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Paint Rock, Texas

Town · Population 242 · #1134 in Texas
Paint Rock, Texas

Paint Rock is a town in and the county seat of Concho County, Texas, United States. The population was 237 at the 2020 census..

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About Paint Rock

Paint Rock is a tiny community in western Texas with an estimated population of 242.

Officially, Paint Rock is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.64 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 148 residents per square mile.

📰 Paint Rock News Today

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Paint Rock Unique

  • Positioned in western Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
  • Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

  • Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
  • Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
  • Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 17 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

  • The Earnest and Dorothy Barrow Foundation Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏫 Schools in Paint Rock

  • PAINT ROCK SCHOOL
  • VERIBEST PPCD

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

StateTexas
TypeTown
Population (2024)242
Rank in state#1134 of 1,224
Land area1.64 sq mi
Density148/sq mi
Coordinates31.5101, -99.9253

🗺️ Map of Paint Rock