Edwards County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Named after
- Haden Edwards
- Seat
- Rocksprings
- Largest town
- Rocksprings
- Total
- 2,120 sq mi (5,500 km )
- Land
- 2,118 sq mi (5,490 km )
- Water
- 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km ) 0.09%
- Estimate 2025
- 1,370
- Density
- 0.6714/sq mi (0.2592/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 23rd
- Website
- www .co .edwards .tx .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Texas Hill Country in Edwards County south of Rocksprings Lone wooden windmill in eastern Edwards County
Edwards County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,422. The county seat is Rocksprings. The county was created in 1858 and organized in 1883. It is named for Haden Edwards, an early settler of Nacogdoches, Texas. The Edwards Aquifer and Edwards Plateau are named after the county by reason of their locations.