Winkler County, Texas

Winkler County
County
The Winkler County Courthouse in Kermit
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°52′N 103°03′W / 31.86°N 103.05°W / 31.86; -103.05
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1910
Named for	Clinton McKamy Winkler
Seat	Kermit
Largest city	Kermit
Area
• Total	841 sq mi (2,180 km2)
• Land	841 sq mi (2,180 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)  0.02%
Population  (2020)
• Total	7,791
• Density	9.3/sq mi (3.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	23rd
Website	www.co.winkler.tx.us

Winkler County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,791.^[1] Its county seat is Kermit.^[2] The county was created in 1887 and organized in 1910.^[3] It is named for Clinton McKamy Winkler, a colonel in the Confederate Army.