Hunt County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 99,956. Its county seat is Greenville. The county is named for Memucan Hunt, Jr., the first Republic of Texas minister to the United States from 1837 to 1838 and the third Texas secretary of the Navy from 1838 to 1839. Hunt County is located in Northeast Texas, at the eastern edge of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, and the western edge of East Texas.
Geography
Hunt County is located in Northeast Texas, and by extension, a part of East Texas. Situated primarily in the Texas Blackland Prairies and the East Central Texas forests, the Piney Woods begin in the eastern portion of the county. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which (4.7%) are covered by water.
Lakes
- Lake Tawakoni
Major highways
- 20px Interstate 30
- 20px U.S. Highway 67
- 20px U.S. Highway 69
- 23px U.S. Highway 380
- 20px State Highway 11
- 20px State Highway 24
- 20px State Highway 34
- 20px State Highway 50
- 20px State Highway 66
- 20px State Highway 224
- 20px State Highway 276
- 20px Loop 178
- 20px Spur 302
Adjacent counties
- Fannin County (north)
- Delta County (northeast)
- Hopkins County (east)
- Rains County (southeast)
- Van Zandt County (southeast)
- Kaufman County (south)
- Rockwall County (southwest)
- Collin County (west)
Communities
Cities
- Caddo Mills
- Campbell
- Celeste
- Commerce
- Farmersville (mostly in Collin County)
- Greenville (county seat)
- Hawk Cove
- Josephine (mainly in Collin County)
- Lone Oak
- Quinlan
- Royse City (mostly in Rockwall County and partly in Collin County)
- Union Valley
- West Tawakoni
- Wolfe City
Towns
- Neylandville
- Poetry (also in Kaufman County)
Unincorporated communities
- Cash
- Fairlie
- Floyd
- Jacobia
- Kingston
- Merit
- Mexico
- South Sulphur