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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.
The first Mountain Home post office was established in 1879, [6] with Hiram L Nelson as the first Postmaster. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Fisheries Research Station [7] opened on Highway 27 in 1925. The Texas Catholic Boys Camp [8] was started in Mountain Home in 1951 by the Society of Mary.
Texas has a total of 254 counties, by far the largest number of counties of any state. Counties in Texas have limited regulatory (ordinance) authority. [1] Counties also have much less legal power than home rule municipalities. They can only pass ordinances (local laws with penalties for violations) in cases where the Texas statutes have given ...
Montalba is an unincorporated community in central Anderson County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas , the community had a population of 809 in 2019. It is located within the Palestine, Texas micropolitan area.
Andice (/ ˈ æ n d ɪ s / AN-diss) is a town located in Williamson County, Texas. [1] It is situated about 15 miles north of Georgetown, Texas and about 38 miles north of Austin . [ 2 ] According to the 2000 census , the population was 25; it was 25 in the 2005 census estimate.
Hill County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 35,874. [1] Its county seat is Hillsboro. [2] The county is named for George Washington Hill, secretary of war and secretary of the navy under the Republic of Texas. Hill County is part of Central Texas, though not included in the Texas Hill Country.
Clifton is the largest city in Bosque County, Texas, United States.The city's population was 3,465 at the 2020 census. [4] Clifton and the surrounding area was settled by Norwegian settlers in the mid 1800s.
Grimes County was organized in 1846, soon after the Republic of Texas was annexed by the United States. Henry Fanthorp, a new Anglo-American settler in Texas, offered land for the county seat. The town grew quickly between 1846 and 1885, reaching a peak population of about 3,000 people. County population was majority-black and enslaved by 1860.