Cresson, Texas
Cresson lies about 23 miles southwest of Fort Worth, spread across the corner where Johnson, Hood, and Parker counties meet in the rolling prairie southwest of the Dallas–Fort Worth area. It is a small city at a junction of highways and rail lines, surrounded by open ranch country on the fringe of the growing metroplex.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 2,126
- Change from 2020 base
- +57.4%
- Land area
- 11.6 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Hood County, Johnson County, and Parker County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Cresson crosses county lines, so the appraisal district and tax office depend on the parcel address. School, city-limit, MUD, PID, and other special-district lines can be different too. Start with the full county list below instead of treating one county as the answer.
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Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Cresson
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Cresson.
Historic Landmark
Granbury Saved Its Clock Tower With Coupons and Pocket Change
After a 1968 tornado damaged Granbury's courthouse tower, newspaper coupons and schoolchildren's coins helped turn a repair campaign into a wider preservation movement.
Property Tax Savings
Homestead Exemption Cuts Your Property Tax Bill
A qualifying homeowner may take $140,000 off the value taxed by a school district. Age or disability can add $60,000 more.
County History
Johnson County Was Organized in 1854 from Three Older Counties
Johnson County was carved from parts of Ellis, Navarro, and Hill counties in 1854 and has grown from a small frontier settlement to over 150,000 people.
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