Winkler County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Named after
- Clinton McKamy Winkler
- Seat
- Kermit
- Largest city
- Kermit
- Total
- 841 sq mi (2,180 km )
- Land
- 841 sq mi (2,180 km )
- Water
- 0.2 sq mi (0.52 km ) 0.02%
- Estimate 2025
- 7,540
- Density
- 9.3/sq mi (3.6/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 23rd
- Website
- www .co .winkler .tx .us
via Wikipedia infobox
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Winkler County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,791. Its county seat is Kermit. The county was created in 1887 and organized in 1910. It is named for Clinton McKamy Winkler, a colonel in the Confederate Army.
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