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Terrell County, Texas

A county in Texas, ranked 248 of 254 by population.

CountyFIPS 48443Sparse data

Within Texas
Terrell County, highlighted, with the areas around it. Boundaries generalised from the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file; neighbour fills carry no data. The dot marks Sanderson, the county seat, located via the 2025 Census Gazetteer.

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Population
702
-50 (-6.6%) since 2020
Land area
2,358
square miles. A further 0.0% of the total area is water
Population density
0.30
people per square mile, computed rather than published
County seat
Sanderson
Seat of county government.
Established
1905
120 years ago
Largest city
Not available
No incorporated place lies within this county.

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; Wikidata (CC0), Wikidata. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

Satellite view

Aerial imagery of Terrell County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.

Aerial view of Terrell County, Texas from the USGS National Map, with its boundary outlined
Imagery: USGS National Map, USGS Imagery Only, public domain, requested from USGS by your browser when you reach this point on the page, at 732 by 800 pixels. The boundary is the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file, reprojected to Web Mercator to match the imagery. You can also open the USGS National Map viewer.

Where Terrell County ranks

Position among the 254 counties of Texas, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.

MeasureValueIn TexasNationally
Population702248th of 2543,124th of 3,144
Land area2,358 sq mi10th of 254236th of 3,144
Population density0.30 per sq mi251st of 2543,129th of 3,144
Median household income$44,886240th of 2542,966th of 3,143

Full data for Terrell County

Every figure below is attributed to the Census Bureau product it came from, with the vintage of that product.
MeasureValueSource and vintage
Population702Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Population in 2020752Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
2020 estimates base?762Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Land area2,358 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Water area0.10 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Total area2,358 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Population density?0.30 per sq miComputed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area
Median household income$44,886American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median home value$137,500American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median age59.9American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Households451American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Housing units639American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

How the population changed

The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:

Births minus deaths
-11
2 births, 13 deaths
Net migration
+2
More people moved in than moved out.

Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

The 4 areas bordering Terrell County

Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.

Bordering areaStateShared borderPopulation
Pecos CountyTexas89 mi14,560
Crockett CountyTexas51 mi2,769
Val Verde CountyTexas35 mi47,835
Brewster CountyTexas19 mi9,458

Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

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Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.