Van Horn is a town in and the county seat of Culberson County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,435 at the 2000 census. Van Horn is located at 31Â°2â²33â³N 104Â°49â²59â³W / 31.0425Â°N 104.83306Â°W / 31.0425; -104.83306 (31.042489, -104.832928). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 kmÂ²), all of it land.
The completed fence is mainly in New Mexico, Arizona, and California, with construction underway in Texas. U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported that it had more than 580 miles (930 km) of fence in place by the second week of January, 2009.
On the west Texas is bordered by New Mexico and shares an international border with Mexico. To the south, Texas borders Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico. The irregular shape of Texas means that it shares its eastern borders with Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Texas covers 268,601 square miles, making it the 2nd largest of the 50 states, right behind Alaska.