Winkler County
Winkler County, Texas
Photograph Credit: Robert Plocheck.
Winkler County is mostly in the Pecos Valley of West Texas; its northeastern section is on the Llano Estacado. The county is adjacent to the southeastern corner of New Mexico. Kermit, the county seat, is forty miles west of Odessa. The center of the county lies at 31°40' north latitude and 103°03' west longitude. Winkler County comprises 840 square miles of gently rolling to level terrain. Stretching diagonally across the central section of the county is a belt of sand dunes, which are active, windblown, and raised as much as thirty to forty feet above the surrounding surface. Soils are dark-brown to reddish-brown neutral sands, sandy loams, clay loams, and some shallow calcareous clay loams. The nearly flat surface of the county has insignificant drainage. Rainfall is collected in many large and small playas. Several small gullies head along Concho Bluff, a west-facing escarpment, which defines the edge of the Caprock. Two intermittent draws-Cheyenne and Monument-run through the central and west central areas of the county. Vegetation consists of grasses, scrub brush, creosotebush, cacti, and scattered mottes of willows and wild plums. Altitudes vary from 2,671 to 3,193 feet above sea level. Temperatures vary from average lows of 28° F in January to average highs of 97° in July. Average rainfall is twelve inches per year. The growing season extends 220 days. Large annual yields of oil and gas place the county among the leading petroleum producers in the state.
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
Julia Cauble Smith | © Texas State Historical Association
Winkler County at a Glance
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Winkler County
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Currently Exists
Yes
Place type
Winkler County is classified as a County
Altitude Range
2665 ft – 3400 ft
Places of Winkler County
Photos of Winkler County and surrounding areas
Winkler County, Texas
View of the Monahans Sandhills State Park located across both Ward and Winkler Counties, in Texas.
Photograph Credit: Robert Plocheck.
Winkler County, Texas
Landscape of the Monahans Sandhills State Park located across both Ward and Winkler Counties, in Texas.
Photograph Credit: Robert Plocheck.

Winkler County, Texas
The Winkler County Courthouse is located in Kermit, Texas, the county seat. Photograph by Carol M. Highsmith.

Winkler County, Texas
Map of Winkler County, Texas. Map Credit: Robert Plocheck.

Kermit, Texas
The former Kermit Elementary School, currently abandoned, was designed in the Mission Revival Style, in Kermit, the seat of Winkler County. Photograph Credit: TE Photos via TexasEscapes.com Kermit

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Winkler County by the Numbers
Population & Civilian Labor Counts
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Population Counts
Winkler County
Pop. | Year | Source |
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8,010 | 2019 | United States Census Bureau |
Civilian Labor Counts
Winkler County
People | Year | Source |
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3,916 | 2019 | Texas Workforce Commission |
Per Capita Income
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Per Capita Income (USD) | Year | Source |
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$57,584 | 2019 | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis |
Property Values, Retail Sales, and Wages
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Property Values
Winkler County
USD ($) | Year | Source |
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1,686,326,364 | 2019 | State Property Tax Board |
Retail Sales
Winkler County
USD ($) | Year | Source |
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163,920,096 | 2019 | State Comptroller of Public Accounts |
Wages
Winkler County
USD ($) | Year | Source |
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64,130,151 | 2019 | Texas Workforce Commission |
Unemployment
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Unemployment Percentage | Year | Source |
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11.8 | 2019 | Texas Workforce Commission |
Rainfall
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Rainfall (inches) | Year | Source |
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13.1 | 2019 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Temperature Ranges
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Min. (January Average, °F) | Max. (July Average, °F) | Year | Source |
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28.9 | 96.9 | 2019 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Land Area & Total Area
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Land Area
Winkler County
Area (square miles) | Year | Source |
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841.1 | 2019 | United States Census Bureau |
Total Area
Winkler County
Area (square miles) | Year | Source |
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841.3 | 2019 | United States Census Bureau |