Martin County, Texas

Martin County
Martin County
County
	The Martin County Courthouse in Stanton
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 32°18′N 101°58′W / 32.3°N 101.96°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1884
Named for	Wylie Martin
Seat	Stanton
Largest city	Midland
Area
• Total	916 sq mi (2,370 km2)
• Land	915 sq mi (2,370 km2)
• Water	0.7 sq mi (2 km2) 0.08%
Population (2020)
• Total	5,237
• Density	5.7/sq mi (2.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	19th

Martin County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,237.^[2] Its county seat is Stanton.^[3] The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1884.^[4] It is named for Wylie Martin, an early settler.^[1]

Until November 2018, Martin County was one of six^[5] entirely dry counties in Texas. During that month, Martin County changed from a dry county to a partially wet^[6] county after Stanton residents voted to approve the sale of beer and wine within city limits.^[7] Five dry counties remain.^[8]^[9]

Martin County is included in the Midland–Odessa combined statistical area.

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