Formed August 21, 1876 (171st county)
Andrews County (18,614), Andrews (13,492)
The Modern red and tan brick courthouse, built in 1939, is typical of west Texas courthouses. It is located in the town square on North Main, on the southeast corner of the intersection of United States Highway 385 and Texas State Highway 176. W. T. Strange designed this building. The building was enlarged in 1956 and 1976 and renovated in 1955. An Annex sits near the courthouse. Andrews County was organized on August 21, 1876 with the original courthouse being built in Andrews, the only county seat, in 1911. The county was created from Bexar County as the 171st county. The county and city were named for Richard Andrews who was recognized as the first man to fall in the Texas Revolution.
Andrews County government consists of a sheriff, a County Judge, and 4 Commissioners. One District Court Judge serves Andrews, Crane, and Winkler counties and One County Court Judge serves Andrews County. The county is situated in far west Texas at the bottom of the panhandle. Its west border is New Mexico. The county center is 10.5 miles West-Northwest of Andrews. The county is surrounded clockwise by Gaines, Dawson, Martin, Midland, Ector, and Winkler counties and New Mexico.
The area of the county is 1501 square miles. It is 20 out of 254 in the state. It ranks 126 out of 254 in population in the state. It has a density of 12.4 persons per square mile making it 161 out of 254 in the state. Andrews County has 72.5% of its population in its incorporated areas. United States Highway 385 crosses north to south from Gaines County into Ector County. The county is a rectangle shape with Andrews almost in the exact center. Andrews is the county seat and the largest city since it is the only incorporated city. It is 72.5% of the county population. This county is in the Andrews Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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