Frio County, Texas

Frio County
Frio County
County
	The Frio County Courthouse in Pearsall
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 28°52′N 99°07′W / 28.86°N 99.11°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1871
Named for	Frio River
Seat	Pearsall
Largest city	Pearsall
Area
• Total	1,134 sq mi (2,940 km2)
• Land	1,134 sq mi (2,940 km2)
• Water	0.8 sq mi (2 km2) 0.07%
Population (2020)
• Total	18,385
• Density	15/sq mi (6/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	23rd
Website	www.co.frio.tx.us

Frio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 18,385.^[1] The county seat is Pearsall.^[2] The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1871.^[3] Frio is named for the Frio River, whose name is Spanish for "cold".^[4]

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^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 132.