people
Marshall: 24,467 people
Scottsville: 341 people
Uncertain: 90 people
Waskom: 1,980 people

Hartley County

Channing: 252 people

Haskell County

Haskell: 3,095 people
O'Brien: 91 people
Rochester: 255 people
Rule: 569 people
Weinert: 175 people

Hays County

Bear Creek: 476 people
Buda: 16,166 people
Dripping Springs: 11,167 people
Hays: 271 people
Kyle: 69,917 people
Mountain City: 675 people
Niederwald: 1,168 people
San Marcos: 77,830 people
Uhland: 1,958 people
Wimberley: 2,909 people
Woodcreek: 1,876 people

Hemphill County

Canadian: 2,129 people

Henderson County

Athens: 13,870 people
Berryville: 951 people
Brownsboro: 1,322 people
Caney City: 209 people
Chandler: 4,081 people
Coffee City: 263 people
Enchanted Oaks: 383 people
Eustace: 1,143 people
Gun Barrel City: 7,133 people
Log Cabin: 885 people
Malakoff: 2,253 people
Moore Station: 173 people
Murchison: 519 people
Payne Springs: 788 people
Poynor: 290 people
Seven Points: 1,530 people
Star Harbor: 533 people
Tool: 2,427 people
Trinidad: 861 people

Hidalgo County

Alamo: 20,625 people
Alton: 24,138 people
Donna: 16,698 people
Edcouch: 2,650 people
Edinburg: 110,700 people
Elsa: 5,820 people
Granjeno: 284 people
Hidalgo: 15,376 people
La Joya: 5,257 people
La Villa: 3,257 people
McAllen: 150,640 people
Mercedes: 17,915 people
Mission: 88,992 people
Palmhurst: 2,562 people
Palmview: 15,878 people
Penitas: 6,495 people
Pharr: 80,830 people
Progreso: 5,148 people
Progreso Lakes: 281 people
San Juan: 37,868 people
Sullivan City: 3,891 people
Weslaco: 44,203 people

Hill County

Abbott: 377 people
Aquilla: 115 people
Blum: 421 people
Bynum: 180 people
Carl's Corner: 227 people
Covington: 303 people
Hillsboro: 9,036 people
Hubbard: 1,507 people
Itasca: 1,970 people
Malone: 253 people
Mertens: 156 people
Mount Calm: 336 people
Penelope: 196 people
Whitney: 2,134 people

Hockley County

Anton: 919 people
Levelland: 12,513 people
Opdyke West: 240 people
Ropesville: 463 people
Smyer: 448 people
Sundown: 1,317 people

Hood County

Cresson: 2,126 people
DeCordova: 3,296 people
Granbury: 13,263 people
Lipan: 554 people
Stockton Bend: 419 people
Tolar: 1,472 people

Hopkins County

Como: 758 people
Cumby: 726 people
Sulphur Springs: 17,054 people
Tira: 343 people

Houston County

Crockett: 6,346 people
Grapeland: 1,475 people
Kennard: 285 people
Latexo: 238 people
Lovelady: 590 people

Howard County

Big Spring: 22,290 people
Coahoma: 938 people
Forsan: 207 people

Hudspeth County

Dell City: 275 people

Hunt County

Caddo Mills: 5,715 people
Campbell: 613 people
Celeste: 925 people
Commerce: 9,928 people
Greenville: 37,069 people
Hawk Cove: 530 people
Lone Oak: 817 people
Neylandville: 76 people
Poetry: 1,542 people
Quinlan: 1,601 people
Union Valley: 544 people
West Tawakoni: 2,261 people
Wolfe City: 1,503 people

Hutchinson County

Borger: 11,842 people
Fritch: 1,751 people
Sanford: 129 people
Stinnett: 1,594 people

Irion County

Mertzon: 726 people

Jack County

Bryson: 474 people
Jacksboro: 4,735 people

Jackson County

Edna: 6,088 people
Ganado: 2,009 people
La Ward: 210 people

Jasper County

Browndell: 154 people
Jasper: 7,511 people
Kirbyville: 2,031 people

Jeff Davis County

Valentine: 61 people

Jefferson County

Beaumont: 112,967 people
Bevil Oaks: 1,042 people
China: 1,343 people
Groves: 16,907 people
Nederland: 18,108 people
Nome: 472 people
Port Arthur: 55,804 people
Port Neches: 13,768 people
Taylor Landing: 285 people

Jim Wells County

Alice: 17,550 people
Orange Grove: 1,178 people
Premont: 2,401 people

Johnson County

Alvarado: 7,539 people
Briaroaks: 533 people
Burleson: 56,907 people
Cleburne: 39,942 people
Coyote Flats: 297 people
Cross Timber: 495 people
Godley: 5,093 people
Grandview: 2,090 people
Joshua: 9,352 people
Keene: 7,109 people
Rio Vista: 1,241 people
Venus: 8,870 people

Jones County

Anson: 2,570 people
Hamlin: 1,876 people
Hawley: 580 people
Lueders: 262 people
Stamford: 2,963 people

Karnes County

Falls City: 476 people
Karnes City: 3,540 people
Kenedy: 3,305 people
Runge: 952 people

Kaufman County

Combine: 2,769 people
Cottonwood: 258 people
Crandall: 7,730 people
Forney: 41,658 people
Grays Prairie: 419 people
Kaufman: 10,717 people
Kemp: 1,453 people
Mabank: 7,294 people
Oak Grove: 888 people
Oak Ridge: 1,671 people
Post Oak Bend: 978 people
Rosser: 407 people
Scurry: 905 people
Talty: 3,299 people
Terrell: 23,921 people

Kendall County

Boerne: 24,047 people

Kent County

Jayton: 453 people

Kerr County

Ingram: 1,846 people
Kerrville: 25,578 people

Kimble County

Junction: 2,513 people

Kinney County

Brackettville: 1,327 people
Spofford: 43 people

Kleberg County

Kingsville: 24,687 people

Knox County

Benjamin: 189 people
Goree: 152 people
Knox City: 1,009 people
Munday: 1,190 people

La Salle County

Cotulla: 3,583 people
Encinal: 543 people

Lamar County

Blossom: 1,493 people
Deport: 552 people
Paris: 25,205 people
Reno: 3,575 people
Roxton: 556 people
Sun Valley: 77 people
Toco: 92 people

Lamb County

Amherst: 640 people
Earth: 893 people
Littlefield: 5,675 people
Olton: 1,913 people
Springlake: 138 people
Sudan: 932 people

Lampasas County

Kempner: 1,297 people
Lampasas: 7,988 people
Lometa: 794 people

Lavaca County

Hallettsville: 2,736 people
Moulton: 847 people
Shiner: 2,165 people
Yoakum: 5,900 people

Lee County

Giddings: 5,425 people
Lexington: 1,342 people

Leon County

Buffalo: 1,906 people
Centerville: 1,006 people
Jewett: 845 people
Leona: 173 people
Marquez: 199 people
Normangee: 563 people
Oakwood: 405 people

Liberty County

Ames: 1,282 people
Cleveland: 9,936 people
Daisetta: 1,194 people
Dayton: 10,226 people
Dayton Lakes: 60 people
Devers: 482 people
Hardin: 878 people
Kenefick: 860 people
Liberty: 9,133 people
North Cleveland: 310 people
Plum Grove: 1,677 people

Limestone County

Coolidge: 805 people
Groesbeck: 3,995 people
Kosse: 462 people
Mexia: 7,091 people
Tehuacana: 230 people
Thornton: 429 people

Lipscomb County

Booker: 1,379 people
Darrouzett: 303 people
Follett: 361 people
Higgins: 353 people

Live Oak County

George West: 2,238 people
Three Rivers: 1,732 people

Llano County

Horseshoe Bay: 5,339 people
Llano: 3,587 people
Sunrise Beach Village: 820 people

Lubbock County

Buffalo Springs Lake: 445 people
Idalou: 2,105 people
Lubbock: 273,071 people
New Deal: 745 people
Ransom Canyon: 1,172 people
Shallowater: 2,957 people
Slaton: 5,684 people
Wolfforth: 8,746 people

Lynn County

New Home: 350 people
O'Donnell: 741 people
Tahoka: 2,533 people
Wilson: 464 people

Madison County

Madisonville: 4,605 people
Midway: 191 people

Marion County

Jefferson: 2,056 people

Martin County

Stanton: 2,694 people

Mason County

Mason: 2,171 people

Matagorda County

Bay City: 17,488 people
Palacios: 4,370 people

Maverick County

Eagle Pass: 28,926 people

McCulloch County

Brady: 4,980 people
Melvin: 122 people

McLennan County

Bellmead: 10,592 people
Beverly Hills: 1,835 people
Bruceville-Eddy: 1,483 people
Crawford: 934 people
Gholson: 1,274 people
Hallsburg: 455 people
Hewitt: 16,754 people
Lacy-Lakeview: 7,240 people
Leroy: 361 people
Lorena: 1,817 people
Mart: 1,847 people
McGregor: 6,405 people
Moody: 1,650 people
Riesel: 1,061 people
Robinson: 13,028 people
Ross: 197 people
Waco: 147,788 people
West: 2,629 people
Woodway: 9,753 people

Medina County

Castroville: 3,444 people
Devine: 4,652 people
Hondo: 9,130 people
LaCoste: 1,255 people
Natalia: 1,373 people

Menard County

Menard: 1,356 people

Midland County

Midland: 147,615 people

Milam County

Buckholts: 387 people
Cameron: 5,489 people
Milano: 432 people
Rockdale: 5,688 people
Thorndale: 1,456 people

Mills County

Goldthwaite: 1,774 people
Mullin: 130 people

Mitchell County

Colorado City: 3,884 people
Loraine: 503 people
Westbrook: 206 people

Montague County

Bowie: 6,113 people
Nocona: 3,277 people
Saint Jo: 956 people

Montgomery County

Conroe: 119,564 people
Cut and Shoot: 1,141 people
Magnolia: 8,095 people
Montgomery: 3,105 people
Oak Ridge North: 2,991 people
Panorama Village: 2,522 people
Patton Village: 2,069 people
Roman Forest: 2,347 people
Shenandoah: 3,833 people
Splendora: 2,146 people
Stagecoach: 606 people
Willis: 7,652 people
Woodbranch: 1,624 people
Woodloch: 177 people

Moore County

Cactus: 3,165 people
Dumas: 14,862 people
Sunray: 1,739 people

Morris County

Daingerfield: 2,539 people
Lone Star: 1,391 people
Naples: 1,409 people
Omaha: 936 people

Motley County

Matador: 555 people
Roaring Springs: 209 people

Nacogdoches County

Appleby: 553 people
Chireno: 378 people
Cushing: 584 people
Garrison: 833 people
Nacogdoches: 32,500 people

Navarro County

Angus: 448 people
Barry: 250 people
Blooming Grove: 882 people
Corsicana: 25,487 people
Dawson: 822 people
Emhouse: 216 people
Eureka: 374 people
Frost: 628 people
Goodlow: 172 people
Kerens: 1,508 people
Mildred: 473 people
Navarro: 246 people
Oak Valley: 409 people
Powell: 117 people
Retreat: 443 people
Rice: 1,286 people
Richland: 266 people

Newton County

Newton: 1,595 people

Nolan County

Blackwell: 251 people
Roscoe: 1,208 people
Sweetwater: 10,141 people

Nueces County

Agua Dulce: 662 people
Bishop: 3,040 people
Corpus Christi: 317,247 people
Driscoll: 665 people
Petronila: 65 people
Port Aransas: 3,773 people
Robstown: 10,324 people

Ochiltree County

Perryton: 7,850 people

Oldham County

Adrian: 136 people
Vega: 891 people

Orange County

Bridge City: 9,645 people
Orange: 19,419 people
Pine Forest: 504 people
Pinehurst: 2,206 people
Rose City: 344 people
Vidor: 9,597 people
West Orange: 3,391 people

Palo Pinto County

Gordon: 505 people
Graford: 742 people
Mineral Wells: 15,983 people
Mingus: 250 people
Strawn: 582 people

Panola County

Beckville: 745 people
Carthage: 6,640 people
Gary City: 343 people

Parker County

Aledo: 7,122 people
Annetta: 3,546 people
Annetta North: 635 people
Annetta South: 701 people
Cool: 242 people
Dennis: 870 people
Hudson Oaks: 2,800 people
Millsap: 431 people
Peaster: 636 people
Reno: 3,823 people
Sanctuary: 388 people
Springtown: 5,204 people
Weatherford: 40,634 people
Willow Park: 7,439 people

Parmer County

Bovina: 1,677 people
Farwell: 1,387 people
Friona: 4,051 people

Pecos County

Fort Stockton: 8,027 people
Iraan: 998 people

Polk County

Corrigan: 1,358 people
Goodrich: 273 people
Livingston: 5,386 people
Onalaska: 3,289 people
Seven Oaks: 73 people

Potter County

Bishop Hills: 195 people

Presidio County

Marfa: 1,574 people
Presidio: 2,909 people

Rains County

East Tawakoni: 975 people
Emory: 1,413 people
Point: 853 people

Randall County

Amarillo: 205,130 people
Canyon: 16,518 people
Lake Tanglewood: 734 people
Palisades: 295 people
Timbercreek Canyon: 476 people

Reagan County

Big Lake: 2,783 people

Real County

Camp Wood: 509 people
Leakey: 328 people

Red River County

Annona: 185 people
Avery: 432 people
Bogata: 1,118 people
Clarksville: 2,908 people
Detroit: 713 people

Reeves County

Balmorhea: 399 people
Town of Pecos: 10,386 people
Toyah: 60 people

Refugio County

Austwell: 114 people
Bayside: 279 people
Refugio: 2,752 people
Woodsboro: 1,277 people

Roberts County

Miami: 565 people

Robertson County

Bremond: 894 people
Calvert: 985 people
Franklin: 1,805 people
Hearne: 4,719 people

Rockwall County

Fate: 29,007 people
Heath: 11,671 people
McLendon-Chisholm: 5,629 people
Mobile City: 172 people
Rockwall: 53,980 people
Royse City: 28,307 people

Runnels County

Ballinger: 3,499 people
Miles: 931 people
Winters: 2,263 people

Rusk County

Henderson: 13,496 people
Mount Enterprise: 517 people
New London: 993 people
Overton: 2,315 people
Tatum: 1,403 people

Sabine County

Hemphill: 1,027 people
Pineland: 900 people

San Augustine County

Broaddus: 178 people
San Augustine: 1,839 people

San Jacinto County

Coldspring: 886 people
Point Blank: 734 people
Shepherd: 1,942 people

San Patricio County

Aransas Pass: 8,842 people
Gregory: 1,708 people
Ingleside: 10,085 people
Ingleside on the Bay: 604 people
Lake City: 488 people
Lakeside: 363 people
Mathis: 4,312 people
Odem: 2,291 people
Portland: 20,833 people
San Patricio: 453 people
Sinton: 5,966 people
Taft: 2,939 people

San Saba County

Richland Springs: 255 people
San Saba: 3,126 people

Schleicher County

Eldorado: 1,457 people

Scurry County

Snyder: 11,166 people

Shackelford County

Albany: 1,905 people
Moran: 237 people

Shelby County

Center: 5,246 people
Huxley: 344 people
Joaquin: 732 people
Tenaha: 1,005 people
Timpson: 995 people

Sherman County

Stratford: 1,978 people
Texhoma: 249 people

Smith County

Arp: 1,020 people
Bullard: 5,301 people
Hideaway: 3,459 people
Lindale: 7,385 people
New Chapel Hill: 651 people
Noonday: 781 people
Troup: 2,188 people
Tyler: 113,723 people
Whitehouse: 9,970 people
Winona: 747 people

Somervell County

Glen Rose: 3,148 people

Starr County

Escobares: 2,585 people
La Grulla: 1,234 people
Rio Grande City: 15,451 people
Roma: 11,543 people

Stephens County

Breckenridge: 5,123 people

Sterling County

Sterling City: 1,094 people

Stonewall County

Aspermont: 753 people

Sutton County

Sonora: 2,373 people

Swisher County

Happy: 584 people
Kress: 569 people
Tulia: 4,242 people

Tarrant County

Arlington: 402,134 people
Azle: 15,365 people
Bedford: 47,958 people
Benbrook: 24,279 people
Blue Mound: 2,288 people
Colleyville: 25,727 people
Crowley: 20,954 people
Dalworthington Gardens: 2,276 people
Edgecliff Village: 3,759 people
Euless: 60,008 people
Everman: 6,537 people
Forest Hill: 14,056 people
Fort Worth: 1,028,117 people
Grapevine: 50,714 people
Haltom City: 45,542 people
Haslet: 5,267 people
Hurst: 38,974 people
Keller: 46,078 people
Kennedale: 10,626 people
Lake Worth: 4,766 people
Lakeside: 1,588 people
Mansfield: 84,444 people
North Richland Hills: 70,843 people
Pantego: 2,440 people
Pelican Bay: 2,729 people
Richland Hills: 8,529 people
River Oaks: 7,467 people
Saginaw: 26,706 people
Sansom Park: 5,419 people
Southlake: 31,175 people
Watauga: 22,981 people
Westlake: 2,057 people
Westover Hills: 643 people
Westworth Village: 2,737 people
White Settlement: 17,932 people

Taylor County

Abilene: 131,588 people
Buffalo Gap: 684 people
Impact: 18 people
Lawn: 313 people
Merkel: 2,496 people
Trent: 299 people
Tuscola: 851 people
Tye: 1,264 people

Terry County

Brownfield: 8,762 people
Meadow: 623 people
Wellman: 229 people

Throckmorton County

Throckmorton: 776 people
Woodson: 237 people

Titus County

Miller's Cove: 76 people
Mount Pleasant: 16,225 people
Talco: 485 people
Winfield: 416 people

Tom Green County

San Angelo: 100,640 people

Travis County

Austin: 1,002,632 people
Bee Cave: 8,464 people
Briarcliff: 2,361 people
Creedmoor: 402 people
Jonestown: 2,687 people
Lago Vista: 10,498 people
Lakeway: 19,027 people
Manor: 23,070 people
Pflugerville: 68,316 people
Point Venture: 1,233 people
Rollingwood: 1,466 people
San Leanna: 530 people
Sunset Valley: 612 people
The Hills: 2,322 people
Volente: 521 people
Webberville: 495 people
West Lake Hills: 3,229 people

Trinity County

Groveton: 922 people
Trinity: 2,450 people

Tyler County

Chester: 269 people
Colmesneil: 549 people
Ivanhoe: 1,376 people
Woodville: 2,339 people

Upshur County

Big Sandy: 1,339 people
East Mountain: 972 people
Gilmer: 5,287 people
Ore City: 1,210 people
Union Grove: 477 people

Upton County

McCamey: 1,743 people
Rankin: 733 people

Uvalde County

Sabinal: 1,378 people
Uvalde: 15,455 people

Val Verde County

Del Rio: 34,496 people

Van Zandt County

Canton: 5,070 people
Edgewood: 1,763 people
Edom: 372 people
Fruitvale: 518 people
Grand Saline: 3,319 people
Van: 2,993 people
Wills Point: 4,033 people

Victoria County

Victoria: 66,500 people

Walker County

Huntsville: 49,088 people
New Waverly: 1,031 people
Riverside: 612 people

Waller County

Brookshire: 6,090 people
Hempstead: 7,194 people
Pattison: 672 people
Pine Island: 1,271 people
Prairie View: 8,969 people
Waller: 5,380 people

Ward County

Barstow: 252 people
Grandfalls: 330 people
Monahans: 7,427 people
Pyote: 73 people
Thorntonville: 537 people
Wickett: 440 people

Washington County

Brenham: 19,957 people
Burton: 288 people

Webb County

El Cenizo: 2,457 people
Laredo: 269,515 people
Rio Bravo: 4,523 people

Wharton County

East Bernard: 2,256 people
El Campo: 12,142 people
Wharton: 8,776 people

Wheeler County

Mobeetie: 86 people
Shamrock: 1,692 people
Wheeler: 1,431 people

Wichita County

Burkburnett: 11,057 people
Cashion Community: 301 people
Electra: 2,238 people
Iowa Park: 6,542 people
Pleasant Valley: 366 people
Wichita Falls: 101,951 people

Wilbarger County

Vernon: 9,747 people

Willacy County

Lyford: 2,210 people
Raymondville: 10,082 people
San Perlita: 545 people

Williamson County

Bartlett: 1,678 people
Cedar Park: 79,032 people
Coupland: 305 people
Florence: 1,245 people
Georgetown: 106,907 people
Granger: 1,228 people
Hutto: 46,048 people
Jarrell: 5,870 people
Leander: 91,132 people
Liberty Hill: 13,317 people
Round Rock: 141,282 people
Taylor: 18,402 people
Thrall: 886 people
Weir: 792 people

Wilson County

Floresville: 9,105 people
La Vernia: 1,499 people
Poth: 2,014 people
Stockdale: 1,494 people

Winkler County

Kermit: 6,019 people
Wink: 931 people

Wise County

Alvord: 1,675 people
Aurora: 1,643 people
Boyd: 2,546 people
Bridgeport: 6,915 people
Chico: 1,116 people
Decatur: 9,029 people
Lake Bridgeport: 395 people
New Fairview: 1,666 people
Newark: 1,307 people
Paradise: 807 people
Rhome: 1,961 people
Runaway Bay: 2,212 people

Wood County

Alba: 511 people
Hawkins: 1,862 people
Mineola: 5,537 people
Quitman: 2,057 people
Winnsboro: 3,678 people
Yantis: 443 people

Yoakum County

Denver City: 4,311 people
Plains: 1,323 people

Young County

Graham: 8,814 people
Newcastle: 540 people
Olney: 3,000 people

Zavala County

Crystal City: 5,871 people

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