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Stephenville is a city in and the county seat of Erath County, Texas, United States. It is on the North Bosque River, which forms nearby. Founded in 1854, it is home to Tarleton State University. As of the 2020 census, the city’s population was 20,847, and it is the principal city in the Stephenville Micropolitan Statistical Area. Stephenville is among several communities that call themselves the “Cowboy Capital of the World”.

Stephenville city overview:
Name:	Stephenville city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Erath County
Elevation:	1,273 ft (388 m)
Total Area:	11.91 sq mi (30.85 km²)
Land Area:	11.89 sq mi (30.79 km²)
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km²)
Total Population:	20,897
Population Density:	1,440.4/sq mi (556.1/km²)
ZIP code:	76401-76402
Area code:	254
FIPS code:	4870208
GNISfeature ID:	1347894

Online Interactive Map

Stephenville online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Stephenville is named after John M. Stephen, who settled there in 1854, and donated the land for the townsite laid out by George B. Erath when the county was organized in 1856. In the first two years of its settlement, the population increased to 776. The population then declined until 1871, because the townsite was in Comanche territory and raids were common, and because the hardships of the American Civil War led citizens to leave. The population grew after Stephenville became an agriculture and livestock center. Coal mining also became important to the area in 1886, and was a major segment of the economy for the 30 years.

Stephenville was incorporated in 1889, with the arrival of the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway. In the 1890s, many of the buildings around the town square were built, Tarleton State University opened, and the community’s two newspapers merged to become the Empire-Tribune, which is still in operation. In February 1907, the Stephenville North and South Texas Railway was chartered by Stephenville and Hamilton business interests, which sold the line in 1910 to the St. Louis Southwestern Railway of Texas system. In the 20th century, industry became an important part of Stephenville, and the population has steadily increased since the 1920s.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 11.89 square miles (30.8 km), of which 11.89 square miles (30.8 km) are land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km) is covered by water.

Stephenville is served by three major US highways – US Highway 377, US Highway 281, and US Highway 67 (which joins into US Hwy 377).

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Stephenville has a humid subtropical climate, Cfa on climate maps.