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Four Sixes Ranch, King County, Texas ca
1960 |
More Horses Than Humans
King County, Texas
Population: 287
County Seat:
Guthrie
 King County which is located in the Rolling Prairie
region of Northwest Texas has the distinction of being the
third smallest county (by population) in the United States.
The area that is now King County was occupied by Apache
Indians until the early eighteenth century, when Comanches
moved into the region. Comanches of the Wanderers band
controlled the area until the late nineteenth century. The
material culture of the Wanderers reflected the tribe's
nomadic habits.
 Today, the 912 square miles that comprise King County are
home to ranches that were formed in the 1880s and 1890s--the
Four Sixes, the Pitchfork, the Matador, and the SMS ranches.
 King
County is truly a county with many more horses and cattle than
people. Most residents live in housing provided by the ranches
or the school district.
A majority of King County voters supported Democratic
candidates in virtually every presidential election from 1892
to 1968; the single exception occurred in 1928, when county
voters backed Republican Herbert Hoover. In all but one
presidential election between 1972 and 1992, however, the
voters of King County went Republican. In 1976 Democrat Jimmy
Carter took the county over Republican Gerald Ford. |
