Eastland County is governed by a Commissioners Court, which consists of four elected commissioners and a county judge. The county judge is the presiding officer of the court and is elected county-wide. The other four commissioners are elected from four separate precincts.

Eastland County is located in central Texas and is part of the Abilene Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Eastland. The county was founded in 1858. The county is home to the Eastland County Courthouse, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The county is also home to the Eastland County Museum, which houses artifacts from the county's history.

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