Presidio County, Texas
Presidio County | |
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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 after | 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 |
Presidio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,131. Its county seat is Marfa. The county was created in 1850 and later organized in 1875. 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. It is on the Rio Grande, which forms the Mexican border.