Terrell County
Also known as Terrell County, Texas, Terrell County, TX
county in Texas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Named after
- Alexander W. Terrell
- Seat
- Sanderson
- Largest community
- Sanderson
- Total
- 2,358 sq mi (6,110 km )
- Land
- 2,358 sq mi (6,110 km )
- Water
- 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km ) 0%
- Density
- 0.32/sq mi (0.12/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 23rd
- Website
Article
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.
History
Gallery (3)
On the map
3 mapped locations