Scurry County, Texas

Scurry County
Scurry County
County
	Scurry County Courthouse in Snyder
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 32°45′N 100°55′W / 32.75°N 100.92°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1884
Named for	William Read Scurry
Seat	Snyder
Largest city	Snyder
Area
• Total	908 sq mi (2,350 km2)
• Land	905 sq mi (2,340 km2)
• Water	2.1 sq mi (5 km2) 0.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	16,932
• Density	19/sq mi (7.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	19th
Website	www.co.scurry.tx.us

Scurry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 16,932.^[1] Its county seat is Snyder,^[2] which is the home for Western Texas College. Scurry County is named for Confederate General William Scurry. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1884.^[3] Scurry County was one of 46 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas, until a 2006 election approved the sale of beer and wine in Snyder, and a 2008 election approved the sale of liquor by the drink throughout the county.

Scurry County comprises the Snyder, Texas, micropolitan statistical area.

^ "Scurry County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ "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. Archived from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2015.

[1] "Scurry County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2015.

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