Webb County, Texas
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The Webb County Courthouse in Laredo
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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 | 1848 | |
| Seat | Laredo | |
| Largest city | Laredo | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,375 sq mi (8,741 km2) | |
| • Land | 3,361 sq mi (8,705 km2) | |
| • Water | 14 sq mi (36 km2), 0.4% | |
| Population | ||
| • (2010) | 250,304 | |
| • Density | 74/sq mi (29/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 28th | |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | |
| Website | webbcounty |
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Webb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 250,304. Its county seat is Laredo. The county was named after James Webb, who served as Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of State, and Attorney General of the Republic of Texas, and later judge of the United States District Court following the admission of Texas to statehood. By area, Webb County is the largest county in South Texas and the sixth largest in the state.
Webb County includes the Laredo metropolitan area.
Webb County was split in 1856. Encinal County was established on February 1, 1856, and was to have consisted of the eastern portion of Webb County. However, Encinal County was never organized and was finally dissolved on March 12, 1899, with its territory returned as part of Webb County.
Much of Webb County history is based on the prevalence of ranching in the 19th century and continuing thereafter. The Webb County Heritage Foundation is a nonprofit organization that seeks to preserve documents and artifacts of the past to guarantee that the regional history is not lost to upcoming generations. In 2015, the foundation, headed by President James E. Moore, presented Heritage Awards to such local notables as the artist Janet Krueger, the journalist Maria Eugenia Guerra, and the Laredo Community College art instructor Martha F. Fenstermaker (1943-2014).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,376 square miles (8,740 km2), of which 3,361 square miles (8,700 km2) is land and 14 square miles (36 km2) (0.4%) is covered by water.
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