Glasscock County, Texas

Glasscock County
Glasscock County Courthouse in Garden City
Map of Texas highlighting Glasscock County
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Map of the United States highlighting Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°52′N 101°32′W / 31.87°N 101.53°W / 31.87; -101.53
Country United States
State Texas
Founded1893
Named forGeorge Washington Glasscock
SeatGarden City
Largest communityGarden City
Area
 • Total901 sq mi (2,330 km2)
 • Land900 sq mi (2,000 km2)
 • Water0.9 sq mi (2 km2)  0.1%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,116
 • Density1.2/sq mi (0.48/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district11th
Websitewww.co.glasscock.tx.us

Glasscock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,169.[1] Its county seat is Garden City.[2] The county was created in 1827 and later organized in 1869.[3] It is named for George Washington Glasscock,[4] an early settler of the Austin, Texas area and the namesake of Georgetown, Texas.

Glasscock County is included in the Big Spring, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "Glasscock County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 138.

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