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County in Texas, United States

Hunt County is a county in the U. S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 99,956. Its county seat is Greenville. The county is named for Memucan Hunt, Jr., the first Republic of Texas Minister to the United States from 1837 to 1838 and the third Texas Secretary of the Navy from 1838 to 1839. Hunt County is located in Northeast Texas, at the eastern edge of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and the western edge of East Texas. Hunt County is part of the Dallas Fort Worth Arlington metropolitan statistical area.

According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 882 square miles (2,284 km2), of which 840 square miles (2,176 km2) are land and 42 square miles (109 km2) (4.7%) are covered by water.

Hunt County is part of the Dallas/Fort Worth DMA. Local media outlets are: KDFW TV, KXAS TV, WFAA TV, KTVT TV, KERA TV, KTXA TV, KDFI TV, KDAF TV, KFWD TV, and KDTX TV. Other nearby stations that provide coverage for Hunt County come from the Tyler/Longview/Jacksonville market, and they include: KLTV TV, KYTX TV, KFXK TV, KCEB TV, and KETK TV. In addition to this, there is a radio station located at Texas A&M University Commerce called KETR and located on 88.9 FM on the radio. KETR is a 100,000 watt radio station that can reach up to 75 miles away; the station serves Commerce, A&M Commerce, Hunt County, and surrounding cities. KGVL in Greenville is another radio station within the county. Two newspapers besides The Dallas Morning News circulate within the county. They are the Herald Banner (Greenville) and the Commerce Journal (Commerce).

A public transit called the Connection serves all of Hunt County. The transit operates Monday through Friday from 7 am to 7 pm. Reservations have to be made one day in advance and the transit charges $2 ($4 round trip) if the passenger is traveling to a place within the same community or city, and $3 ($6 round trip) if the passenger is traveling from one city or community to another within Hunt County. Also, the transit will take Hunt County residents to Dallas; this is offered round trip only, passengers are charged $34, and a minimum of three passengers is also required.

Hunt County's medical needs are primarily served by Hunt Regional Healthcare, with the Hunt Regional Medical Center located in Greenville being the largest hospital in the county.

The Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 81, located at 2502 Church Street, offers veterans and their dependents a meeting place and assistance with filing and mailing disability forms. The American Legion Otho Morgan Post 17 meets at 4509 Moulton St.