Sabine County, Texas

Founding: 1837 (declared in 1836)
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: The Sabine River
Seat: Milam (1837–1858); Hemphill (1858–)

Land area: 491 square miles

Population (2020): 9,894

Population (historic): 2,498 (1850); 3,256 (1870); 4,969 (1890); 8,582 (1910); 11,998 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1920; 1970–2010

Subdivisions: Two cities; one CDP

National Register listings: Three

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 245 (2.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 12.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 5.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 26.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 20.1%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $467
Average outbuilding value (1930): $155
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,270
Average farm size (1920): 33 acres
Sources of settlement: Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama
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Hemphill

Namesake: John Hemphill, Texas politician

Founding: 1859 (platting); 1859 (post office); 1939 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,029

Population (historic): 731 (1930); 739 (1940)

Periods of population growth: pre-1930–1950; 1960–1980; 2000s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 58 (9.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *James Gaines Log House (c. 1820). 350 Ensign Drive.