21,890 people (2024 Census estimate, +9.2% since 2020)
931 square miles of land · 24 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.
10 active community water systems list Montague County in the area they serve, reporting 12,715 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF BOWIE surface water · local government · TX1690001 | 5,534 served |
| CITY OF NOCONA surface water · local government · TX1690002 | 3,170 served |
| CITY OF SAINT JO groundwater · local government · TX1690006 | 881 served |
| AMON G CARTER LAKE WSC buys surface water · local government · TX1690023 | 750 served |
| NOCONA HILLS WSC groundwater · local government · TX1690009 | 600 served |
| SUNSET WATER SYSTEM groundwater · private · TX1690007 | 570 served |
| MONTAGUE WATER SYSTEM groundwater · private · TX1690004 | 540 served |
| FORESTBURG WSC groundwater · local government · TX1690003 | 264 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 57 people were held in Montague County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 34.
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 Montague County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $20.3 million — $18.3 million to run schools, about $11,152 per student, plus $1.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $13.3 million local (mostly property tax), $7.1 million state, $3.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $21.8 million.
Spent $12.6 million — $12 million to run schools, about $14,961 per student, plus $559,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3.8 million local (mostly property tax), $6.7 million state, $1.9 million federal.
Spent $4.9 million — $4.4 million to run schools, about $12,852 per student, plus $177,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3.5 million local (mostly property tax), $2.4 million state, $644,000 federal. Long-term debt: $6.1 million.
Spent $2.8 million — $2.7 million to run schools, about $14,573 per student, plus $91,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.1 million local (mostly property tax), $785,000 state, $369,000 federal.
Spent $2.7 million — $2.3 million to run schools, about $15,156 per student, plus $373,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.6 million local (mostly property tax), $1.1 million state, $497,000 federal.
Spent $2.3 million — $1.9 million to run schools, about $12,874 per student, plus $298,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $650,000 local (mostly property tax), $1.8 million state, $307,000 federal.
Spent $2.3 million — $2.2 million to run schools, about $16,852 per student, plus $134,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.2 million local (mostly property tax), $1.1 million state, $501,000 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: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Montague County about $15.6 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively Moderate.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
246 bridges in Montague County: 123 in good condition, 117 fair, and 6 poor (2.4%). “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 363/JORDAN RD over BRUSHY CREEK · built 2003 | 168 vehicles a day |
| CR 265/ OLD BONITA over BRANCH FARMERS CREEK · built 1984 | 50 vehicles a day |
| CR 272/ROCK SPGSCH over BARREL SPRINGS CREEK · built 1990 | 47 vehicles a day |
| CR 272/ROCK SPGSCH over EAST BELKNAP CREEK · built 1982 | 35 vehicles a day |
| CR 194/HOWARD RD over N FORK VILLAGE CREEK · built 1993 | 31 vehicles a day |
| CR 104/OLRINGGOLD over BEAVER CREEK · built 1919 | 2 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $24.7 million of work in Montague County in fiscal 2025, about $1,235 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: Clay County (29 mi) · Cooke County (30 mi) · Jefferson County, OK (30 mi) · Wise County (32 mi) · Love County, OK (34 mi) · Jack County (40 mi).