Parmer County, Texas

Parmer County
The Parmer County Courthouse in Farwell
The Parmer County Courthouse in Farwell
Map of Texas highlighting Parmer County
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Map of the United States highlighting Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°32′N 102°47′W / 34.53°N 102.78°W / 34.53; -102.78
Country United States
State Texas
Founded1907
Named forMartin Parmer
SeatFarwell
Largest cityFriona
Area
 • Total885 sq mi (2,290 km2)
 • Land881 sq mi (2,280 km2)
 • Water4.4 sq mi (11 km2)  0.5%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total9,869 Decrease
 • Density11/sq mi (4/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district19th
Websiteparmercounty.org

Parmer County is a county located in the southwestern Texas Panhandle on the High Plains of the Llano Estacado in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 9,869.[1] The county seat is Farwell.[2] The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1907.[3] It is named in honor of Martin Parmer, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and early judge. Parmer County was one of 10[4] prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas, but is now a wet county.

  1. ^ "Parmer County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  4. ^ "TABC Local Option Elections". Retrieved May 3, 2014.