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El Paso County Texas β +1 915-546-2000 Last Updated: 03/26/2025 |
El Paso County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the westernmost county of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 865,657. Its county seat is the city of El Paso. The county comprises 1,057 square miles of desert and irrigated land that rises from an elevation of 3,500 feet at the Rio Grande to 7,000 feet at the summits of the Franklin Mountains. | |
The Rio Grande valley in this area has been irrigated since prehistoric times and produces bountiful harvests of cotton, pecans, and alfalfa, and lesser amounts of numerous vegetables and fruits. Agriculture depends entirely upon irrigation from the river. |
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El Paso Place Β» City El Paso, Texas, is a city located in the far southwestern part of the U.S. state of Texas, along Interstate 10. It is the county seat of El Paso County and is situated on the Rio Grande, bridged to JuΓ‘rez, Mexico, just south of the New Mexico line. The name "El Paso" comes from "El Paso del Norte," meaning "The Passageway to the North." The city has a population of 678,815 as of 2020. 409 views π 2Texas |
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