Back مقاطعة غلاسكوك (تكساس) Arabic Glasscock County, Texas BAR Гласкак (акруга, Тэхас) Byelorussian Гласкок (окръг, Тексас) Bulgarian গ্লাসকোক কাউন্টি, টেক্সাস BPY Glasscock Gông (Texas) CDO Glasscock County CEB Glasscock County Czech Glasscock County, Texas Welsh Glasscock County German
Glasscock County | |
|---|---|
 Glasscock County Courthouse in Garden City | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
 Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 31°52′N 101°32′W / 31.87°N 101.53°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Founded | 1893 |
| Named for | George Washington Glasscock |
| Seat | Garden City |
| Largest community | Garden City |
| Area | |
• Total | 901 sq mi (2,330 km2) |
| • Land | 900 sq mi (2,000 km2) |
| • Water | 0.9 sq mi (2 km2) 0.1% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,116 |
| • Density | 1.2/sq mi (0.48/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 11th |
| Website | www |
Glasscock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,169.[1] Its county seat is Garden City.[2] The county was created in 1827 and later organized in 1869.[3] It is named for George Washington Glasscock,[4] an early settler of the Austin, Texas area and the namesake of Georgetown, Texas.
Glasscock County is included in the Big Spring, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "Glasscock County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 138.