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Land grants from the state of Texas to railroad companies were often patented in blocks and sections, and occasionally in units of square miles, officially considered sections. The Texas Land Survey System is often measured in Spanish Customary Units. The most important of these is the vara, which, while ambiguous in the past, was legally ...
It is the fourth-largest county in Texas by area. Presidio County is triangular in shape and is bounded on the east by Brewster County, on the north by Jeff Davis County, and on the south and west for 135 miles (217 km) by the Rio Grande and Mexico. Marfa, the county seat, is 190 miles (306 km) southeast of El Paso and 150 miles (241 km ...
The U.S. state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state. [1] While only about 20% of Texas counties are generally located within the Houston—Dallas—San Antonio—Austin areas, they serve a majority of the state's population with approximately 22,000,000 inhabitants.
48-59696 [2] GNIS feature ID. 1344593 [3] Website. www.prospertx.gov. Prosper is a suburb in Collin and Denton counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Prosper is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,423; [4] As of 2023, the population was 37,746.
Hutchinson County, Texas. Hutchinson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 20,617. [1] Its county seat is Stinnett. [2] The county was created in 1876, but not organized until 1901. [3] It is named for Andrew Hutchinson, [4] an early Texas attorney.
13th. Foard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,095. [1] Its county seat is Crowell, [2] which is also the county's only incorporated community. The county is named for Robert Levi Foard, an attorney who served as a major with the Confederate Army, [3][4] in the American Civil War.
Fisher County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,672. [1] The county seat is Roby. [2] The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1886. [3] It is named for Samuel Rhoads Fisher, [4] a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and a Secretary of the Navy of the Republic of ...
Scurry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 16,932. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Snyder, [ 2 ] which is the home for Western Texas College. Scurry County is named for Confederate General William Scurry. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1884. [ 3 ]