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Upton County
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county in Texas, United States
Upton County is a county located in Texas in the United States. It is one of Texas's 254 counties and serves as a local government division for the region.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Seat
- Rankin
- Largest city
- McCamey
- Total
- 1,242 sq mi (3,220 km )
- Land
- 1,241 sq mi (3,210 km )
- Water
- 0.2 sq mi (0.52 km ) 0.01%
- Estimate 2025
- 3,131
- Density
- 2.666/sq mi (1.029/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 23rd
- Website
- www .co .upton .tx .us
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Encyclopedic overview
Upton County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,308. Its county seat is Rankin. The county was created in 1887 and later organized in 1910. It is named for two brothers: John C. and William F. Upton, both colonels in the Confederate Army.
History
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