Terry County, Texas

Terry County
County
The Terry County Courthouse in Brownfield
The Terry County Courthouse in Brownfield
Map of Texas highlighting Terry County
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Map of the United States highlighting Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°10′N 102°20′W / 33.17°N 102.34°W / 33.17; -102.34
Country United States
State Texas
Founded1904
Named forBenjamin Franklin Terry
SeatBrownfield
Largest cityBrownfield
Area
 • Total
891 sq mi (2,310 km2)
 • Land889 sq mi (2,300 km2)
 • Water2.1 sq mi (5 km2)  0.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
11,831
 • Density13/sq mi (5.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district19th
Websitewww.co.terry.tx.us

Terry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 11,831.[1] Its county seat is Brownfield.[2] The county was demarked in 1876 and organized in 1904.[3] It is named for Benjamin Franklin Terry, a colonel in the Confederate Army. Terry County was one of 46 dry counties in the state of Texas, but is now a moist county.[4] Terry County is one of the most productive pumpkin producing counties in the United States.[5]

  1. ^ "Terry County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  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. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "Wet/Dry Status of Texas Counties as of November 2010". Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  5. ^ Ramos, Elliot (October 22, 2021). "Map: Where America's pumpkins come from". NBC News. Retrieved October 31, 2021.