Zapata -- U.S. County in Texas Population (2000): 12182 Housing Units (2000): 6167 Land area (2000): 996.759846 sq. miles (2581.596039 sq. km) Water area (2000): 61.344201 sq. miles (158.880744 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1058.104047 sq. miles (2740.476783 sq. km) Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48 Location: 26.953071 N, 99.203000 W Headwords: Zapata Zapata, TX Zapata County Zapata County, TX