Техас штатындағы Моррис округі

County in Texas, United States

Morris County is a county located near the eastern border of the U. S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 11,973. Its county seat is Daingerfield. Morris County is probably named for William Wright Morris, an early judge and planter from Henderson, also in northeast Texas. As of 2016, Morris County is no longer one of six entirely dry, prohibition counties in the state of Texas. Morris County is "partially wet."

In the nineteenth century, this area was settled primarily by European American planters and farmers, many of whom brought enslaved African Americans with them or purchased others to work as laborers on the cotton plantations they developed. Cotton was most important, but farmers also cultivated other commodity crops before the American Civil War. Eastern Texas was the region of the state with the highest number and proportion of slaves. The area has continued to be mostly rural and agricultural. In the 21st century, African Americans comprise a significant minority in the county.

According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 259 square miles (671 km2), of which 252 square miles (653 km2) is land and 6.7 square miles (17 km2) (2.6%) is water. It is the fifth smallest county in Texas by land area and fourth smallest by total area.

A single room was first used as a courthouse. In 1882 a new courthouse was built, for $5,500. On July 19, 1971, a groundbreaking occurred for a replacement courthouse, scheduled to open in 1972.