Pecan Gap, Texas
Pecan Gap is a small city in Delta County, tucked into the Blackland Prairie farm country of North Texas about 49 miles northeast of McKinney. The name refers to a gap between pecan trees near the original settlement, and the town grew as a cotton and trading center after the railroad reached it in the late 1800s. Today it is a quiet rural community set among the surrounding croplands between the forks of the Sulphur River.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 186
- Change from 2020 base
- +3.3%
- Land area
- 0.6 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Delta County and Fannin 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
Pecan Gap 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.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Pecan Gap
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Pecan Gap.
County History
Why Delta County Is Shaped Like a Triangle
Delta County got its name from its triangular shape. It sits in a wedge of land between the North and South Sulphur rivers in northeast Texas.
Property Tax
Who Handles Your Property Tax in Delta County
Delta County has a separate appraisal district and tax office, and you deal with both for different parts of your property tax bill.
County History
Bonham Grew from Fort Inglish and a Town Called Bois d'Arc
Bonham's names tell its early story: Fort Inglish, then Bois d'Arc, and finally a name honoring Alamo defender James Butler Bonham.
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