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 2020 Census, the population was 9,869. 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 was one of 10 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas, but is now a wet county.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (0.5%) are covered by water.
Major highways
- 20px U.S. Highway 60
- 20px U.S. Highway 70
- 20px U.S. Highway 84
- 20px State Highway 86
- 20px State Highway 214
Adjacent counties
- Deaf Smith County (north)
- Castro County (east)
- Lamb County (southeast)
- Bailey County (south)
- Curry County, New Mexico (west/Mountain Time Zone)