Upshur County
Also known as Upshur County, Texas, Upshur County, TX
county in Texas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Named after
- Abel P. Upshur
- Seat
- Gilmer
- Largest city
- Gladewater
- Total
- 593 sq mi (1,540 km )
- Land
- 583 sq mi (1,510 km )
- Water
- 9.7 sq mi (25 km ) 1.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 44,410
- Density
- 70.1/sq mi (27.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional districts
- 1st , 5th
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Upshur County is a county located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 40,892. The county seat is Gilmer. The county is named for Abel P. Upshur, who was U.S. secretary of state during President John Tyler's administration.
Upshur County is part of the Longview, Texas metropolitan statistical area, and the Longview–Marshall, combined statistical area.