Menard County, Texas

Menard County
Menard County
County
	The Menard County Courthouse in Menard
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 30°54′N 99°49′W / 30.9°N 99.82°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1871
Named for	Michel Branamour Menard
Seat	Menard
Largest city	Menard
Area
• Total	902 sq mi (2,340 km2)
• Land	902 sq mi (2,340 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) 0.03%
Population (2020)
• Total	1,962
• Density	2.2/sq mi (0.84/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	11th
Website	co.menard.tx.us

Menard County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,962.^[1] The county seat is Menard.^[2] The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1871.^[3] It is named for Michel Branamour Menard, the founder of Galveston, Texas.^[4]

^ "Menard County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 205.