Brewster County | |
|---|---|
 The Brewster County Courthouse in Alpine | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
 Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 29°48′43″N 103°15′06″W / 29.81185°N 103.2517°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Named for | Henry Percy Brewster |
| Seat | Alpine |
| Largest city | Alpine |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,192 sq mi (16,040 km2) |
| • Land | 6,184 sq mi (16,020 km2) |
| • Water | 8.5 sq mi (22 km2) 0.1% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 9,546 |
| • Density | 1.5/sq mi (0.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 23rd |
| Website | www |
Brewster County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in West Texas and its county seat (and only city) is Alpine.[1] It is one of the nine counties that comprise the Trans-Pecos region, and borders Mexico. Brewster County is the largest county by area in the state - at 6,192 square miles (16,040 km2) it is over three times the size of the state of Delaware, and more than 500 square miles (1,300 km2) bigger than Connecticut.[2]
As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,546.[3]
The county is named for Colonel Henry Percy Brewster, a Secretary of War for the Republic of Texas.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ U.S. States by size
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Brewster County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2022.