19,013 people (2024 Census estimate, +4.2% since 2020)
983 square miles of land · 19 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
26 active community water systems list Bosque County in the area they serve, reporting 20,450 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF CLIFTON surface water · local government · TX0180001 | 3,442 served |
| ROCKY CREEK WATER SYSTEM groundwater · private · TX0180015 | 2,814 served |
| CHILDRESS CREEK WSC groundwater · local government · TX0180026 | 2,469 served |
| MUSTANG VALLEY WSC groundwater · local government · TX0180038 | 2,382 served |
| CITY OF MERIDIAN buys surface water · local government · TX0180002 | 1,415 served |
| CITY OF VALLEY MILLS groundwater · local government · TX0180003 | 1,203 served |
| CITY OF WALNUT SPRINGS groundwater · local government · TX0180020 | 795 served |
| SMITH BEND WSC groundwater · local government · TX0180022 | 711 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 59 people were held in Bosque County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 50.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
7 school districts have their office in Bosque County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $14.9 million — $13.5 million to run schools, about $13,160 per student, plus $657,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $9.8 million local (mostly property tax), $4.8 million state, $2.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $21.2 million.
Spent $7.5 million — $6.7 million to run schools, about $18,810 per student, plus $572,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3.6 million local (mostly property tax), $2.1 million state, $903,000 federal. Long-term debt: $5.1 million.
Spent $2.9 million — $2.8 million to run schools, about $14,973 per student, plus $135,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.5 million local (mostly property tax), $259,000 state, $638,000 federal.
Spent $2.6 million — $2.4 million to run schools, about $14,287 per student, plus $148,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.5 million local (mostly property tax), $1 million state, $729,000 federal.
Spent $2.5 million — $2.2 million to run schools, about $14,513 per student, plus $283,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.2 million local (mostly property tax), $1.4 million state, $374,000 federal.
Spent $2.6 million — $2.3 million to run schools, about $16,338 per student, plus $135,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.4 million local (mostly property tax), $568,000 state, $328,000 federal. Long-term debt: $4.3 million.
Spent $2.7 million — $2.5 million to run schools, about $19,460 per student, plus $117,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.5 million local (mostly property tax), $790,000 state, $569,000 federal.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Very Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Bosque County about $9.1 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
147 bridges in Bosque County: 77 in good condition, 68 fair, and 2 poor (1.4%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| RIVERSIDE DRIVE over TRIB NORTH BOSQUE RIVER · built 1920 | 609 vehicles a day |
| CR 4115 over BR OF MUSTANG CREEK · built 1920 | 45 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $1.4 million of work in Bosque County in fiscal 2025, about $79 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-30. Mail ballot application must be received: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: Texas Secretary of State, Sept. 28, 2026 · VoteTexas.gov — early voting · VoteTexas.gov
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Nearby counties: Somervell County (23 mi) · Hill County (30 mi) · Hamilton County (31 mi) · McLennan County (35 mi) · Coryell County (36 mi) · Johnson County (37 mi).