La Salle County, Texas

La Salle County
La Salle County
County
	The La Salle County Courthouse in Cotulla has undergone extensive renovation (2018).
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 28°20′N 99°06′W / 28.34°N 99.1°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1880
Named for	René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
Seat	Cotulla
Largest city	Cotulla
Area
• Total	1,494 sq mi (3,870 km2)
• Land	1,487 sq mi (3,850 km2)
• Water	7.5 sq mi (19 km2) 0.5%
Population (2020)
• Total	6,664
• Density	4.5/sq mi (1.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	23rd
Website	lasallecountytx.com

La Salle County is a county in Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,664.^[2] Its county seat is Cotulla.^[3] The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1880.^[4]^[1] It is named for René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, a 17th-century French explorer.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c Leffler, John (June 15, 2010). "La Salle County - Handbook of Texas Online". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
^ "Census - Geography Profile: La Salle County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 10, 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. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2015.