Brewster County, Texas
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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.[1] 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.[2]
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Brewster County | |
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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 |
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As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,546.[3]
The county is named for Colonel Henry Percy Brewster, a Secretary of War for the Republic of Texas.