Granbury, Texas
Granbury sits on the shore of Lake Granbury along the Brazos River in Hood County, about 34 miles southwest of Fort Worth on the edge of North Texas. The town is centered on a well-preserved historic courthouse square, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with a limestone county courthouse and 19th-century storefronts. The lake, formed by a dam on the Brazos, has made recreation and tourism central to the area.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 13,263
- Change from 2020 base
- +21%
- Land area
- 17.2 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Hood 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
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Hood County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
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Local character
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A few landmarks, stories, and everyday places that help give Granbury its shape.
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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
Hood County and Granbury Got Their Names as a Pair
In 1866, Texas lawmakers named both Hood County and its new county seat for Confederate generals, putting two names on the local map in one act.
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