Collingsworth County, Texas
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Collingsworth County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,652.[1][2] Its county seat is Wellington.[3] The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1890.[4] It is named for James Collinsworth,[5] a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and first chief justice of the Republic of Texas (a recording error in the bill accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected). Collingsworth County was one of 30[6] prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in Texas, but a vote in 2017 changed this law.[7]
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Collingsworth County | |
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Coordinates: 34°58′N 100°16′W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
Founded | 1890 |
Named for | James Collinsworth |
Seat | Wellington |
Largest city | Wellington |
Area | |
• Total | 919 sq mi (2,380 km2) |
• Land | 918 sq mi (2,380 km2) |
• Water | 0.9 sq mi (2 km2) 0.1% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,652 |
• Density | 2.9/sq mi (1.1/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 13th |
Website | www |
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