Hunt County, Texas
Hunt County | |
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The Hunt County Courthouse in Greenville | |
Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 33°07′N 96°05′W / 33.12°N 96.09°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Founded | 1846 |
| Named after | Memucan Hunt, Jr. |
| Seat | Greenville |
| Largest city | Greenville |
| Area | |
• Total | 882 sq mi (2,280 km2) |
| • Land | 840 sq mi (2,200 km2) |
| • Water | 42 sq mi (110 km2) 4.7% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 99,956 |
• Estimate (2024) | 118,729 |
| • Density | 110/sq mi (44/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional districts | 3rd, 4th |
| Website | www |
Hunt County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 99,956. Its seat of government is Greenville. The county is named for Memucan Hunt, Jr., the first Republic of Texas Minister to the United States from 1837 to 1838 and the third Texas Secretary of the Navy from 1838 to 1839. Hunt County is located in Northeast Texas, at the eastern edge of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, and the western edge of East Texas.