[4] It is named for George Campbell Childress, the author of the Texas Declaration of Independence.

The Bradley 3 Ranch, operated by matriarch Minnie Lou Bradley, is entirely in Childress County, but has a Memphis (Hall County) mailing address.

[5] As of the census[11] of 2000, 7,688 people, 2,474 households, and 1,650 families resided in the county.

About 30.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Republican Drew Springer, Jr., a businessman from Muenster in Cooke County, has since January 2013 represented Childress County in the Texas House of Representatives.