File:Reeves_County_Courthouse_June_2020.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Reeves County
Sign in to saveAlso known as Reeves County, Texas, Reeves County, TX
county in Texas, United States
Reeves County is a county located in Texas in the western part of the state. It is notable as part of the Permian Basin region, which is significant for oil and natural gas production.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Founded
- April 14, 1883 (created), November 4, 1884 (organized)
- Named after
- George R. Reeves
- Seat
- Pecos
- Largest city
- Pecos
- Total
- 2,642.071 sq mi (6,842.93 km )
- Land
- 2,635.354 sq mi (6,825.54 km )
- Water
- 6.717 sq mi (17.40 km ) 0.25%
- Estimate 2025
- 12,138
- Density
- 4.537/sq mi (1.752/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 23rd
- Website
- www .reevescounty .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Exploring West Texas and Southern New Mexico: From Boerne to El Paso and Las Cruces
reevescountytexas.net →Link to the official site · 13,858 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 14748
- Area
- 6843
- Official website
- www.reevescounty.org
- Image
- Reeves county courthouse 2009.jpg
- Households
- 3772
Show 5 more facts
- Commons category
- Reeves County, Texas
- inception
- 1883-01-01
- water as percent of area
- 0.3
- native label
- Reeves County
- per capita income
- 22670
Sources (11)
via Wikidata · CC0
~8 min read
Article
Reeves County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 14,748. Its county seat and most populous city is Pecos. The county was created on April 14, 1883 and organized on November 4, 1884. It is named for George R. Reeves, a Texas state legislator and colonel in the Confederate Army. It is one of the nine counties that comprise the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas. Reeves County comprises the Pecos micropolitan statistical area.
History