Roughly 37,000 people call Hopkins County home. It was once known as the Dairy Capital of Texas and the state’s leader of cattle production. Sulphur Springs and a cluster of small towns reside at the center of the county, halfway between Dallas and Texarkana. You’ll enjoy your days out at historical museums like the Southwest Dairy Museum, multiple parks with waterfalls, trails, fishing, and hunting, and farmers’ and arts’ markets. Hopkins has dairy festivals every summer, a stew contest in the fall, and a booming economy in agribusiness.