Parmer County, Texas

Parmer County, Texas
Courthouse of Parmer County
Location in the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location in the U.S.
Founded	1907
Named for	Martin Parmer
Seat	Farwell
Largest city	Friona
Area
• Total	885 sq mi (2,292 km2)
• Land	881 sq mi (2,282 km2)
• Water	4.4 sq mi (11 km2), 0.5%
Population
• (2010)	10,269
• Density	12/sq mi (5/km²)
Congressional district	19th
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	parmercounty.org

Parmer County is a county located in the southwestern Texas Panhandle on the high plains of the Llano Estacado in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,269. The county seat is Farwell. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1907. It is named in honor of Martin Parmer, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and early judge. Parmer County is one of 10prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 885 square miles (2,290 km²), of which 881 square miles (2,280 km²) is land and 4.4 square miles (11 km²) (0.5%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, 10,016 people, 3,322 households, and 2,614 families resided in the county. The population density was 11 people per square mile (4/km²). The 3,732 housing units averaged four per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 66.01% White, 1.01% Black or African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 29.51% from other races, and 2.35% from two or more races. 49.19% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,322 households, 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were not families. About 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.43.