Reeves County, Texas
Reeves County | |
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Reeves County Courthouse in Pecos | |
Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 31°18′30.118″N 103°42′45.741″W / 31.30836611°N 103.71270583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Founded | April 14, 1883 (created) November 4, 1884 (organized) |
| Named after | George R. Reeves |
| Seat | Pecos |
| Largest city | Pecos |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,642.071 sq mi (6,842.93 km2) |
| • Land | 2,635.354 sq mi (6,825.54 km2) |
| • Water | 6.717 sq mi (17.40 km2) 0.25% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,748 |
• Estimate (2024) | 11,956 |
| • Density | 4.537/sq mi (1.752/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 23rd |
| Website | reevescounty.org |
Reeves County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 14,748, and was estimated to be 11,956 in 2024. Its county seat and most populous city is Pecos. The county was created on April 14, 1883 and organized on November 4, 1884. It is named for George R. Reeves, a Texas state legislator and colonel in the Confederate Army. It is one of the nine counties that comprise the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas. Reeves County comprises the Pecos micropolitan statistical area.