General Information: Capital:  Austin 28th state to enter the Union on December 29, 1845 State motto: Friendship State symbols:            Bird:        Mockingbird            Flower:    Bluebonnet             Tree:        Pecan Origin of name:  Tejas was the Spanish pronunciation of the Caddo Indian word meaning "friends" or "allies"  Population:

Population 2004 estimate: Population density (per square mile): Cities with 100,000 or more:     Cities with 50,000 or more:       Cities with 10,000 or more: Population added per day: Number of counties:

22,490,022 79.6 21 41 200 507 254

Top Ten Texas Cities: (2003 est.) 1. Houston 2.  San Antonio                3.  Dallas                         5.  Austin 4.  Ft. Worth  6.  El Paso 7.  Arlington          8.  Corpus Christi               9.  Plano 10. Garland

(2,009,690) (1,214,725) (1,208,318) (672,011) (585,122) (584,113) (335,007) (279,208) (241,991) (218,207)

     Geography:

      Total land area:    267,277 square miles
          Forested area:       22,032 acres
          Four national forests, five state forests
          Highest point:    Guadalupe Peak at 8,749 feet
          Lowest point:    Gulf of Mexico 
          Average precipitation for the state:   28.10 inches
          Record high temperature for the state:  120 degrees at Monahans, June 28, 1994 
          Record low temperature for the state:   -23 degrees at Seminole, February 8, 1933

        Business:

     Per capita income:          $20,654
          Total labor force:       9,568,000
          Principal products:
                    Farm products: Cattle, cotton, wheat, dairy products
                    Minerals:   Petroleum, natural gas   
                    Manufacturing: Petroleum and coal products
          Number of banks:                877
          Agriculture:    
                    Number of farms:                    180,644
                    Land in farms (in acres):    130,886,608
            

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