Wharton County
Also known as Wharton County, Texas, Wharton County, TX
county in Texas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Named after
- William H. Wharton and John Austin Wharton
- Seat
- Wharton
- Largest city
- El Campo
- Total
- 1,094 sq mi (2,830 km )
- Land
- 1,086 sq mi (2,810 km )
- Water
- 8.2 sq mi (21 km ) 0.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 42,060
- Density
- 38.28/sq mi (14.78/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
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Veterans Memorial with eternal flame (not visible in photo) at Wharton County Courthouse
Memorial to Sheriff Hamilton B. Dickson of Wharton County who served during the 1880s and was killed in an ambush in the line of duty.