Webb County, Texas
Webb County | |
|---|---|
| County of Webb | |
Webb County Courthouse in Laredo | |
Interactive map of Webb County | |
Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Established | January 28, 1848 |
| Organized | March 16, 1848 |
| Named after | James Webb |
| County seat | Laredo |
| Largest city | Laredo |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commissioners Court |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,375 sq mi (8,740 km2) |
| • Land | 3,361 sq mi (8,700 km2) |
| • Water | 14 sq mi (40 km2) 0.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 267,114 |
| • Density | 79/sq mi (31/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 956 |
| FIPS code | 48479 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1384025 |
| Website | www.webbcountytx.gov |
Webb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 267,114. Its county seat is Laredo. The county was named after James Webb (1792–1856), who served as secretary of the treasury, secretary of state, and attorney general of the Republic of Texas, and later judge of the United States District Court following the admission of Texas to statehood. By area, Webb County is the largest county in South Texas and the sixth-largest in the state. Webb County comprises the Laredo metropolitan area. Webb County is the only county in the United States to border three foreign states or provinces, sharing borders with Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas.
Webb County has a minority majority, with 95.2% of the population of the county identifying as Hispanic. This makes Webb the county with the second-highest proportion of Hispanic people in the continental United States after Starr County, and it has the highest proportion of Hispanic people among counties with a population over 100,000.