Freestone County
Also known as Freestone County, Texas, Freestone County, TX
county in Texas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Founded
- 1851 ; 175 years ago ( 1851 )
- Seat
- Fairfield
- Largest city
- Teague
- Total
- 892 sq mi (2,310 km )
- Land
- 878 sq mi (2,270 km )
- Water
- 14 sq mi (36 km ) 1.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 20,811
- Density
- 22.1/sq mi (8.55/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional districts
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Freestone County is a county in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 19,435. Its county seat is Fairfield. The county was created in 1850 and organized the next year.
History