El Paso County, Texas
El Paso County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 865,657, making it the ninth-most populous county in the state of Texas. Its seat is the city of El Paso, the sixth-most populous city in Texas and the 22nd-most populous city in the United States. The county was created in 1850 and later organized in 1871.
El Paso County | |
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Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 31°46′N 106°14′W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Seat | El Paso |
| Largest city | El Paso |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,015 sq mi (2,630 km2) |
| • Land | 1,013 sq mi (2,620 km2) |
| • Water | 2.3 sq mi (6 km2) 0.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 865,657 |
| • Density | 850/sq mi (330/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional districts | 16th, 23rd |
| Website | www |
El Paso is short for "El Paso del Norte", which is Spanish for "The Pass of the North". It is named for the pass the Rio Grande creates through the mountains on either side of the river. The county is northeast of the Mexico–United States border.
El Paso County is included in the El Paso metropolitan area. Along with Hudspeth County, it is one of two counties of Texas entirely in the Mountain Time Zone (all other Texas counties except for northwestern Culberson County use Central Time). El Paso County is one of nine counties that comprise the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas.