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Welcome to Terry County ...

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

The community of Brownfield is the Seat for Terry County.

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

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Terry had a population of 12,337 people. This is a decrease of 2.72% since the last Census (which gave a population of 12,682 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Terry represented 0.05% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Terry County:

  • Brownfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Meadow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadow is located in Terry County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow <2>
  • Wellman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

Websites of Interest ...

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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.