Pecos County History
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Pecos County, the second largest county in the state, is in southwest Texas, bordered on the east by Terrell County, on the south by
Brewster County, on the west by Jeff Davis and Reeves counties, and on the north by Ward, Crane, and Crockett counties.
Fort Stockton, the county seat, is seventy-five air miles southwest of Odessa. Tourism was boosted in 1956, when construction
of U.S 290 linked Fort Stockton to the Big Bend National Park. Pecos County, ZIP code 79735, is the 130th largest of the
254 counties in Texas, with an estimated population of 16,809 in 2000
The county consists of 4765 square miles with a 2000 population density of 3.5 residents per square mile. The average density in
Texas is 79.6 persons per square mile which is the same as the national average. Rainfall in Pecos County averages 13.9 inches per year
as compared to the Texas average of 28.1 inches per year. |
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| Business Quick Facts |
Pecos County |
Texas |
| Private nonfarm establishments, 1999 |
314 |
467,087 |
Private nonfarm employment, 1999 |
2,993 |
7,763,815 |
Private nonfarm employment,
percent change 1990 – 1999 |
9.5% |
32.4% |
Nonemployer establishments, 1999 |
753 |
1,236,927 |
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($ 1,000) |
N/A |
297,657,003 |
Retail sales, 1997 ($ 1,000) |
84,140 |
182,516,112 |
Retail Sales per capita, 1997 |
$ 5,185 |
$ 9,430 |
| Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
43.3% |
23.9% |
| Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
F |
25.0% |
| Housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 |
4 |
141,231 |
| Federal funds and grants, 2001 ($ 1,000) |
59,303 |
112,530,383 |
| Local government employment
– full-time Equivalent, 1997 |
795 |
850,380 |
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Geography Quick Facts |
Pecos County |
Texas |
| Land area, 2000 (square miles) |
4,764 |
261,797 |
| Persons per square mile, 2000 |
3.5 |
79.6 |
| Metropolitan Area |
None |
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