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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. Texas was originally divided into ...
Dallas County, Texas. / 32.77°N 96.78°W / 32.77; -96.78. Dallas County is the second-most populous county in the U.S. state of Texas with a 2020 U.S. census count of 2,613,539, [ 1] making it the ninth-most populous county in the country. Dallas County is included in the Dallas - Arlington - Fort Worth metropolitan statistical area ...
The 1900 Galveston hurricane, [ 1] also known as the Great Galveston hurricane and the Galveston Flood, and known regionally as the Great Storm of 1900 or the 1900 Storm, [ 2][ 3] is the deadliest natural disaster in United States history. [ 4] The strongest storm of the 1900 Atlantic hurricane season, it left between 6,000 and 12,000 ...
Young County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 17,867. [ 1] Its county seat is Graham. [ 2] The county was created in 1856 and organized in 1874. [ 3] It is named for William Cocke Young, an early Texas settler and soldier.
Travis County, Texas. / 30.33°N 97.78°W / 30.33; -97.78. Travis County is located in Central Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,290,188. It is the fifth-most populous county in Texas. Its county seat and most populous city is Austin, [ 1] the capital of Texas. The county was established in 1840 and is named in honor of ...
Matagorda County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,255. [1] Its county seat is Bay City, [2] not to be confused with the larger Baytown in Harris and Chambers Counties. Matagorda County is named for the canebrakes that once grew along the coast (matagorda is a Spanish word meaning ...
Deaf Smith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,583. [ 1][ 2] The county seat is Hereford, [ 3] which is known as the "Beef Capital of the World". The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1890. [ 4] The Hereford, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Deaf ...
This measure has been setting records since Q4 2012. [217] If divided evenly, the $99 trillion represents an average of $782,000 per household (for about 126.2 million households) or $302,000 per person. However, median household net worth (i.e., half of the families above and below this level) was $97,300 in 2016.