Map of Medina County, Texas

Medina County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 50,748. Its county seat is Hondo. The county is named for the Medina River. The extreme northern part of the county lies within the Edwards Plateau, which elevates into the Texas Hill Country. The Medina Dam, the fourth largest in the nation when completed in 1913, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The irrigation project, creating Medina Lake, was built by 1500 skilled workers who worked in shifts operating 24 hours a day to complete the dam in two years. Medina County is part of the San Antonio, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Medina County overview:
Name:	Medina County
FIPS code:	48-325
State:	Texas
Founded:	1848
Named for:	Medina River
Seat:	Hondo
Largest city:	Hondo
Total Area:	1,335 sq mi (3,460 km²)
Land Area:	1,325 sq mi (3,430 km²)
Total Population:	50,748
Population Density:	38/sq mi (15/km²)
Time zone:	UTC−6 (Central)
Summer Time Zone (DST):	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website:	www.medinacountytexas.org

Medina County location map. Where is Medina County?

Medina County location on the U.S. Map. Where is Medina County. — Location of Medina County in the the United States.

Medina County location on the Texas map. Where is Medina County. — Location of Medina County in Texas.

History

The county is named after the Medina River, which was named in 1689 after the Spanish cartographer Pedro de Medina by the Spanish explorer Alonso de Leon, the first European to encounter the river. Because Pedro de Medina derived his surname from the Andalusian city of Medina-Sidonia, the name Medina comes from the Arabic for city.

The Texas Legislature formed Medina county on February 12, 1848, and enlarged it on February 1, 1850, using land taken from Bexar County. Castroville was the county seat, and the county erected the first permanent courthouse there in 1854. The county seat moved to Hondo in 1892, and a new courthouse was completed there in 1893.

Medina County Road Map

Medina CountyStreet Map. — Street map of Medina County, Texas. Source: OpenStreetMap (OSM)

Medina CountyMap — Medina Countypolitical map.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,335 square miles (3,460 km), of which 1,325 square miles (3,430 km) is land and 9.2 square miles (24 km) (0.7%) is water.