Briscoe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,435.^[1][2] Its county seat is Silverton.^[3] The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1892.^[4] It is named for Andrew Briscoe, a soldier during the Texas Revolution.

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Briscoe County
County
The Briscoe County Courthouse in Silverton
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°32′N 101°13′W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1892
Named for	Andrew Briscoe
Seat	Silverton
Largest city	Silverton
Area
• Total	902 sq mi (2,340 km2)
• Land	900 sq mi (2,000 km2)
• Water	1.6 sq mi (4 km2)  0.2%
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,435
• Density	1.6/sq mi (0.61/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	13th
Website	www.co.briscoe.tx.us

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At one time, the large JA Ranch, founded by Charles Goodnight and John George Adair, reached into Briscoe County. After he left the JA, Goodnight owned the Quitaque Ranch. The prominent high school football and college coach Gene Mayfield was born in Briscoe County in 1928.

Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway is located in Briscoe County.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 902 square miles (2,340 km²), of which 900 square miles (2,300 km²) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²) (0.2%) is water.^[5]

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

As of the census^[11] of 2000, there were 1,790 people, 724 households, and 511 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (0.77 people/km²). There were 1,006 housing units at an average density of 1 units per square mile (0.39/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 83.35% White, 2.29% Black or African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 11.45% from other races, and 2.46% from two or more races. 22.74% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 724 households, out of which 29.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.30% were married couples living together, 7.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.40% were non-families. 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.10% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 22.00% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 19.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,917, and the median income for a family was $35,326. Males had a median income of $25,854 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,218. About 11.50% of families and 16.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.00% of those under age 18 and 12.50% of those age 65 or over.

• Silverton Independent School District
• Clarendon Independent School District partial
• Turkey-Quitaque Independent School District partial

• Quitaque
• Silverton (county seat)

• List of museums in the Texas Panhandle
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Briscoe County, Texas
• Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Briscoe County
• Llano Estacado
• Duffy's Peak
• Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway
• Palo Duro Canyon
• Yellow House Canyon