Terry County | |
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![]() The Terry County Courthouse in Brownfield | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
![]() Texas's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 33°10′N 102°20′W / 33.17°N 102.34°W | |
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Founded | 1904 |
Named for | Benjamin Franklin Terry |
Seat | Brownfield |
Largest city | Brownfield |
Area | |
• Total | 891 sq mi (2,310 km2) |
• Land | 889 sq mi (2,300 km2) |
• Water | 2.1 sq mi (5 km2) 0.2% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11,831 |
• Density | 13/sq mi (5.1/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 19th |
Website | www |
Terry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 11,831.[1] Its county seat is Brownfield.[2] The county was demarked in 1876 and organized in 1904.[3] It is named for Benjamin Franklin Terry, a colonel in the Confederate Army. Terry County was one of 46 dry counties in the state of Texas, but is now a moist county.[4] Terry County is one of the most productive pumpkin producing counties in the United States.[5]