Hudspeth County, Texas

Hudspeth County
Hudspeth County Courthouse in Sierra Blanca
Hudspeth County Courthouse in Sierra Blanca
Map of Texas highlighting Hudspeth 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°27′N 105°22′W / 31.45°N 105.37°W / 31.45; -105.37
Country United States
State Texas
Founded1917
Named forClaude Benton Hudspeth
SeatSierra Blanca
Largest communityFort Hancock
Area
 • Total4,572 sq mi (11,840 km2)
 • Land4,571 sq mi (11,840 km2)
 • Water0.8 sq mi (2 km2)  0.02%
Population
 • Estimate 
(2020)
3,202
 • Density0.7/sq mi (0.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district23rd
Websitewww.co.hudspeth.tx.us

Hudspeth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,202.[1] Its county seat is Sierra Blanca,[2] and the largest community is Fort Hancock. The county is named for Claude Benton Hudspeth, a state senator and United States Representative from El Paso.[3] It is northeast of the Mexico–U.S. border.

Hudspeth County is included in the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is one of the nine counties that comprise the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas. Hudspeth is one of two Texas counties to entirely observe Mountain Time, along with neighboring El Paso, while Culberson County partly observes it (in the northwestern region, as the rest of the county observes Central Time).

  1. ^ "Hudspeth 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. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hudspeth County was invoked but never defined (see the help page).