Cass County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 28,454. The county seat is Linden. The county was named for United States Senator Lewis Cass (D-Michigan), who favored the U.S. annexation of Texas in the mid-19th century.
| Name: | Cass County |
|---|---|
| FIPS code: | 48-067 |
| State: | Texas |
| Founded: | 1846 |
| Named for: | Lewis Cass |
| Seat: | Linden |
| Largest city: | Atlanta |
| Total Area: | 960 sq mi (2,500 km²) |
| Land Area: | 937 sq mi (2,430 km²) |
| Total Population: | 28,454 |
| Population Density: | 30/sq mi (11/km²) |
| Time zone: | UTC−6 (Central) |
| Summer Time Zone (DST): | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Website: | www.co.cass.tx.us |
Cass County location map. Where is Cass County?
History
Cass County was formed in 1846 from sections of Bowie County. It was named for Lewis Cass, a U.S. Senator from Michigan who had favored the annexation of Texas to the United States.
The county was originally developed by planters for cotton plantations. By 1860, the majority of the population were enslaved African Americans. After the war, freedmen worked largely as tenant farmers and sharecroppers into the early 20th century. Black residents faced violence and discrimination in Cass County, which was the location of nine lynchings, the fifth-highest total among Texas’ 254 counties.
From 1861 to 1871, this county was known as Davis County, after Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America. (It should not be confused with the still extant Jeff Davis County in West Texas.)
Cass County Road Map
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 960 square miles (2,500 km), of which 937 square miles (2,430 km) is land and 23 square miles (60 km) (2.4%) is water.
Cass County, Texas is one of only three counties in Texas to border two other U.S. states (the others are Bowie and Dallam counties). Cass County forms part of the tripoint of Texas-Arkansas-Louisiana.
Adjacent counties
- Bowie County (north)
- Miller County, Arkansas (northeast)
- Caddo Parish, Louisiana (southeast)
- Marion County (south)
- Morris County (west)
Major highways
- U.S. Highway 59
- Interstate 369 is currently under construction and will follow the current route of U.S. 59 in most places.
- State Highway 8
- State Highway 11
- State Highway 77
- State Highway 155
- Farm to Market Road 248
- Farm to Market Road 250
State protected area
- Atlanta State Park
Cass County Topographic Map
Cass County Satellite Map
Cass County Outline Map
