Edwards County, Texas

Edwards County
Edwards County
County
	The Edwards County Courthouse in Rocksprings
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 29°58′N 100°18′W / 29.97°N 100.3°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1883
Named for	Haden Edwards
Seat	Rocksprings
Largest town	Rocksprings
Area
• Total	2,120 sq mi (5,500 km2)
• Land	2,118 sq mi (5,490 km2)
• Water	2.0 sq mi (5 km2) 0.09%
Population (2020)
• Total	1,422
• Density	0.67/sq mi (0.26/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	23rd
Website	co.edwards.tx.us

Edwards County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census its population was 1,422.^[1] The county seat is Rocksprings.^[2] The county was created in 1858 and organized in 1883.^[3] It is named for Haden Edwards,^[4] an early settler of Nacogdoches, Texas. The Edwards Aquifer and Edwards Plateau are named after the county by reason of their locations.^[5]

^ "Edwards County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. 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 23, 2015.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 115.
^ "The Edwards Aquifer Website FAQ". Retrieved December 29, 2010.