| Bledsoe, Texas | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community Census designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Bledsoe |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Texas |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cochran |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 1990 est. |
| Population Total: | 125 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 33.6192°N -103.0214°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 79314 |
| Area Code: | 806 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-08644 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Bledsoe is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in western Cochran County, Texas, United States, located near the New Mexico border. It is approximately 68 miles west of Lubbock. As of the 1990 US Census, the town had a population of 125.
Bledsoe was founded in 1925 as the terminus of the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway, and named for Samuel T. Bledsoe, the line's president.[1] [2] The town gained its original prosperity through its function as a cattle-shipping station, and reached its greatest population of 400 in 1930. The Great Depression had dire effect on the community and throughout the remainder of the 20th century the population continued to dwindle; the last recorded figure put the 1990 population at 125.
It is within the Whiteface Consolidated Independent School District. The former Bledsoe Independent School District merged into Whiteface CISD on July 1, 1996.[3]
Bledsoe first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.
| White alone (NH) | 22 | 39.29% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 34 | 60.71% | |
| Total | 56 | 100.00% |