200px|right|thumb|Early [[Matador Ranch main building in Motley County]]
200px|right|thumb|Work is proceeding in 2011 on the restoration of the old Matador jail. Pictured is former Motley County Judge Ed D. Smith.
Motley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,063, making it the 10th-least populous county in Texas. Its county seat is Matador. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1891. It is named for Junius William Mottley, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Mottley's name is spelled incorrectly because the bill establishing the county misspelled his name. Motley County was one of 30 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in Texas, but is now a wet county.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (0.03%) is covered by water.
Major highways
- 20px 20px U.S. Highway 62/U.S. Highway 70
- 20px State Highway 70
Adjacent counties
- Hall County (north)
- Cottle County (east)
- Dickens County (south)
- Floyd County (west)
- Briscoe County (northwest)
- King County (northwest)