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Texas
State Facts
There are fewer men than woman in Texas. The overall gender ratio is 99 men to 100 women.
The Texas flag was adopted on August 31, 1933. The flag has been ranked the 2nd best U.S. flag by a leading Vexillology Organization.
The Texas quarter was the 28th quarter released overall. The quarter was released on June 1, 2004.
Recent estimates put Texas's population at around 26,957,000 people (2nd out of 56).The population density is 103.2 people per square mile (32nd out of 56).
Someone from Texas is known as a Texan. View our List of Adjectival and Demonyms for all the States.
Texas was the 28th state when it joined the United States on December 29, 1845. Prior to 1845, Texas was known as "Republic of Texas (granted statehood simultaneously with annexation)."
Essential Texas Facts
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TX
Postal Code
The Texas postal code is TX. This abbreviation has been used since the USPS first established official codes in October 1963. -
Gender Ratio
Gender Ratio: 99 Men to 100 Women
Male Population: 13,382,386 men
Female Population: 13,574,572 women
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State Quarter
The Texas Quarter was released in June 06, 2004.
Total Mintage: 0.54 billion.
Engraver: Norman E. Nemeth -
Population and Area
Population: 26,956,958 people
Land Area: 261,232 square miles
Population Density: 26,956,958 people per square mile
Areas Codes in Texas (25)
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- 214
- 254
- 281
- 325
- 361
- 409
- 430
- 432
- 469
- 505
- 512
- 682
- 713
- 806
- 817
- 830
- 832
- 903
- 915
- 936
- 940
- 956
- 972
- 979
Texas Counties (254)
| County | Top Cities |
|---|---|
| Anderson County | Cayuga, Elkhart, Frankston, Montalba, Neches, and Palestine |
| Andrews County | Andrews |
| Angelina County | Diboll, Huntington, Lufkin, Pollok, and Zavalla |
| Aransas County | Fulton and Rockport |
| Archer County | Archer City, Holliday, Megargel, Scotland, and Windthorst |
| Armstrong County | Claude and Wayside |
| Atascosa County | Campbellton, Charlotte, Christine, Jourdanton, Leming, and Lytle |
| Austin County | Bellville, Bleiblerville, Industry, Kenney, New Ulm, and Sealy |
| Bailey County | Enochs, Maple, and Muleshoe |
| Bandera County | Bandera, Medina, Pipe Creek, Tarpley, and Vanderpool |
| Bastrop County | Bastrop, Cedar Creek, Elgin, Mc Dade, Paige, and Red Rock |
| Baylor County | Seymour |
| Bee County | Beeville, Mineral, Normanna, Pettus, Skidmore, and Tuleta |
| Bell County | Bartlett, Belton, Harker Heights, Heidenheimer, Holland, and Killeen |
| Bexar County | Adkins, Atascosa, Boerne, Converse, Elmendorf, and Helotes |
| Blanco County | Blanco, Hye, Johnson City, and Round Mountain |
| Borden County | Gail |
| Bosque County | Clifton, Cranfills Gap, Iredell, Kopperl, Laguna Park, and Meridian |
| Bowie County | De Kalb, Hooks, Maud, Nash, New Boston, and Redwater |
| Brazoria County | Alvin, Angleton, Brazoria, Clute, Damon, and Danbury |
| Brazos County | Bryan, College Station, Kurten, Millican, and Wellborn |
| Brewster County | Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Marathon, and Terlingua |
| Briscoe County | Quitaque and Silverton |
| Brooks County | Encino and Falfurrias |
| Brown County | Bangs, Blanket, Brookesmith, Brownwood, Early, and May |
| Burleson County | Caldwell, Chriesman, Deanville, Lyons, Snook, and Somerville |
| Burnet County | Bertram, Briggs, Burnet, and Marble Falls |
| Caldwell County | Dale, Fentress, Lockhart, Luling, Martindale, and Maxwell |
| Calhoun County | Point Comfort, Port Lavaca, Port O Connor, and Seadrift |
| Callahan County | Baird, Clyde, Cross Plains, and Putnam |
| Cameron County | Brownsville, Combes, Harlingen, La Feria, Los Fresnos, and Los Indios |
| Camp County | Leesburg and Pittsburg |
| Carson County | Groom, Panhandle, Skellytown, and White Deer |
| Cass County | Atlanta, Bivins, Bloomburg, Douglassville, Hughes Springs, and Kildare |
| Castro County | Dimmitt, Hart, Nazareth, and Summerfield |
| Chambers County | Anahuac, Baytown, Hankamer, Mont Belvieu, Stowell, and Wallisville |
| Cherokee County | Alto, Bullard, Cuney, Gallatin, Jacksonville, and Maydelle |
| Childress County | Childress and Tell |
| Clay County | Bellevue, Bluegrove, Byers, Henrietta, and Petrolia |
| Cochran County | Bledsoe, Morton, and Whiteface |
| Coke County | Bronte, Robert Lee, Silver, and Tennyson |
| Coleman County | Burkett, Coleman, Goldsboro, Gouldbusk, Novice, and Rockwood |
| Collingsworth County | Dodson, Quail, Sam Norwood, and Wellington |
| Collin County | Allen, Anna, Blue Ridge, Celina, Copeville, and Dallas |
| Colorado County | Alleyton, Altair, Cat Spring, Columbus, Eagle Lake, and Garwood |
| Comal County | Bulverde, Canyon Lake, Fischer, New Braunfels, San Antonio, and Spring Branch |
| Comanche County | Comanche, De Leon, Energy, Gustine, Proctor, and Sidney |
| Concho County | Eden, Eola, Lowake, Millersview, and Paint Rock |
| Cooke County | Era, Gainesville, Lindsay, Muenster, Rosston, and Valley View |
| Coryell County | Copperas Cove, Evant, Flat, Fort Hood, Gatesville, and Jonesboro |
| Cottle County | Cee Vee and Paducah |
| Crane County | Crane and Girvin |
| Crockett County | Ozona |
| Crosby County | Crosbyton, Lorenzo, and Ralls |
| Culberson County | Salt Flat and Van Horn |
| Dallam County | Dalhart, Kerrick, and Texline |
| Dallas County | Addison, Balch Springs, Carrollton, Cedar Hill, Coppell, and Dallas |
| Dawson County | Ackerly, Lamesa, and Welch |
| Deaf Smith County | Dawn and Hereford |
| Delta County | Ben Franklin, Cooper, Enloe, Klondike, Lake Creek, and Pecan Gap |
| Denton County | Argyle, Aubrey, Carrollton, Denton, Flower Mound, and Fort Worth |
| DeWitt County | Cuero, Hochheim, Meyersville, Nordheim, Thomaston, and Weesatche |
| Dickens County | Afton, Dickens, Mcadoo, and Spur |
| Dimmit County | Asherton, Big Wells, Carrizo Springs, and Catarina |
| Donley County | Clarendon, Hedley, and Lelia Lake |
| Duval County | Benavides, Concepcion, Freer, Realitos, and San Diego |
| Eastland County | Carbon, Cisco, Desdemona, Eastland, Gorman, and Olden |
| Ector County | Gardendale, Goldsmith, Notrees, Odessa, and Penwell |
| Edwards County | Barksdale and Rocksprings |
| Ellis County | Avalon, Bardwell, Ennis, Ferris, Forreston, and Italy |
| El Paso County | Anthony, Canutillo, Clint, El Paso, Fabens, and Fort Bliss |
| Erath County | Bluff Dale, Dublin, Lingleville, Morgan Mill, and Stephenville |
| Falls County | Chilton, Eddy, Lott, Marlin, Reagan, and Rosebud |
| Fannin County | Bailey, Bonham, Dodd City, Ector, Gober, and Honey Grove |
| Fayette County | Carmine, Ellinger, Fayetteville, Flatonia, La Grange, and Muldoon |
| Fisher County | Mc Caulley, Roby, Rotan, and Sylvester |
| Floyd County | Aiken, Dougherty, Floydada, Lockney, and South Plains |
| Foard County | Crowell |
| Fort Bend County | Beasley, Fresno, Fulshear, Katy, Kendleton, and Missouri City |
| Franklin County | Mount Vernon and Scroggins |
| Freestone County | Donie, Fairfield, Kirvin, Streetman, Teague, and Wortham |
| Frio County | Bigfoot, Dilley, Moore, and Pearsall |
| Gaines County | Loop, Seagraves, and Seminole |
| Galveston County | Bacliff, Dickinson, Friendswood, Galveston, Gilchrist, and High Island |
| Garza County | Justiceburg and Post |
| Gillespie County | Doss, Fredericksburg, Harper, Stonewall, and Willow City |
| Glasscock County | Garden City |
| Goliad County | Berclair, Fannin, and Goliad |
| Gonzales County | Belmont, Cost, Gonzales, Harwood, Leesville, and Nixon |
| Grayson County | Bells, Collinsville, Denison, Gordonville, Gunter, and Howe |
| Gray County | Alanreed, Lefors, Mclean, and Pampa |
| Gregg County | Gladewater, Judson, Kilgore, Longview, and White Oak |
| Grimes County | Anderson, Bedias, Iola, Navasota, Plantersville, and Richards |
| Guadalupe County | Cibolo, Geronimo, Kingsbury, Marion, Mc Queeney, and Schertz |
| Hale County | Abernathy, Cotton Center, Edmonson, Hale Center, Petersburg, and Plainview |
| Hall County | Estelline, Lakeview, Memphis, and Turkey |
| Hamilton County | Carlton, Hamilton, Hico, and Pottsville |
| Hansford County | Gruver, Morse, and Spearman |
| Hardeman County | Chillicothe and Quanah |
| Hardin County | Batson, Kountze, Lumberton, Saratoga, Silsbee, and Sour Lake |
| Harrison County | Elysian Fields, Hallsville, Harleton, Jonesville, Karnack, and Marshall |
| Harris County | Alief, Barker, Baytown, Bellaire, Channelview, and Crosby |
| Hartley County | Channing and Hartley |
| Haskell County | Haskell, O Brien, Rochester, Rule, and Weinert |
| Hays County | Austin, Buda, Driftwood, Dripping Springs, Kyle, and San Marcos |
| Hemphill County | Canadian |
| Henderson County | Athens, Brownsboro, Chandler, Eustace, Kemp, and Larue |
| Hidalgo County | Alamo, Donna, Edcouch, Edinburg, Elsa, and Hargill |
| Hill County | Abbott, Aquilla, Blum, Brandon, Bynum, and Covington |
| Hockley County | Anton, Levelland, Pep, Ropesville, Smyer, and Sundown |
| Hood County | Cresson, Granbury, Lipan, Paluxy, and Tolar |
| Hopkins County | Brashear, Como, Cumby, Dike, Pickton, and Saltillo |
| Houston County | Crockett, Grapeland, Kennard, Latexo, Lovelady, and Ratcliff |
| Howard County | Big Spring, Coahoma, Forsan, and Knott |
| Hudspeth County | Dell City, Fort Hancock, and Sierra Blanca |
| Hunt County | Caddo Mills, Campbell, Celeste, Commerce, Greenville, and Lone Oak |
| Hutchinson County | Borger, Fritch, Sanford, and Stinnett |
| Irion County | Barnhart and Mertzon |
| Jackson County | Edna, Francitas, Ganado, La Salle, La Ward, and Lolita |
| Jack County | Bryson, Jacksboro, Jermyn, and Perrin |
| Jasper County | Brookeland, Buna, Evadale, Jasper, and Kirbyville |
| Jeff Davis County | Fort Davis and Valentine |
| Jefferson County | Beaumont, China, Groves, Hamshire, Nederland, and Nome |
| Jim Hogg County | Guerra and Hebbronville |
| Jim Wells County | Alice, Ben Bolt, Orange Grove, and Premont |
| Johnson County | Alvarado, Burleson, Cleburne, Godley, Grandview, and Joshua |
| Jones County | Anson, Avoca, Hamlin, Hawley, Lueders, and Stamford |
| Karnes County | Ecleto, Falls City, Gillett, Hobson, Karnes City, and Kenedy |
| Kaufman County | Crandall, Elmo, Forney, Kaufman, Mabank, and Rosser |
| Kendall County | Bergheim, Boerne, Comfort, Kendalia, and Waring |
| Kenedy County | Armstrong and Sarita |
| Kent County | Girard and Jayton |
| Kerr County | Center Point, Hunt, Ingram, Kerrville, and Mountain Home |
| Kimble County | Junction, London, Roosevelt, and Telegraph |
| King County | Guthrie |
| Kinney County | Brackettville |
| Kleberg County | Kingsville and Riviera |
| Knox County | Benjamin, Goree, Knox City, and Munday |
| Lamar County | Arthur City, Blossom, Brookston, Chicota, Cunningham, and Deport |
| Lamb County | Amherst, Earth, Fieldton, Littlefield, Olton, and Spade |
| Lampasas County | Kempner, Lampasas, and Lometa |
| La Salle County | Artesia Wells, Cotulla, Encinal, and Fowlerton |
| Lavaca County | Hallettsville, Moulton, Shiner, Sublime, Sweet Home, and Yoakum |
| Lee County | Dime Box, Giddings, Ledbetter, Lexington, and Lincoln |
| Leon County | Buffalo, Centerville, Concord, Flynn, Jewett, and Leona |
| Liberty County | Cleveland, Daisetta, Dayton, Devers, Hardin, and Hull |
| Limestone County | Coolidge, Groesbeck, Kosse, Mexia, Prairie Hill, and Tehuacana |
| Lipscomb County | Booker, Darrouzett, Follett, Higgins, and Lipscomb |
| Live Oak County | Dinero, George West, Oakville, Sandia, Three Rivers, and Whitsett |
| Llano County | Bluffton, Buchanan Dam, Castell, Horseshoe Bay, Kingsland, and Llano |
| Loving County | Mentone |
| Lubbock County | Idalou, Lubbock, New Deal, Ransom Canyon, Shallowater, and Slaton |
| Lynn County | New Home, Odonnell, Tahoka, and Wilson |
| Madison County | Madisonville, Midway, and North Zulch |
| Marion County | Avinger, Jefferson, and Lodi |
| Martin County | Lenorah, Stanton, and Tarzan |
| Mason County | Art, Fredonia, Mason, and Pontotoc |
| Matagorda County | Bay City, Blessing, Cedar Lane, Collegeport, Elmaton, and Markham |
| Maverick County | Eagle Pass, El Indio, and Quemado |
| McCulloch County | Brady, Doole, Lohn, Melvin, Rochelle, and Voca |
| McLennan County | Axtell, Bruceville, China Spring, Crawford, Elm Mott, and Hewitt |
| McMullen County | Calliham and Tilden |
| Medina County | Castroville, D Hanis, Devine, Hondo, La Coste, and Mico |
| Menard County | Fort Mc Kavett, Hext, and Menard |
| Midland County | Midland |
| Milam County | Buckholts, Burlington, Cameron, Davilla, Gause, and Milano |
| Mills County | Goldthwaite, Mullin, Priddy, and Star |
| Mitchell County | Colorado City, Loraine, and Westbrook |
| Montague County | Bowie, Forestburg, Montague, Nocona, Ringgold, and Saint Jo |
| Montgomery County | Conroe, Dobbin, Magnolia, Montgomery, New Caney, and Pinehurst |
| Moore County | Cactus, Dumas, Masterson, and Sunray |
| Morris County | Cason, Daingerfield, Lone Star, and Omaha |
| Motley County | Flomot, Matador, and Roaring Springs |
| Nacogdoches County | Chireno, Cushing, Douglass, Etoile, Garrison, and Martinsville |
| Navarro County | Barry, Blooming Grove, Chatfield, Corsicana, Dawson, and Frost |
| Newton County | Bon Wier, Burkeville, Call, Deweyville, Newton, and Wiergate |
| Nolan County | Blackwell, Maryneal, Nolan, Roscoe, and Sweetwater |
| Nueces County | Agua Dulce, Banquete, Bishop, Chapman Ranch, Corpus Christi, and Driscoll |
| Ochiltree County | Farnsworth, Perryton, and Waka |
| Oldham County | Adrian, Boys Ranch, Vega, and Wildorado |
| Orange County | Bridge City, Mauriceville, Orange, Orangefield, and Vidor |
| Palo Pinto County | Gordon, Graford, Mineral Wells, Mingus, Palo Pinto, and Santo |
| Panola County | Beckville, Carthage, Clayton, De Berry, Gary, and Long Branch |
| Parker County | Aledo, Azle, Dennis, Millsap, Mineral Wells, and Peaster |
| Parmer County | Bovina, Farwell, Friona, and Lazbuddie |
| Pecos County | Coyanosa, Fort Stockton, Imperial, Iraan, and Sheffield |
| Polk County | Ace, Camden, Corrigan, Dallardsville, Goodrich, and Leggett |
| Potter County | Amarillo and Bushland |
| Presidio County | Marfa, Presidio, and Redford |
| Rains County | Emory and Point |
| Randall County | Amarillo, Canyon, Happy, and Umbarger |
| Reagan County | Big Lake |
| Real County | Camp Wood, Leakey, and Rio Frio |
| Red River County | Annona, Avery, Bagwell, Bogata, Clarksville, and Detroit |
| Reeves County | Balmorhea, Orla, Pecos, Saragosa, Toyah, and Toyahvale |
| Refugio County | Austwell, Bayside, Refugio, Tivoli, and Woodsboro |
| Robertson County | Bremond, Calvert, Franklin, Hearne, Mumford, and New Baden |
| Roberts County | Miami |
| Rockwall County | Fate, Rockwall, and Royse City |
| Runnels County | Ballinger, Miles, Norton, Rowena, Wingate, and Winters |
| Rusk County | Easton, Henderson, Joinerville, Laird Hill, Laneville, and Minden |
| Sabine County | Bronson, Hemphill, Milam, and Pineland |
| San Augustine County | Broaddus and San Augustine |
| San Jacinto County | Cleveland, Coldspring, Oakhurst, Pointblank, and Shepherd |
| San Patricio County | Aransas Pass, Edroy, Gregory, Ingleside, Mathis, and Odem |
| San Saba County | Bend, Cherokee, Richland Springs, and San Saba |
| Schleicher County | Eldorado |
| Scurry County | Dunn, Fluvanna, Hermleigh, Ira, and Snyder |
| Shackelford County | Albany and Moran |
| Shelby County | Center, Joaquin, Shelbyville, Tenaha, and Timpson |
| Sherman County | Stratford |
| Smith County | Arp, Flint, Lindale, Tyler, Whitehouse, and Winona |
| Somervell County | Glen Rose, Nemo, and Rainbow |
| Starr County | Delmita, Falcon Heights, Garciasville, Grulla, Rio Grande City, and Roma |
| Stephens County | Breckenridge and Caddo |
| Sterling County | Sterling City |
| Stonewall County | Aspermont and Old Glory |
| Sutton County | Sonora |
| Swisher County | Kress and Tulia |
| Tarrant County | Arlington, Azle, Bedford, Colleyville, Crowley, and Dallas |
| Taylor County | Abilene, Buffalo Gap, Dyess Afb, Lawn, Merkel, and Ovalo |
| Terrell County | Dryden and Sanderson |
| Terry County | Brownfield, Meadow, Tokio, and Wellman |
| Throckmorton County | Throckmorton and Woodson |
| Titus County | Cookville, Mount Pleasant, Talco, and Winfield |
| Tom Green County | Carlsbad, Christoval, Goodfellow Afb, Knickerbocker, Mereta, and San Angelo |
| Travis County | Austin, Del Valle, Leander, Manchaca, Manor, and Pflugerville |
| Trinity County | Apple Springs, Centralia, Groveton, Pennington, Trinity, and Woodlake |
| Tyler County | Chester, Colmesneil, Doucette, Fred, Hillister, and Spurger |
| Upshur County | Big Sandy, Diana, Gilmer, and Ore City |
| Upton County | Mc Camey, Midkiff, and Rankin |
| Uvalde County | Concan, Knippa, Sabinal, Utopia, and Uvalde |
| Val Verde County | Comstock, Del Rio, Langtry, and Laughlin A F B |
| Van Zandt County | Ben Wheeler, Canton, Edgewood, Fruitvale, Grand Saline, and Van |
| Victoria County | Bloomington, Inez, Mcfaddin, Nursery, Placedo, and Telferner |
| Walker County | Dodge, Huntsville, New Waverly, and Riverside |
| Waller County | Brookshire, Hempstead, Katy, Pattison, Prairie View, and San Felipe |
| Ward County | Barstow, Grandfalls, Monahans, Pyote, and Wickett |
| Washington County | Brenham, Burton, Chappell Hill, and Washington |
| Webb County | Bruni, Laredo, Mirando City, and Oilton |
| Wharton County | Boling, Danevang, East Bernard, Egypt, El Campo, and Glen Flora |
| Wheeler County | Allison, Briscoe, Mobeetie, Shamrock, and Wheeler |
| Wichita County | Burkburnett, Electra, Iowa Park, Kamay, Sheppard Afb, and Wichita Falls |
| Wilbarger County | Harrold, Odell, Oklaunion, and Vernon |
| Willacy County | Lasara, Lyford, Port Mansfield, Raymondville, San Perlita, and Sebastian |
| Williamson County | Austin, Cedar Park, Coupland, Florence, Georgetown, and Granger |
| Wilson County | Floresville, La Vernia, Pandora, Poth, Stockdale, and Sutherland Springs |
| Winkler County | Kermit and Wink |
| Wise County | Alvord, Boyd, Bridgeport, Chico, Decatur, and Greenwood |
| Wood County | Alba, Golden, Hawkins, Mineola, Quitman, and Winnsboro |
| Yoakum County | Denver City and Plains |
| Young County | Graham, Loving, Newcastle, Olney, and South Bend |
| Zapata County | Lopeno, San Ygnacio, and Zapata |
| Zavala County | Batesville, Crystal City, and La Pryor |