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Marfa
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city in and county seat of Presidio County, Texas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- County
- Presidio
- Named after
- Marfa Strogoff, a character in the novel Michael Strogoff
- Mayor
- Manuel V. Baeza
- Total
- 1.63 sq mi (4.22 km )
- Land
- 1.63 sq mi (4.22 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 4,698 ft (1,432 m)
- Density
- 1,000/sq mi (385/km )
- Demonym
- Marfan
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 48-46620
- Website
- cityofmarfa .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Marfa
- Population
- 1788
- Area
- 4.220096
- Elevation
- 1428
- Official website
- cityofmarfa.com
- Image
- Marfa courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 802
- Dialing code
- 432
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- postal code
- 79843
- P8168
- Justine Bateman
- water as percent of area
- 0
- Commons category
- Marfa, Texas
- per capita income
- 25651
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Article
Marfa is a city in the high desert of the Trans-Pecos in far west Texas, United States. Founded in the early 1880s as a railroad water stop, it lies between the Davis Mountains and Big Bend National Park at an elevation of 4685 feet, and is the county seat of Presidio County. The population of Marfa peaked in the 1930s and as of the 2020 United States Census the population is 1,788.
Today Marfa is a tourist destination and a major center for minimalist art. Major attractions include Building 98, the Chinati Foundation, and the Marfa lights.