Scurry County, Texas

Scurry County
Scurry County Courthouse in Snyder
Scurry County Courthouse in Snyder
Map of Texas highlighting Scurry County
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Map of the United States highlighting Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°45′N 100°55′W / 32.75°N 100.92°W / 32.75; -100.92
Country United States
State Texas
Founded1884
Named forWilliam Read Scurry
SeatSnyder
Largest citySnyder
Area
 • Total908 sq mi (2,350 km2)
 • Land905 sq mi (2,340 km2)
 • Water2.1 sq mi (5 km2)  0.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total16,932
 • Density19/sq mi (7.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district19th
Websitewww.co.scurry.tx.us
Scurry County marker

Scurry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 16,932.[1] Its county seat is Snyder,[2] which is the home for Western Texas College. Scurry County is named for Confederate General William Scurry. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1884.[3] Scurry County was one of 46 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas, until a 2006 election approved the sale of beer and wine in Snyder, and a 2008 election approved the sale of liquor by the drink throughout the county.

Scurry County comprises the Snyder, Texas, micropolitan statistical area.

  1. ^ "Scurry County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2015.