Ector County
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Ector County is a county located in Texas in the United States. It is significant as part of the Permian Basin oil and gas region, which has made it economically important to the state.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Named after
- Matthew Ector
- Seat
- Odessa
- Largest city
- Odessa
- Total
- 902 sq mi (2,340 km )
- Land
- 898 sq mi (2,330 km )
- Water
- 4.1 sq mi (11 km ) 0.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 173,801
- Density
- 184/sq mi (71.0/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 11th
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Ector County Coliseum Ector County Courthouse Administration annex building
Ector County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In the 2020 census, its population was 165,171. Its county seat is Odessa. The county was founded in 1887 and organized in 1891. It is named for Matthew Ector, a Confederate general in the American Civil War.