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Brewster CountyTexas

Brewster County is in Texas, with its seat in Alpine. The county was formed on February 2, 1887, from Presidio County and named after Henry Percy Brewster.

  • Founded1887
  • County seatAlpine
  • Named forHenry Percy Brewster
  • Land area6,184 sq mi + 8.5 sq mi water
  • Population9,546 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped19,894 checked 16 October 2026
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Updated

PresidioPecosTerrellJeff Davis Alpine Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Brewster on the map of Texas

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History

Formed in 1887 from Presidio County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Brewster County was created from Presidio County on February 2, 1887, but was not fully organized until February 22 of that year. In March 1887, three new counties—Buchel, Foley, and Jeff Davis—were created from Presidio, with all three initially attached to Brewster County for judicial purposes. Jeff Davis County was fully organized and detached from Brewster in June 1887, while Buchel and Foley counties were eventually eliminated, with their lands returned to Brewster County by 1897.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1887
    Brewster County created Brewster created from Presidio; Brewster not fully organized.
    from Presidio
    · Texas Laws 1887, 20th leg., reg. sess., ch. 4/p. 4
  2. 1887
    Changed Brewster fully organized. · Casey, 27-28
  3. 1887
    Brewster County created Buchel (extinct), Foley (extinct), and Jeff Davis created from Presidio; Buchel, Foley, and Jeff Davis not fully organized, all attached to Brewster "for judicial purposes."
    from Buchelfrom Foleyfrom Jeff Davisfrom Presidio
    · Texas Laws 1887, 20th leg., reg. sess., ch. 38/p. 26
  4. 1887
    Changed Jeff Davis fully organized, detached from Brewster.
    Jeff Davis
    · Jacobson and Nored, 151
  5. 1889
    Gained territory Brewster gained from Foley (extinct), lost to Presidio.
    from Foleyfrom Presidio
    · Texas Laws 1889, 21st leg., ch. 49/p. 44
  6. 1897
    Gained territory Brewster gained all of Buchel (extinct) and Foley (extinct); Buchel and Foley eliminated.
    from Buchelfrom Foley
    · Texas Laws 1897, 25th leg., reg. sess., ch. 90/p. 115

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Brewster

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a reliable statewide or national copy
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Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Brewster by the Census

Population
9,546 2020 Census count
Housing units
5,930 2020 Census count
Land area
6,184 square miles
Water area
8.5 square miles
People per sq mi
2 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Records

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Brewster County

When was Brewster County founded?
Brewster County was founded in 1887, formed from Presidio County, and named after Henry Percy Brewster.
What is the county seat of Brewster County?
The county seat of Brewster County is Alpine.
Is there an online parcel map for Brewster County?
Yes. Brewster County publishes a parcel map of 19,894 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Brewster County's boundary or name changed?
Brewster County was created in 1887 from Presidio County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 5 later changes, chiefly involving Foley County, Buchel County and Jeff Davis County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Brewster County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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