Presidio County, Texas

Presidio County
Presidio County
County
	Presidio County Courthouse in Marfa
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 30°00′N 104°14′W / 30°N 104.23°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1850
Named for	Presidio del Norte, an eighteenth-century fort
Seat	Marfa
Largest city	Presidio
Area
• Total	3,856 sq mi (9,990 km2)
• Land	3,855 sq mi (9,980 km2)
• Water	0.7 sq mi (2 km2) 0.02%
Population (2020)
• Total	6,131
• Density	2.0/sq mi (0.8/km2)
Congressional district	23rd
Website	www.co.presidio.tx.us

Presidio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,131.^[1] Its county seat is Marfa.^[2] The county was created in 1850 and later organized in 1875.^[3] Presidio County (K-5 in Texas topological index of counties) is in the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas and is named for the border settlement of Presidio del Norte.^[4] It is on the Rio Grande, which forms the Mexican border.

^ Cite error: The named reference 2020 Census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "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 26, 2015.
^ "About Presidio – Presidio, Texas". Retrieved January 21, 2024.

[2020_Census-1] Cite error: The named reference 2020 Census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2015.

[4] "About Presidio – Presidio, Texas". Retrieved January 21, 2024.

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