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Gaines County
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county in Texas, United States
Gaines County is a county located in Texas in the United States. It is part of the state's administrative divisions and serves as a local government jurisdiction for its residents.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Seat
- Seminole
- Largest city
- Seminole
- Total
- 1,503 sq mi (3,890 km )
- Land
- 1,502 sq mi (3,890 km )
- Water
- 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km ) 0.03%
- Estimate 2025
- 23,956
- Density
- 14.38/sq mi (5.552/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 19th
- Website
- www .co .gaines .tx .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Gaines County, Texas
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Texas
- Contains
- Seminole
- Capital
- Seminole
- Population
- 21598
- Area
- 3892
- Time zone
- Central Time Zone
- Shares border with
- Lea County
- Official website
- www.co.gaines.tx.us
- Image
- The Gaines County Courthouse in Seminole, Texas LCCN2014631702.jpg
- Households
- 5878
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- Commons category
- Gaines County, Texas
- inception
- 1876-01-01
- topic's main category
- Category:Gaines County, Texas
- water as percent of area
- 0.03
- native label
- Gaines County
- per capita income
- 22978
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Gaines County, Texas
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Encyclopedic overview
Gaines County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 21,598. The county seat is Seminole. It gained national attention in 2025 for a major outbreak of measles.
History
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