Reagan County | |
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Coordinates: 31°22′N 101°31′W / 31.36°N 101.52°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
Founded | 1903 |
Named for | John Henninger Reagan |
Seat | Big Lake |
Largest city | Big Lake |
Area | |
• Total | 1,176 sq mi (3,050 km2) |
• Land | 1,175 sq mi (3,040 km2) |
• Water | 0.7 sq mi (2 km2) 0.06% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,385 |
• Density | 2.9/sq mi (1.1/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 23rd |
Website | www |
Reagan County is a county on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,385.[1] The county seat is Big Lake.[2] The county is named after John Henninger Reagan (1818–1905), who was the postmaster general of the Confederate States and also a U.S. senator, U.S. representative, and first chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas.