Burnet County, Texas

Burnet County
Burnet County
County
	The Burnet County Courthouse in Burnet
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 30°47′N 98°11′W / 30.78°N 98.18°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1854
Named for	David Gouverneur Burnet
Seat	Burnet
Largest city	Marble Falls
Area
• Total	1,021 sq mi (2,640 km2)
• Land	994 sq mi (2,570 km2)
• Water	27 sq mi (70 km2) 2.6%
Population (2020)
• Total	49,130
• Density	48/sq mi (19/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	31st
Website	www.burnetcountytexas.org

Burnet County (/ˈbɜːrnɪt/ BUR-nit) is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 49,130.^[1]^[2] Its county seat is Burnet.^[3] The county was founded in 1852 and later organized in 1854.^[4] It is named for David Gouverneur Burnet, the first (provisional) president of the Republic of Texas. The name of the county is pronounced with the emphasis or accent on the first syllable, just as is the case with its namesake.

^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Burnet County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
^ "Burnet County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.