Reagan County, Texas

Reagan County
The Reagan County Courthouse in Big Lake
The Reagan County Courthouse in Big Lake
Map of Texas highlighting Reagan County
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Map of the United States highlighting Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°22′N 101°31′W / 31.36°N 101.52°W / 31.36; -101.52
Country United States
State Texas
Founded1903
Named forJohn Henninger Reagan
SeatBig Lake
Largest cityBig Lake
Area
 • Total
1,176 sq mi (3,050 km2)
 • Land1,175 sq mi (3,040 km2)
 • Water0.7 sq mi (2 km2)  0.06%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
3,385 Increase
 • Density2.9/sq mi (1.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district23rd
Websitewww.reagancountytexas.us
Santa Rita No. 1 rig, used in the discovery of the Big Lake Oil Field in 1923.

Reagan County is a county on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,385.[1] The county seat is Big Lake.[2] The county is named after John Henninger Reagan (1818–1905), who was the postmaster general of the Confederate States and also a U.S. senator, U.S. representative, and first chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas.

  1. ^ "Reagan County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.