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About Zapata County

Zapata County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 13,889. Its county seat is Zapata. The county is east of the Mexico–United States border and is named for Colonel José Antonio de Zapata, a rancher in the area who rebelled against Mexico.

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At a glance

Zapata County at a glance

County seat: Zapata
Population: 13,889 (2020)
Land area: 1,058 sq mi
Founded: 1858

Communities

Largest communities in Zapata County

Zapata county seat5,383
Medina3,953
Siesta Shores1,450
Falcon Lake Estates962
Falcon Mesa523

History of Zapata County

Zapata County comprises the Zapata, TX micropolitan statistical area. The South Texas oil boom included wells drilled in Zapata County in the early 1920s through the work of Laredo industrialist Oliver Winfield Killam, a Missouri native who once served as an Oklahoma state legislator.

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