Hunt County, Texas

Hunt County
The Hunt County Courthouse in Greenville
The Hunt County Courthouse in Greenville
Map of Texas highlighting Hunt County
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Map of the United States highlighting Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°07′N 96°05′W / 33.12°N 96.09°W / 33.12; -96.09
Country United States
State Texas
Founded1846
Named forMemucan Hunt, Jr.
SeatGreenville
Largest cityGreenville
Area
 • Total
882 sq mi (2,280 km2)
 • Land840 sq mi (2,200 km2)
 • Water42 sq mi (110 km2)  4.7%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
99,956
 • Density110/sq mi (44/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts3rd, 4th
Websitewww.huntcounty.net

Hunt County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 99,956.[1] Its county seat is Greenville.[2] The county is named for Memucan Hunt, Jr., the first Republic of Texas Minister to the United States from 1837 to 1838 and the third Texas Secretary of the Navy from 1838 to 1839.[3] Hunt County is located in Northeast Texas, at the eastern edge of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, and the western edge of East Texas.

  1. ^ "Hunt County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 163.