Hardeman County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,549. The county seat and largest city is Quanah. The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1884. It is named for two brothers, Bailey Hardeman and Thomas Jones Hardeman, early Texas politicians and legislators. Hardeman County was one of 46 prohibition or entirely dry counties in Texas until November 2006, when voters approved referenda to permit the legal sale of alcoholic beverages for on- and off-premises consumption.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (0.3%) are covered by water.
The Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River joins with Buck Creek in the northwestern corner of the county to form the Red River, which flows east to form the northern border of the county, separating it from Oklahoma.
Hardeman County is the northernmost county in Texas that is not part of the Texas Panhandle.
Major highways
- 25px U.S. Highway 287
- 20px State Highway 6
Adjacent counties
- Harmon County, Oklahoma (north)
- Jackson County, Oklahoma (northeast)
- Wilbarger County (east)
- Foard County (south)
- Cottle County (southwest)
- Childress County (west)