Fisher County | |
|---|---|
 The Fisher County Courthouse | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
 Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 32°44′N 100°24′W / 32.74°N 100.4°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Named for | Samuel Rhoads Fisher |
| Seat | Roby |
| Largest city | Rotan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 902 sq mi (2,340 km2) |
| • Land | 899 sq mi (2,330 km2) |
| • Water | 2.8 sq mi (7 km2) 0.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,672 |
| • Density | 4.1/sq mi (1.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 19th |
| Website | www |
Fisher County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,672.[1] The county seat is Roby.[2] The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1886.[3] It is named for Samuel Rhoads Fisher,[4] a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and a Secretary of the Navy of the Republic of Texas. Fisher County was one of 30[5] prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in Texas, but is now a fully wet county.
- ^ "Fisher County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 126.
- ^ "Wet/Dry Status of Texas Counties as of November 2010". Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Archived from the original on December 11, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.