Hopkins

Formed March 1, 1846 (46^th county)

Hopkins County (36,792), Sulphur Springs (15,941)

The stately 1894 Romanesque Revival courthouse is at the intersection of Jefferson (United States Highway 67) and Church (Texas State Highway 154) streets.  The granite and sandstone design was provided J. Riely Gordon.  Tarrant was the first county seat of Hopkins County from the March 1, 1846 founding of the county.  The county was part of Lamar and Nacogdoches counties and the 46^th county.  The county seat moved to Sulphur Springs in 1881.  The current courthouse was the second one for Sulphur Springs.  Hopkins County was named for David Hopkins.  He was a local settler.  The county seat was originally named Bright Star but changed to Sulphur Springs to promote the potential of healthy springs. 

Hopkins County government consists of a sheriff, a County Judge, and 4 Commissioners.  One District Court Judge serves Hopkins, Delta, Franklin, and Rains counties, One District Court Judge serves Hopkins, Delta, Franklin, and Lamar counties, and Two County Court Judges serve Hopkins County.  The county is located in the northeast part of Texas, northeast of Dallas, Texas.  The county center is in Sulphur Springs 2.1 miles East-Southeast of the city center.  The county is surrounded clockwise by Delta, Franklin, Wood, Rains, and Hunt counties. 

The area of the county is 785 square miles.  It is 204 out of 254 in the state.  It ranks 83 out of 254 in population in the state.  It has a density of 46.9 persons per square mile making it 83 out of 254 in the state.  Hopkins County has 46.8% of its population in its incorporated areas.  Interstate Highway 30 goes east to west from Franklin County to Hunt County.  United States Highway 67 parallels Interstate Highway 30 from Franklin County to Hunt County.  The county is mainly rectangular with a northeast-southwest angled northern border.  Sulphur Springs is near the center in the county.  Sulphur Springs is the county seat and the largest city.  It is 43.3% of the county population.  This county is in the Sulphur Springs Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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