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General Information. Population: 106,432 County Seat:...
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General Information. Population: 20,138 County Seat: Andrews...
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General Information. Population: 2,127,144 County Seat: San...
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General Information. Population: 3,361 County Seat: Seymour...
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Abolished in 1899 and annexed to Webb County. Foley County, formed in 1887 from Presidio County. Annexed in 1897 to Brewster County. Greer County, formed in 1860. Separated from Texas by U.S. Supreme Court ruling in United States v. the State of Texas, 162 U.S. 1 (1896) and is now part of southwestern Oklahoma.
CountyFips Code [8]County Seat [9]Est. [9]1846187618461871- 254
997. Zavala. Crystal City. 1846. Lorenzo de Zavala, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the first Vice-President of the Republic of Texas. 11,948. 1299. Texas is divided into 254 counties, which run elections, maintain public infrastructure, and run local sheriff's offices and jails.
3 days ago · See a county map of Texas on Google Maps with this free, interactive map tool. This Texas county map shows county borders and also has options to show county name labels, overlay city limits and townships and more. To do a county lookup by address, type the address into the “Search places” box above the map.
The U.S. state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state. While only about 20% of Texas counties are generally located within the Houston—Dallas—San Antonio—Austin areas, they serve a majority of the state's population with approximately 22,000,000 inhabitants.
Across the state, 254 counties serve the needs of more than 28 million Texans. County populations range in size from just under 100 residents (Loving County) to more than 4.6 million (Harris County). The major responsibilities of Texas county government include: Providing public safety and justice. Holding elections at every level of government.
An alphabetical list of Texas counties, plus locators for finding each county on a state map.