Refugio County
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Refugio County is a small county located in Texas on the Gulf Coast between Corpus Christi and Galveston. It matters as part of Texas's coastal region and serves as a local center for its communities, though it remains one of the state's less populous counties.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Named after
- Refugio
- Seat
- Refugio
- Largest town
- Refugio
- Total
- 818 sq mi (2,120 km )
- Land
- 770 sq mi (2,000 km )
- Water
- 48 sq mi (120 km ) 5.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 6,657
- Density
- 8.8/sq mi (3.4/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 27th
Article
Refugio County (/rɪˈfjʊər.i.oʊ/ rih-FURE-ee-oh) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,741. Its county seat is Refugio. The county originated as a municipality of Mexico in 1834 and was classified as a county in 1837.
Geography