Castro County, Texas

Castro County
Castro County
County
	Castro County Courthouse in Dimmitt
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 34°32′N 102°16′W / 34.53°N 102.26°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1891
Named for	Henri Castro
Seat	Dimmitt
Largest city	Dimmitt
Area
• Total	899 sq mi (2,330 km2)
• Land	894 sq mi (2,320 km2)
• Water	4.9 sq mi (13 km2) 0.5%
Population (2020)
• Total	7,371
• Density	8.2/sq mi (3.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	19th
Website	www.co.castro.tx.us

Castro County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,371.^[1]^[2] Its county seat is Dimmitt.^[3] The county was named for Henri Castro,^[4] who was consul general to France for the Republic of Texas and the founder of a colony in Texas.

The county was created in 1876 and was organized in 1891.^[5]

On April 10, 2023, an explosion and subsequent fire at South Fork Dairy, about 10 miles south of Dimmitt, resulted in the deaths of an estimated 18,000 dairy cattle.^[6]

^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Castro County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
^ "Castro County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 72.
^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
^ Rick Jervis (January 3, 2024). "Cloud still hangs over Texas dairy disaster". USA Today.