Somervell County, Texas

Somervell County
County
The Somervell County Courthouse in Glen Rose
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°13′N 97°46′W / 32.22°N 97.77°W / 32.22; -97.77
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1875
Named for	Alexander Somervell
Seat	Glen Rose
Largest city	Glen Rose
Area
• Total	192 sq mi (500 km2)
• Land	186 sq mi (480 km2)
• Water	5.5 sq mi (14 km2)  2.9%
Population  (2020)
• Total	9,205
• Density	48/sq mi (19/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	25th
Website	www.somervell.co

Somervell County (/ˈsʌmərvɛl/ SUM-ər-vel) is a county on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 9,205.^[1] Its county seat is Glen Rose.^[2] The county is named for Alexander Somervell, secretary of war for the Republic of Texas.

Somervell County is included in the Granbury micropolitan area.

The county contains the Comanche Peak Nuclear Generating Station, one of two nuclear power plants in Texas.