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Motley County
Motley County
County
	Motley County Courthouse in Matador
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 34°05′N 100°47′W / 34.08°N 100.79°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1891
Seat	Matador
Largest town	Matador
Area
• Total	990 sq mi (2,600 km2)
• Land	990 sq mi (2,600 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) 0.03%
Population (2020)
• Total	1,063
• Density	1.1/sq mi (0.41/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	13th
Website	www.co.motley.tx.us

Motley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,063,^[1] making it the 10th-least populous county in Texas. Its county seat is Matador.^[2] The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1891.^[3] It is named for Junius William Mottley, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Mottley's name is spelled incorrectly because the bill establishing the county misspelled his name. Motley County was one of 30^[4] prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in Texas, but is now a wet county.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 990 sq mi (2,600 km²), of which 990 sq mi (2,600 km²) are land and 0.2 sq mi (0.52 km²) (0.03%) is covered by water.^[5]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Hall County (north)
Cottle County (east)
Dickens County (south)
Floyd County (west)
Briscoe County (northwest)
King County (northwest)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	24	—
1890	139	479.2%
1900	1,257	804.3%
1910	2,396	90.6%
1920	4,107	71.4%
1930	6,812	65.9%
1940	4,994	−26.7%
1950	3,963	−20.6%
1960	2,870	−27.6%
1970	2,178	−24.1%
1980	1,950	−10.5%
1990	1,532	−21.4%
2000	1,426	−6.9%
2010	1,210	−15.1%
2020	1,063	−12.1%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6] 1850–2010^[7] 2010^[8] 2020^[9]

**Motley County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition**
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000^[10]	Pop 2010^[8]	Pop 2020^[9]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	1,172	1,013	858	82.19%	83.72%	80.71%
Black or African American alone (NH)	50	24	7	3.51%	1.98%	0.66%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	6	8	0	0.42%	0.66%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	2	0	0	0.14%	0.00%	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	2	0	0	0.14%	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	0	2	0.00%	0.00%	0.19%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	21	2	43	1.47%	0.17%	4.05%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	173	163	153	12.13%	13.47%	14.39%
Total	1,426	1,210	1,063	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the census^[11] of 2000, 1,426 people, 606 households, and 435 families were residing in the county. The population density was 1 person/sq mi (0.39 person/km²). The 839 housing units averaged 1 per square mile (0.39/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 87.38% White, 3.51% African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 6.31% from other races, and 1.89% from two or more races. About 12.13% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

Of the 606 households, 26.60% had children under 18 living with them, 60.20% were married couples living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were not families. About 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.30% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the county, the age distribution was 24.00% under 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 21.10% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 23.70% who were 65 or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,348, and for a family was $33,977. Males had a median income of $25,395 versus $13,333 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,584. About 13.90% of families and 19.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.30% of those under age 18 and 13.80% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Towns

Matador (county seat)
Roaring Springs

Unincorporated community

Flomot

Ghost towns

Politics

United States presidential election results for Motley County, Texas^[12]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	604	92.64%	46	7.06%	2	0.31%
2016	566	92.03%	40	6.50%	9	1.46%
2012	538	89.67%	55	9.17%	7	1.17%
2008	522	87.88%	67	11.28%	5	0.84%
2004	564	82.46%	113	16.52%	7	1.02%
2000	514	80.06%	118	18.38%	10	1.56%
1996	380	62.81%	164	27.11%	61	10.08%
1992	446	54.46%	256	31.26%	117	14.29%
1988	429	61.99%	262	37.86%	1	0.14%
1984	533	65.08%	282	34.43%	4	0.49%
1980	573	61.68%	341	36.71%	15	1.61%
1976	428	44.54%	522	54.32%	11	1.14%
1972	657	72.52%	230	25.39%	19	2.10%
1968	415	37.49%	397	35.86%	295	26.65%
1964	324	32.27%	678	67.53%	2	0.20%
1960	480	51.50%	439	47.10%	13	1.39%
1956	411	44.38%	511	55.18%	4	0.43%
1952	675	56.72%	513	43.11%	2	0.17%
1948	75	8.32%	774	85.90%	52	5.77%
1944	107	11.44%	744	79.57%	84	8.98%
1940	100	9.93%	907	90.07%	0	0.00%
1936	64	6.86%	867	92.93%	2	0.21%
1932	34	3.63%	900	96.15%	2	0.21%
1928	450	56.32%	349	43.68%	0	0.00%
1924	62	11.81%	453	86.29%	10	1.90%
1920	40	10.23%	345	88.24%	6	1.53%
1916	9	2.09%	393	91.40%	28	6.51%
1912	8	3.25%	193	78.46%	45	18.29%