Jacksboro, Texas
Jacksboro is a city in Jack County, in the North Texas hills and prairies about 59 miles northwest of Fort Worth. The surrounding country is rolling ranchland with oil and gas activity and small lakes. The town is best known for Fort Richardson, a preserved 19th-century U.S. Army post now protected as a state park and historic site, established to guard the northern Texas frontier during the years after the Civil War.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 4,735
- Change from 2020 base
- +13.5%
- Land area
- 7.2 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Jack 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 Jack County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
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County context
What to know around Jacksboro
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Jacksboro.
County History
How Jack County Got Its Name and Grew
Jack County was created in 1856 and named for two brothers who fought in the Texas Revolution, with Jacksboro growing from a frontier settlement into the county seat.
Property Tax
Jack County Tax Questions Split at the Appraisal Notice
JCAD handles values, exemptions, and protests. The county tax office handles bills and payments for the taxing units it serves.
State Park
Fort Richardson's Hospital Tells the Harder Frontier Story
Fort Richardson's post hospital carries a sobering detail: disease killed more soldiers there than battle wounds did.
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