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Panola County

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Also known as Panola County, Texas, Panola County, TX

county in Texas, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Texas
Seat
Carthage
Largest city
Carthage
Total
821 sq mi (2,130 km )
Land
802 sq mi (2,080 km )
Water
20 sq mi (52 km ) 2.4%
Estimate 2025
23,018
Density
28.0/sq mi (10.8/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district
1st
Website
www .co .panola .tx .us

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Located in
Texas
Contains
Carthage
Capital
Carthage
Population
22491
Area
2127
Shares border with
Rusk County
Official website
www.co.panola.tx.us
Image
Carthage July 2017 09 (Panola County Courthouse).jpg
Households
8662
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Commons category
Panola County, Texas
topic's main category
Category:Panola County, Texas
inception
1846-00-00
different from
Panola County
water as percent of area
2.4
native label
Panola County
per capita income
27267
category of associated people
Category:People from Panola County, Texas
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Encyclopedic overview

Panola County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 22,491, with its county seat in Carthage. Located in East Texas and originally developed for cotton plantations, the county's name is derived from a Choctaw word for cotton.

Until 2013, Panola County was one of about 30 entirely dry counties in Texas: the sale of alcohol was restricted or prohibited.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Panola County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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