Brewster County, Texas
Brewster County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in West Texas and its county seat (and only city) is Alpine. It is one of the nine counties that comprise the Trans-Pecos region, and borders Mexico. Brewster County is the largest county by area in the state - at 6,192 square miles (16,040 km2) it is over three times the size of the state of Delaware, and more than 500 square miles (1,300 km2) bigger than Connecticut.
Brewster County | |
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The Brewster County Courthouse in Alpine | |
Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 29°48′43″N 103°15′06″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Named for | Henry Percy Brewster |
| Seat | Alpine |
| Largest city | Alpine |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,192 sq mi (16,040 km2) |
| • Land | 6,184 sq mi (16,020 km2) |
| • Water | 8.5 sq mi (22 km2) 0.1% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 9,546 |
| • Density | 1.5/sq mi (0.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 23rd |
| Website | www |
As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,546.
The county is named for Colonel Henry Percy Brewster, a Secretary of War for the Republic of Texas.
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