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Welcome to Parmer County ...

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

The community of Farwell is the Seat for Parmer County.

Parmer County was founded in 1876 and was created by taking area from Bexar County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Parmer had a population of 9,605 people. This is a decrease of 6.43% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,265 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Parmer represented 0.04% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Parmer County:

  • Bovina
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bovina is located in Parmer County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bovina <2>
  • Farwell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Farwell is located in Parmer County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <2>
  • Friona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Friona is located in Parmer County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friona <2>

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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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