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Fannin County is a county in the far northeast of the U.S. state of Texas, on the border with Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census , its population was 35,662. [1] The county seat is Bonham .
May 28, 2021 · Learn about the history, geography, and economy of Fannin County, a Northeast Texas county on the Oklahoma border. Find out how it was formed, settled, and named after James Walker Fannin and James Butler Bonham.
Fannin is an unincorporated community in eastern Goliad County, Texas, United States. Its elevation is 141 feet (43 m). It is part of the Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. History. Fannin is named for James Fannin, who commanded the group of Texans killed in the Goliad Massacre during the Texas Revolution. Recreation
Visit the Fannin County Museum of History, located in the historic Texas and Pacific Railway Depot, to see a wide array of displays about the history of Fannin County, from pioneer days to World War I and World War II.
In 2022, Fannin County, TX had a population of 36.1k people with a median age of 40.4 and a median household income of $65,835. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Fannin County, TX grew from 35,453 to 36,052, a 1.69% increase and its median household income grew from $59,686 to $65,835, a 10.3% increase.
The county was originally to be named Independence, but during the course of opening debates over the bill, the name was changed to Fannin, in honor of James Walker Fannin, Jr., a martyred hero of the Texas Revolution.
A History of Fannin County. By Floy Crandall Hodge. Many thanks to the granddaughters of Floy Crandall Hodge, who are Karen Hodge O'Connor and Linda Hodge Warren, for letting us scan and make available these valuable Fannin County history books. The first was published in 1966.
