Reagan County, Texas
| Reagan County, Texas | |
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The Reagan County Courthouse in Big Lake
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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 | 1903 |
| Named for | John Henninger Reagan |
| Seat | Big Lake |
| Largest city | Big Lake |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,176 sq mi (3,046 km2) |
| • Land | 1,175 sq mi (3,043 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (2 km2), 0.06% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 3,367 |
| • Density | 2.9/sq mi (1/km²) |
| Congressional district | 23rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Reagan County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,367. The county seat is Big Lake. The county is named in honor of John Henninger Reagan (1818-1905), who served as postmaster general of the Confederate States of America and also as a U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, and first chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,176 square miles (3,050 km2), of which 1,175 square miles (3,040 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (0.06%) is water. The Spraberry Trend, the third-largest oil field in the United States by remaining reserves, underlies much of the county.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,326 people, 1,107 households, and 872 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,452 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 64.64% White, 3.01% Black or African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 29.56% from other races, and 1.98% from two or more races. 49.49% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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