Jeff Davis County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Named after
- Jefferson Davis
- Seat
- Fort Davis
- Largest town
- Fort Davis
- Total
- 2,265 sq mi (5,870 km )
- Land
- 2,265 sq mi (5,870 km )
- Water
- 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km ) 0%
- Estimate 2025
- 1,711
- Density
- 0.8812/sq mi (0.3402/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 23rd
- Website
- www .jeffdaviscounty .texas .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Jeff Davis County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,996. Its county seat is Fort Davis. The county is named for Jefferson Davis, who served as the 23rd United States Secretary of War in the 1850s, and as Confederate president.
Jeff Davis County is recognizable for its unique shape; it is a pentagon that has no north–south nor east–west boundaries, save for a six-mile line serving as its southern boundary. It is the only county in the United States that touches a foreign country (Mexico) at a single point. Jeff Davis is one of the nine counties that compose the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas.