Schleicher County

Schleicher County's county seat is Eldorado. The county was created in 1887 and organized in 1901. It is named for Gustav Schleicher, a German immigrant who became a surveyor and politician. 

In April 2008, Schleicher County made national news when authorities breached the gates of a ranch owned by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. More than 400 children were taken from the ranch, resulting in the largest child custody case in U.S. history.

As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,451.

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