Brewster County, Texas

Brewster County
The Brewster County Courthouse in Alpine
The Brewster County Courthouse in Alpine
Map of Texas highlighting Brewster County
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Map of the United States highlighting Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 29°48′43″N 103°15′06″W / 29.81185°N 103.2517°W / 29.81185; -103.2517
Country United States
State Texas
Founded1887
Named forHenry Percy Brewster
SeatAlpine
Largest cityAlpine
Area
 • Total6,192 sq mi (16,040 km2)
 • Land6,184 sq mi (16,020 km2)
 • Water8.5 sq mi (22 km2)  0.1%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total9,546
 • Density1.5/sq mi (0.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district23rd
Websitewww.brewstercountytx.com

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.

  1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  2. ^ U.S. States by size
  3. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Brewster County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2022.