Editing Ector County, Texas (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|902|sqmi|abbr=on}}, of which {{convert|898|sqmi|abbr=on}} are land and {{convert|4.1|sqmi|abbr=on}} (0.5%) are covered by water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 26, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> Ector County has an average rainfall of about 14 in per year and a warm, sunny, semiarid climate. Most of the county is relatively flat, with small areas of slightly rolling terrain. The area is known for its stark landscape. The few naturally occurring trees are mostly [[honey mesquite|mesquite]] trees, which more resemble large bushes.

===Major highways===
{{div col|colwidth=12em}}
* {{jct|state=TX|I|20|name1=}}
* {{jct|state=TX|BL|20|name1=}}
* {{jct|state=TX|US|385|name1=}}
* {{jct|state=TX|TX|158|name1=}}
* {{jct|state=TX|TX|181|name1=}}
* {{jct|state=TX|TX|191|name1=}}
* {{jct|state=TX|TX|302|name1=}}
* {{jct|state=TX|Spur|450|name1=}}
* {{jct|state=TX|Spur|588|name1=}}
* {{jct|state=TX|Loop|338|name1=}}
* {{jct|state=TX|FM|554|name1=}}
* {{jct|state=TX|FM|1053|name1=}}
* {{jct|state=TX|FM|1601|name1=}}
* {{jct|state=TX|FM|1787|name1=}}
* {{jct|state=TX|FM|1788|name1=}}
* {{jct|state=TX|FM|1882|name1=}}
* {{jct|state=TX|FM|1936|name1=}}
* {{jct|state=TX|FM|2019|name1=}}
* {{jct|state=TX|FM|2020|name1=}}
* {{jct|state=TX|FM|3472|name1=}}
* {{jct|state=TX|FM|3503|name1=}}
{{div col end}}

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Andrews County, Texas|Andrews County]] (north)
* [[Midland County, Texas|Midland County]] (east)
* [[Upton County, Texas|Upton County]] (southeast)
* [[Crane County, Texas|Crane County]] (south)
* [[Ward County, Texas|Ward County]] (southwest)
* [[Winkler County, Texas|Winkler County]] (west)