Nolan County, Texas
Nolan County | |
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Nolan County Courthouse | |
Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 32°19′N 100°24′W / 32.31°N 100.4°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Founded | 1881 |
| Named after | Philip Nolan |
| Seat | Sweetwater |
| Largest city | Sweetwater |
| Area | |
• Total | 914 sq mi (2,370 km2) |
| • Land | 912 sq mi (2,360 km2) |
| • Water | 2.0 sq mi (5 km2) 0.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,738 |
| • Density | 16/sq mi (6.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 19th |
| Website | www |
Nolan County is a county located in the west-central region of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 14,738. Its county seat is Sweetwater. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1881. It is named for Philip Nolan, one of the first American traders to visit Texas. Nolan County comprises the Sweetwater micropolitan statistical area.