Presidio County, Texas
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Presidio County, Texas is a sparsely populated county in far West Texas along the U.S.–Mexico border, known for its desert landscapes, the town of Marfa, and its historic ranching and mining heritage.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Presidio County | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | county of Texas ⓘ |
| areaLand | approximately 3,855 square miles ⓘ |
| areaTotal | approximately 3,856 square miles ⓘ |
| areaWater | approximately 1 square mile ⓘ |
| borders |
Brewster County, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chihuahua, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Davis County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderWith |
Chihuahua, Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| congressionalDistrict | Texas's 23rd congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Candelaria, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marfa, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidio, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Redford, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruidosa, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Shafter, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countyNumberInTexas | 377 ⓘ |
| countySeat | Marfa, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Rio Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
border trade
ⓘ
ranching ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| elevationMax | mountainous desert terrain ⓘ |
| established | January 3, 1850 ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 48377 ⓘ |
| GNISID | 1375853 ⓘ |
| hasBorderCrossing | Presidio–Ojinaga International Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | United States–Mexico border region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Marfa Lights vicinity
ⓘ
desert landscapes ⓘ mining heritage ⓘ ranching heritage ⓘ the town of Marfa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestCity | Presidio, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Texas
ⓘ
Trans-Pecos region NERFINISHED ⓘ West Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Presidio del Norte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organized | 1875 ⓘ |
| partOf | Big Bend region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | approximately 6,000 (2020 census) ⓘ |
| populationDensity | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Daylight Time
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Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shafter, Texas
subject surface form:
Shafter, Texas
subject surface form:
Shafter, Texas
this entity surface form:
Presidio County
this entity surface form:
Presidio County