Morris County is a county located near the eastern border of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,934. 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 25 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas. Morris County is now "partially wet."HistoryIn 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.GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (2.6%) is water. It is the fifth-smallest county in Texas by land area and fourth-smallest by total area.Major highwaysAdjacent countiesBowie County (north)Cass County (east)Marion County (southeast)Upshur County (south)Camp County (southwest)Titus County (west)Red River County (northwest)
