Pecos County
county in Texas, United States
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Summary
Pecos County is a county of Texas[1]. It draws 510 Wikipedia views per month (county of texas category, ranking #80 of 258).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Texas[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Capital: Fort Stockton[5]
- Shares border with: Crane County[6], Reeves County[7], Ward County[8], Crockett County[9], Terrell County[10], Brewster County[11], Jeff Davis County[12]
- Named after: Pecos River[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Fort Stockton[14]
- Commons category: Pecos County, Texas[15]
- Inception: 1875[16]
- Coordinate location: 30.78, -102.72[17]
- Official website: http://www.co.pecos.tx.us[18], https://www.co.pecos.tx.us/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pecos County, Texas[20]
- Population: 15,507[21], 15,538[22], 15,636[23], 15,589[24], 15,697[25], 16,203[26], 15,193[27]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Pecos County, Texas[28]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Pecos County, Texas[29]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Pecos County, Texas[30]
- Number of households: 4868[31]
- Native label: Pecos County[32]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C110396[33]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Pecos County, Texas[34]
- Different from: Pecos[35]
- Area: 12,341[36]
- Water as percent of area: 0.02[37]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Pecos County, Texas[38]
- Per capita income: 23,201[39]
- P14687: Data:US presidential elections by county/Pecos County, Texas.tab[40]
Why It Matters
Pecos County has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]