Presidio County
- Population
- 5,930
- Area
- 3,855.25 sq mi (9,985.06 km²), 0.68 sq mi water
- Median age
- 41.2
- Households
- 2,418
- Persons per household
- 2.5
- Median household income
- $43,802
- Median house value
- $121,300
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
Cities & Towns in Presidio County
Local News
Big Bend Sentinel
Published 1 hour agoMcCanless doubles role at district, district doubles-down on college readiness
MARFA—New Marfa ISD Superintendent Stephen McCanless is now also taking on the role as the district’s junior high/high school principal. In early September, the Marfa ISD community was issued a memo about the change.
Big Bend Sentinel
Published September 11Landowners set for legal announcement regarding border wall on Monday
Conserve Big Bend, the umbrella nonprofit behind the No Big Bend Wall initiative, set a press conference for 10 a.m. Monday at the Presidio County Courthouse in Marfa to “announce a significant legal development in the ongoing effort to stop border wall and infrastructure…
Big Bend Sentinel
Published September 11HTeaO opens a new store in Presidio
HTeaO, a national iced tea franchise, will open in Presidio on Saturday, September 12, with a celebration offering free tea to customers from 10 a.m. to noon. The store, located at 316B Jose Rodriguez Street, Presidio, is operated by franchise owners Ismael, Florentina, Rosa and…
Big Bend Sentinel
Published September 09Head of Homeland Security to meet with area officials today on border wall issues
This story has been updated here. Update: Two judges report Mullin was a no-show. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin will meet with area county judges today at 3 p.m. to discuss border wall projects, according to Presidio County Judge Joe Portillo, who made the…
Big Bend Sentinel
Published September 08Awesome Street serves up a new take on a beverage lounge
Anthony DeSimone is no stranger to the streets of Marfa, Texas. DeSimone, along with his friend Alex Marks, visited Marfa in the summer of 2007, which would, unbeknownst to DeSimone, be his future home. The pair spent the night right around the corner from what would become…