Maverick County, Texas

Maverick County
Maverick County
County
	Historic Maverick County Courthouse in Eagle Pass
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 28°45′N 100°19′W / 28.75°N 100.32°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1871
Named for	Samuel Maverick
Seat	Eagle Pass
Largest city	Eagle Pass
Area
• Total	1,292 sq mi (3,350 km2)
• Land	1,279 sq mi (3,310 km2)
• Water	13 sq mi (30 km2) 1.0%
Population (2020)
• Total	57,887
• Density	42/sq mi (16/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	23rd
Website	www.co.maverick.tx.us

Maverick County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 57,887.^[2] Its county seat is Eagle Pass.^[3] The county was created in 1856 and organized in 1871.^[4] It is named for Samuel Maverick, cattleman and state legislator.

The Eagle Pass, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Maverick County. It is east of the Mexican border.

^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 203.
^ "QuickFacts: Maverick County, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 27, 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.