22,569 people (2024 Census estimate, +1.9% since 2020)
905 square miles of land · 25 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.
19 active community water systems list Limestone County in the area they serve, reporting 24,870 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF MEXIA buys groundwater · local government · TX1470004 | 7,459 served |
| CITY OF GROESBECK surface water · local government · TX1470002 | 4,250 served |
| POINT ENTERPRISE WSC groundwater · local government · TX1470010 | 2,388 served |
| PRAIRIE HILL WSC groundwater · local government · TX1470011 | 2,150 served |
| WHITE ROCK WSC 2 FOREST GLADE buys surface water · local government · TX1470026 | 1,968 served |
| SLC WSC surface water · local government · TX1470031 | 1,749 served |
| CITY OF COOLIDGE buys surface water · local government · TX1470001 | 786 served |
| BISTONE MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY groundwater · local government · TX1470006 | 768 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 113 people were held in Limestone County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 132.
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.
3 school districts have their office in Limestone County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $28.3 million — $25.6 million to run schools, about $13,723 per student, plus $2.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $7.7 million local (mostly property tax), $16.6 million state, $7.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $12.7 million.
Spent $22 million — $20.3 million to run schools, about $12,919 per student, plus $914,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $16.6 million local (mostly property tax), $5 million state, $4.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $8.8 million.
Spent $11.9 million — $4.7 million to run schools, about $15,814 per student, plus $7.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3.3 million local (mostly property tax), $3.3 million state, $1.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $2.1 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: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Limestone County about $13.1 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
279 bridges in Limestone County: 86 in good condition, 183 fair, and 10 poor (3.6%). “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 758 over DAVIS CREEK · built 2002 | 165 vehicles a day |
| CR 244 over TEHUACANA CREEK · built 1920 | 104 vehicles a day |
| CR 208 over DANIEL BRANCH · built 1994 | 100 vehicles a day |
| CR 752 over BLAINS CREEK · built 2004 | 69 vehicles a day |
| CR 433 over PIN OAK CREEK BRANCH · built 1989 | 55 vehicles a day |
| CR 707A over MOSS SPRINGS BRANCH · built 2001 | 55 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $3.4 million of work in Limestone County in fiscal 2025, about $153 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: Freestone County (28 mi) · Falls County (29 mi) · Navarro County (35 mi) · McLennan County (36 mi) · Robertson County (36 mi) · Leon County (39 mi).