Welcome to Starr County ...

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

The community of Rio Grande City is the Seat for Starr County.

Starr County was founded in 1848 and was created by taking area from Nueces County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Starr had a population of 64,633 people. This is an increase of 5.72% since the last Census (which gave a population of 61,134 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Starr represented 0.24% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Starr County:

• La Grulla
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grulla
  • La Grulla is located in Starr County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
• Rio Grande City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande City
  • Rio Grande City is located in Starr County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande City <2>
• Roma
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roma
  • Roma is located in Starr County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,476 people
  • Roma has also been known as:
  • Roma - Los Saenz
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roma <2>

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Texas
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• Websites specific to Starr County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Jim Hogg County
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  • Brooks County
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  • Hidalgo County
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  • Zapata County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Texas
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Texas
  • Cemeteries of Starr County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Texas
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Texas