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Welcome to DeWitt County ...

Time Zone: DeWitt County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Cuero is the Seat for DeWitt County.

DeWitt County was founded in 1846. DeWitt was created by taking area from Goliad, Gonzales and Victoria Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> DeWitt had a population of 20,160 people. This is an increase of 0.53% since the last Census (which gave a population of 20,054 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, DeWitt represented 0.08% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in DeWitt County:

  • Cuero
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cuero is located in DeWitt County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuero
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,225 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuero <2>
  • Nordheim
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Yoakum
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Yoakum is located in DeWitt County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoakum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,935 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoakum <2>
  • Yorktown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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