Sabine County, Texas

Sabine County, Texas
The Sabine County Courthouse
Location in the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location in the U.S.
Founded	1837
Named for	Sabine River
Seat	Hemphill
Largest city	Hemphill
Area
• Total	577 sq mi (1,494 km2)
• Land	491 sq mi (1,272 km2)
• Water	85 sq mi (220 km2), 15%
Population
• (2010)	10,834
• Density	22/sq mi (8/km²)
Congressional district	1st
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.co.sabine.tx.us

Sabine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,834. Its county seat is Hemphill. The county was organized on December 14, 1837, and named for the Sabine River, which forms its eastern border.

Sabine County is represented in the Texas House of Representatives by Republican Chris Paddie, a radio broadcaster and former mayor of Marshall in Harrison County.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 577 square miles (1,490 km²), of which 491 square miles (1,270 km²) is land and 85 square miles (220 km²) (15%) is water.

Sabine County in Texas and Sabine Parish in Louisiana are two of twenty-two counties or parishes in the United States with the same name to border each other across state lines. The others are Big Horn County, Montana and Big Horn County, Wyoming, Union County, Arkansas and Union Parish, Louisiana, Bristol County, Massachusetts and Bristol County, Rhode Island, Kent County, Maryland and Kent County, Delaware, Escambia County, Alabama and Escambia County, Florida, Pike County, Illinois and Pike County, Missouri, Teton County, Idaho and Teton County, Wyoming, Park County, Montana and Park County, Wyoming, San Juan County, New Mexico and San Juan County, Utah, and Vermilion County, Illinois and Vermillion County, Indiana. respectively. (Note, despite the different spellings, the source of the name is the same for Vermilion County, Illinois and Vermillion County, Indiana—the Vermillion River which flows through both counties.)