Interesting Facts About The Lone Star State . . . . . . .
The population of Texas is 24 million, not including the 16 million cattle.
70% of the population of Texas lives within 200 miles of Austin.
Texas possesses three of the Top Ten most populous cities in the U.S. - Houston, Dallas
and San Antonio.
in southeast Texas with 3.4 million residents. The least populated county in Texas and the
United States is Loving county with only 67 residents.
Colorado has about 4.9 million residents.
El Paso, Texas is closer to Needles, California (516 miles) than it is to Dallas, Texas (571 miles).
Texas' largest county is Brewster with 6,208 square miles. Connecticut (5,544 Sq Mi),
Delaware (2,489 Sq Mi) and Rhode Island (1,545 Sq Mi) can fit inside this county.
The King Ranch itself near Corpus Christi is larger than the state of Rhode Island, includes
50,000 head of cattle and more than 2,000 miles of fence.
Texas possesses 23,292 farms with 1,000 acres or more for a total of 132 million acres, or
80% of the state land area.
Texas has 90 mountains a mile or more high, with Guadalupe Peak in West Texas at 8,751
feet being the tallest.
Almost 10% of Texas is covered by forest which includes four national and five state forests.
Average yearly rainfall totals in West Texas are less than 8 inches while in East Texas totals
exceed 56 inches. Texas climate statistics, Texas and U.S. weather extremes.
The average January temperature for Amarillo is 36.7 degrees while in Brownsville the
average is 61.4. On March 27, 1984, the temperature in Brownsville was 106 degrees
while Amarillo reported snow and 35 degrees.© Co © Copyright 1999-2009 Dan Baker
