Navarro County, Texas
| Navarro County, Texas | |
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The Navarro County Courthouse in Corsicana
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 Location in the U.S. state of Texas |
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 Texas's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | April 25, 1846 |
| Named for | José Antonio Navarro |
| Seat | Corsicana |
| Largest city | Corsicana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,086 sq mi (2,813 km2) |
| • Land | 1,010 sq mi (2,616 km2) |
| • Water | 76 sq mi (197 km2), 7.0% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 47,735 |
| • Density | 47/sq mi (18/km²) |
| Congressional district | 6th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Navarro County (/nəˈveɪroʊ/ nə-VAY-roh) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 47,735. Its county seat is Corsicana. The county is named for José Antonio Navarro, a Tejano leader in the Texas Revolution who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence.
Navarro County comprises the Coriscana, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Combined Statistical Area.
Navarro County was formed from Robertson County in 1846.
In 1860, after the election of Abraham Lincoln to the American presidency, Navarro County lowered the American flag at the courthouse in protest and instead hoisted the Texas flag. Thereafter early in 1861, some 450 Navarro County men enlisted in the new Confederate States Army. Two of the enlistees became outstanding officers, Roger O. Mills and Clinton M. Winkler, a Confederate colonel for whom Winkler County in southwest Texas is named. The county commissioners appropriated funds for weapons and ammunition and for the support of the soldiers' families.
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