Martin County, Texas
| Martin County, Texas | |
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The Martin County Courthouse in Stanton
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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 | 1884 |
| Seat | Stanton |
| Largest city | Stanton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 916 sq mi (2,372 km2) |
| • Land | 915 sq mi (2,370 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (2 km2), 0.08% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 4,799 |
| • Density | 5.2/sq mi (2/km²) |
| Congressional district | 11th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Martin County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,799. Its county seat is Stanton. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1884. It is named for Wylie Martin, an early settler. Martin County is one of 30 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in Texas.
Martin County is included in the Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 916 square miles (2,370 km2), of which 915 square miles (2,370 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (0.08%) is water. The northern portion of 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 4,746 people, 1,624 households, and 1,256 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 1,894 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 79.01% White, 1.58% Black or African American, 0.82% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 16.06% from other races, and 2.36% from two or more races. 40.56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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