Terrell County, Texas

Terrell County
Terrell County Courthouse in Sanderson.
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 30°14′N 102°04′W / 30.23°N 102.07°W / 30.23; -102.07
Country United States
State Texas
Founded1905
Named afterAlexander W. Terrell
SeatSanderson
Largest communitySanderson
Area
  Total
2,358 sq mi (6,110 km2)
  Land2,358 sq mi (6,110 km2)
  Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0%
Population
 (2020)
  Total
760
  Estimate 
(2022)
693
  Density0.32/sq mi (0.12/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district23rd
Websitewww.co.terrell.tx.us

Terrell County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 760, making it the seventh-least populous county in Texas, and the 37th-least populous county in the nation. Its county seat is the census-designated place of Sanderson; no incorporated municipalities are in the county. The county was named for Alexander W. Terrell, a Texas state senator. Terrell County is one of the nine counties in the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas. It is the setting for Cormac McCarthy's novel No Country for Old Men, and the Academy Award-winning film adaptation of the same name.