1,053 people (2024 Census estimate, −3.4% since 2020)
704 square miles of land · 1 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.
3 active community water systems list Foard County in the area they serve, reporting 1,254 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF CROWELL buys surface water · local government · TX0780001 | 914 served |
| RRA FOARD COUNTY WATER SYSTEM buys surface water · local government · TX0780014 | 215 served |
| THALIA WSC buys surface water · local government · TX0780013 | 125 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 0 people were held in Foard County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 0.
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.
1 school district has its office in Foard County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $8.8 million — $3.4 million to run schools, about $17,442 per student, plus $5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.2 million local (mostly property tax), $338,000 state, $887,000 federal. Long-term debt: $3.1 million.
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 Foard County about $2.3 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Relatively High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
59 bridges in Foard County: 19 in good condition, 38 fair, and 2 poor (3.4%). “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.
| CR 183 over BEAVER CREEK · built 1939 | 10 vehicles a day |
| CR 127 over BEAVER CREEK · built 1939 | 10 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $5.8 million of work in Foard County in fiscal 2025, about $5,303 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: Hardeman County (23 mi) · Knox County (25 mi) · Cottle County (28 mi) · Wilbarger County (34 mi) · King County (34 mi) · Baylor County (42 mi).