Pecos County
Also known as Pecos County, Texas, Pecos County, TX
county in Texas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Named after
- Pecos River
- Seat
- Fort Stockton
- Largest city
- Fort Stockton
- Total
- 4,765 sq mi (12,340 km )
- Land
- 4,764 sq mi (12,340 km )
- Water
- 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km ) 0.02%
- Estimate 2025
- 14,560
- Density
- 3.189/sq mi (1.231/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
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Pecos County (/ˈpeɪkəs/ PAY-kəs) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 15,193. The county seat is Fort Stockton. The county was created in 1871 and organized in 1875. It is named for the Pecos River. It is one of the nine counties that comprise the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas.
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