Concho Valley | |
|---|---|
Region | |
 Texas Counties in the Concho Valley | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Region | West Texas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42,410 km2 (16,376 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 157,721[1] |
| Area code | 325 |
The Concho Valley is a region in West Texas. The region takes its name from the Concho River ("shell" in Spanish), named due to its abundance of freshwater mussels in the river.[2]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-03-14. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Julia Cauble Smith: Concho River from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 2010-05-18.