Lavaca County, Texas

Lavaca County
Lavaca County
County
	The Lavaca County Courthouse in Hallettsville
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 29°23′N 96°56′W / 29.38°N 96.94°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1846
Named for	Lavaca River
Seat	Hallettsville
Largest city	Yoakum
Area
• Total	970 sq mi (2,500 km2)
• Land	970 sq mi (2,500 km2)
• Water	0.7 sq mi (2 km2) 0.08%
Population (2020)
• Total	20,337
• Density	21/sq mi (8.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	27th
Website	www.co.lavaca.tx.us

Lavaca County (/ləˈvɑːkə/ ^ⓘ lə-VAH-kə) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 20,337.^[1] Its county seat is Hallettsville.^[2] The county was created in 1846.^[3] It is named for the Lavaca River, which curves its way southeast through Moulton and Hallettsville before reaching the coast at Matagorda Bay.^[4]

^ "Lavaca 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. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 182.