Presidio County | |
|---|---|
 Presidio County Courthouse in Marfa | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
 Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 30°00′N 104°14′W / 30°N 104.23°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Founded | 1850 |
| Named for | Presidio del Norte, an eighteenth-century fort |
| Seat | Marfa |
| Largest city | Presidio |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,856 sq mi (9,990 km2) |
| • Land | 3,855 sq mi (9,980 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (2 km2) 0.02% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 6,131 |
| • Density | 2.0/sq mi (0.8/km2) |
| Congressional district | 23rd |
| Website | www |
Presidio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,131.[1] Its county seat is Marfa.[2] The county was created in 1850 and later organized in 1875.[3] Presidio County (K-5 in Texas topological index of counties) is in the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas and is named for the border settlement of Presidio del Norte.[4] It is on the Rio Grande, which forms the Mexican border.
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2020 Censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ "About Presidio – Presidio, Texas". Retrieved January 21, 2024.