TX · GEOID 48357

Ochiltree County area

Ochiltree County, Texas covers 918.2 square miles: 917.7 square miles of land and 0.5 square miles of water.

Official Census measurements2026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area917.7 mi²
Water area0.5 mi²
Total area918.2 mi²
National land rank#802

County outline

Generalized outline of Ochiltree County, Texas
2025 Census cartographic boundary, fitted to this frame. County maps are not at a common scale. The 2026 area measurements below come from the separate Gazetteer release. Map source and limitations.

Where Ochiltree County is located

Ochiltree County highlighted on a map of all U.S. county equivalents. About the maps

Area breakdown

Land accounts for 99.9% of Ochiltree County’s measured area and water for 0.1%. Its combined area converts to 2,378.1 square kilometers or approximately 587,647 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land917.6852,376.793587,318.4
Water0.5141.331329
Total918.1992,378.124587,647.4

How Ochiltree County compares

By original Census land area, Ochiltree County ranks #112 of 254 in Texas and #802 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 1.01 times the Texas county-equivalent median of 908.7 square miles. It accounts for 0.4% of the combined county land area in the state.

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What stands out about Ochiltree County?

Ochiltree County has more land than 2,420 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Ochiltree County917.7 mi²
Texas median908.7 mi²
National median604.5 mi²

A median is the middle county-equivalent measurement, not the average of the largest and smallest. All three bars use the same linear scale. Very small areas may appear as a thin sliver; the labels retain their values.

Does including water change its rank?

Using land plus water places Ochiltree County at #908 nationally by total area, 106 places farther from the top than its land rank. Other county equivalents gain more area when their water measurements are included.

Its water share is 0.1%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 1.1 percentage points lower. This describes the statistical geography’s land/water mix, not flood exposure or developable land.

Closest positions in the national land ranking

These entries sit immediately beside Ochiltree County in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#801Charleston County, South Carolina918.3Compare
#802Ochiltree County, Texas917.7This county
#803Stonewall County, Texas916.3Compare

Calculated from the same Census release as the area table. Total-area order uses original ALAND + AWATER; water shares and chart labels use published square miles. Calculation details.

Representative coordinates

The Census internal point is 36.278744, -100.815864. It represents a location inside the geography; it is not necessarily the centroid or the address of a courthouse.

Source and precision

U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files, Counties. Original ALAND: 2,376,792,054 m²; AWATER: 1,331,778 m². Rankings use ALAND; exact ties use ascending GEOID. Tables preserve Census-published square miles to three decimals, with conversions based on those values.

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Common questions

How many acres of land are in Ochiltree County?

The land measurement converts to approximately 587,318 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 587,647 acres. One square mile equals 640 acres.

Why might another source show a different area?

Check whether it reports land or total area, its Census vintage, and its rounding. Our guide explains how to reconcile county area figures.

Can this establish a property boundary?

No. Statistical measurements and generalized maps do not establish property lines. Consult the relevant local surveying or land-records authority.

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