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Caldwell County
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county in Texas, United States
Caldwell County is a county located in Texas in the United States. It is one of many counties that make up the state's governmental and administrative divisions.
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 45883
- Area
- 1418
- Official website
- www.co.caldwell.tx.us
- Image
- Caldwell County Courthouse 2018a.jpg
- Households
- 13774
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- Commons category
- Caldwell County, Texas
- inception
- 1848-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 0.3
- native label
- Caldwell County
- per capita income
- 25760
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Caldwell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 45,883, and was estimated to be 55,150 in 2025. Its county seat is Lockhart. The county was founded on March 6, 1848 and named after Mathew Caldwell, a ranger captain who fought in the Battle of Plum Creek against the Comanches and against Santa Anna's armies during the Texas Revolution. Caldwell was also a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
Caldwell County is part of the Greater Austin metropolitan area.