Scurry County | |
|---|---|
 Scurry County Courthouse in Snyder | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
 Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′N 100°55′W / 32.75°N 100.92°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Named for | William Read Scurry |
| Seat | Snyder |
| Largest city | Snyder |
| Area | |
• Total | 908 sq mi (2,350 km2) |
| • Land | 905 sq mi (2,340 km2) |
| • Water | 2.1 sq mi (5 km2) 0.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 16,932 |
| • Density | 19/sq mi (7.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 19th |
| Website | www |
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.
- ^ "Scurry County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2015.