Duval County, Texas

Duval County
Duval County
County
	The Duval County Courthouse in San Diego
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 27°41′N 98°31′W / 27.68°N 98.52°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1876
Named for	Burr H. Duval
Seat	San Diego
Largest city	San Diego
Area
• Total	1,796 sq mi (4,650 km2)
• Land	1,793 sq mi (4,640 km2)
• Water	2.1 sq mi (5 km2) 0.1%
Population (2020)
• Total	9,831
• Density	5.5/sq mi (2.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	28th
Website	www.co.duval.tx.us

Duval County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 9,831.^[1]^[2] The county seat is San Diego.^[3] The county was founded in 1858 and later organized in 1876.^[4] It is named for Burr H. Duval, a soldier in the Texas Revolution who died in the Goliad Massacre.

^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Duval County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
^ "Duval County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
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^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.