Knox County, Texas

Knox County
Knox County
County
	The Knox County Courthouse in Benjamin
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 33°37′N 99°44′W / 33.61°N 99.74°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1886
Named for	Henry Knox
Seat	Benjamin
Largest city	Munday
Area
• Total	855 sq mi (2,210 km2)
• Land	851 sq mi (2,200 km2)
• Water	4.9 sq mi (13 km2) 0.6%
Population (2020)
• Total	3,353
• Density	3.9/sq mi (1.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	13th
Website	www.knoxcountytexas.org

Knox County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,353.^[1] Its county seat is Benjamin.^[2] The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1886.^[3] It is named for Henry Knox, an American Revolutionary War general.^[4]

^ "Knox County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ "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. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. p. 177.