About Delta County - Delta County is located in northeast Texas between the North and South Sulphur Rivers.  It is triangular-shaped, like the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, hence its name.  It is the fifth smallest county in the state, containing 261 square miles. Elevation is about 500 feet above sea level. 

On  July  29, 1870,  the Texas  Legislature enacted  a  bill   creating the county  of   Delta.   The  Act  creating  Delta  County named James Hamilton,  John  P.  Boyd,  Joel  Blackwell, Thomas  J. Lane and  J.W. Iglehart as  commissioners,  with  duties that  included dividing   the county into precincts and determining the  location of the county   seat. Their  selection  had to be the geographical center  of  the  county  and the  name   was   to   be   "Cooper"   for  State  Senator  L.W. Cooper,  who played an important role in getting the Act  passed.
 

Cotton was  the  "money"  crop  for  many  years because of the  black, waxy soil.  However, the soil was not good  for roads. When  it  rained, the  roads  were  almost   impassable.  That  is   why  the  rural  school houses  were  located  about three miles  apart,  well  within  walking distance  for  the   students.   The  buildings   were  generally  used  as places of worship  and  meeting  facilities  with  communities  growing around these buildings.  In 1935, there were 48 school districts in Delta County.  Today,  there  are  three: Cooper,  Fannindel  and Chisum.  In 1900,   the  population of the county was 15,000.   Over the years, the population began  to  decline resulting in a  population  of under 10,000 in 1960. Today, the county population is about 5,000.

Cooper and Pecan Gap are the only incorporated towns in the  county. Cooper, with a  population of  approximately 2,200, is  the  largest and serves as  the county seat.  Other  active  communities  include Enloe, Klondike, Charleston, Lake Creek and Ben Franklin.