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Brewster County is a county located in western part of the U.S. state of Texas, along the border with Mexico. As of the 2000 census, the population is 8,866. Its county seat and only city is Alpine. U.S. Highway 90 crosses the county in the north; U.S. Highway 385 enters Brewster County from the northeast and proceeds south to the county's main attraction, Big Bend National Park, part of the Big Bend. The Southern Pacific Railroad and the South Orient Railroad cross northern parts of the county.   Brewster is named for Henry Percy Brewster, a secretary of war for the Republic of Texas. The county is the largest in the state and includes Big Bend National Park. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county is larger than the states of Connecticut, Delaware, and Rhode Island (and larger than Delaware and Rhode Island combined).   To the east and south, the Rio Grande forms the county's (and the country's) border with the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Cities and towns The only city in the county is its county seat, Alpine. Unincorporated areas include two census-designated places, Marathon and Study Butte-Terlingua.

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