Starr County | |
|---|---|
County | |
 The Starr County Courthouse in Rio Grande City | |
 Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
 Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 26°34′N 98°44′W / 26.57°N 98.73°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Founded | 1848 |
| Named for | James Harper Starr |
| Seat | Rio Grande City |
| Largest city | Rio Grande City |
| Government | |
| • Sheriff | Rene "Orta" Fuentes |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,229 sq mi (3,180 km2) |
| • Land | 1,223 sq mi (3,170 km2) |
| • Water | 88.5 sq mi (229 km2) 0.5% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 65,920 |
| • Density | 54/sq mi (21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 28th |
| Website | www |
Starr County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 65,920.[1] Its county seat is Rio Grande City.[2] The county was created in 1848.[3] It is named for James Harper Starr, who served as secretary of the treasury of the Republic of Texas.
Starr County comprises the Rio Grande City micropolitan statistical area, which also includes other small cities, which itself is part of the larger Rio Grande Valley region. It is directly northeast of the Mexican border.
The county population is almost entirely Hispanic or Latino, with 97.7% of its population identifying as such. It is the county with the highest proportion of Hispanics[4] in the contiguous United States.
- ^ "QuickFacts: Starr County, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ "P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". 2020 Census. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 10, 2021.