Reeves County | |
|---|---|
 Reeves County Courthouse in Pecos | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
 Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 31°19′N 103°41′W / 31.32°N 103.68°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Named for | George R. Reeves |
| Seat | Pecos |
| Largest city | Pecos |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,642 sq mi (6,840 km2) |
| • Land | 2,635 sq mi (6,820 km2) |
| • Water | 6.7 sq mi (17 km2) 0.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,748 |
| • Density | 5.2/sq mi (2.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 23rd |
| Website | www |
Reeves County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 14,748.[1] Its county seat and most populous city is Pecos.[2] The county was created in 1883 and organized the next year.[3] It is named for George R. Reeves, a Texas state legislator and colonel in the Confederate Army. It is one of the nine counties that comprise the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas. Reeves County comprises the Pecos micropolitan statistical area.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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.