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Texas Fact Sheet

Texas, the second largest state in the US with 268,601square miles has 254 counties. The largest - Brewster County - stretches over an area of 6,169 square miles. About five percent of the Texas counties have a population of less then 1000 people and twenty percent a population of less that 5,000. Texas is divided into six regions:  East Texas (the Piney Woods), North Central Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex and North Texas), South Texas (San Antonio south to Mexico and the Gulf Coast), the Panhandle, Central Texas (the Hill Country including the state capital, Austin) and West Texas (the Big Bend Area).

 

At a glance

Area

268,601 square miles.

Furthest North to Furthest South

800 miles.

Furthest East to Furthest West

775 miles.

Population Density

63 per square mile.

Licence Plate

Background: White.

Images: The state flag and a small silhouette of the state's map.

Text: "Texas - The Lone Star State".

State Road Sign

A white square with a thin black border. The word "Texas" appears under the road number.

Derivation of Name

From "tejas", a sixteenth century Spanish rendering of a Caddo Native American word meaning "friends".

Nickname

The Lone Star State, from the single star on the state flag.

Climate

Amarillo: January high 49F, July high 91F.

McAllen:: January high 70F, July high 93F.

Dallas/Fort Worth: January high 56F, July high 96F.

El Paso: January high 57F, July high 95F.

Houston: January high 63F, July high 94F. 

Texas

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