Texas, US

Texas: State in the southern United States

About

Texas is the second largest U.S. state, located in the South Central region. It borders Mexico, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. Texas is known for its cowboy culture, oil industry, vast landscape, and independent spirit.

Some key facts about Texas:

  • Capital: Austin
  • Population: Around 29 million (second most populous state)
  • Area: 268,597 square miles (second largest state)
  • Nickname: The Lone Star State

Texas features diverse geography including forested hills and mountains, fertile plains, rugged deserts, swamps and coastline along the Gulf of Mexico. Iconic sites include the Alamo, Big Bend National Park and South Padre Island.

Major cities include Houston, San Antonio, Dallas and El Paso. The economy revolves around oil/gas, ranching, tech and aerospace industries. Texans have a reputation for stubborn pride in their state’s size and heritage.

Texas culture blends Southern, cowboy and Mexican influences. Festivals celebrate barbeque, cowboy life and Latin American traditions. Sports are also a major passion, especially football.

The climate varies from arid deserts to humid, subtropical coastline. Summers are blistering hot while winters range from mild to freezing depending on region.

In summary, Texas represents rugged individualism through its expansive lands, iconic cowboy legacy, Southern hospitality, and bold confidence. Everything’s bigger in Texas, from its personality to its landscape.

Texas locator map
Location of Texas

Quick Facts about Texas

Population : 29,360,759
Country : United States of America
Head of government : Governor of Texas
Area : 696241 km2
Water as percent of area : 2.74%
Land as percent of area : 97.26%
Continent : North America
Easternmost point : Point(-93.507969 31.031078)
Northernmost point : Point(-103.00228 36.5004)
Legislative body : Texas Legislature
Named for : friend
Altitude : 1,706 feet / 520 meters
Capital : Austin
Establishment : December 12, 1845 (178 years ago)
Time Zone : America/Chicago, UTC−06:00, Central Time Zone
Local time : 22:41:13 (18th March 2024)
Mount Bonnell 2008 image
Mount Bonnell 2008
Mount Bonnell 2008 image

Geography

Texas is located at 31°15'2"N 99°15'2"W (31.2504400, -99.2506100). It has 8 neighbors: Estado de Tamaulipas, Estado de Nuevo Leon, Estado de Coahuila de Zaragoza, Estado de Chihuahua, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and New Mexico.

Texas map

The largest city of Texas is Houston with a population of 2,316,120. Other cities include, San Antonio population 1,567,118, Dallas population 1,343,266, Austin population 995,484 and Fort Worth population 927,720. See all Texas cities & populated places.

Largest Cities in Texas (more)

Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in Texas.

City Name Title County Population
Houston The fourth most populous city in the United States and the center of the Houston metropolitan area. Harris 2,316,120
San Antonio The seventh most populous city in the United States and the center of the San Antonio metropolitan area. Bexar 1,567,118
Dallas The ninth most populous city in the United States and the center of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. Dallas 1,343,266
Austin The eleventh most populous city in the United States and the center of the Austin metropolitan area. Travis 995,484
Fort Worth The twelfth most populous city in the United States and the center of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. Tarrant 927,720
Montopolis A neighborhood located in Austin, Texas. Travis 912,791
El Paso The twenty-third most populous city in the United States and the center of the El Paso metropolitan area. El Paso 681,534
Arlington The third most populous city in Texas and the center of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. Tarrant 398,864
Corpus Christi The second most populous city in Texas and the center of the Corpus Christi metropolitan area. Nueces 327,248
Plano The second most populous city in Texas and the center of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. Collin 291,296
Laredo The third most populous city in Texas and the center of the Laredo metropolitan area. Webb 263,640
Lubbock The second most populous city in Texas and the center of the Lubbock metropolitan area. Lubbock 262,611
Irving The third most populous city in Texas. Dallas 240,916
Garland The fourth most populous city in Texas. Bowie 238,139
Frisco Frisco is a city in the US state of Texas located in the counties of Collin and Denton, and an affluent and rapidly developing suburb of Dallas. Collin 209,980
McKinney The third most populous city in Collin County, Texas. Collin 208,272

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  • Rick Perry , 20 January, 2015 2000-12-21T00:00:00Z

Texas has 8 neighbours.

  • Hockley County
  • Armstrong County
  • Nolan County
  • Knox County
  • Lavaca County
  • Upshur County
  • Anderson County
  • Terry County
  • Cooke County
  • Collingsworth County
  • Stonewall County
  • Garza County
  • Sutton County
  • Ellis County
  • Motley County
  • San Patricio County
  • Bandera County
  • Maverick County
  • Deaf Smith County
  • Duval County
  • Cass County
  • Bowie County
  • Hudspeth County
  • Medina County
  • Karnes County
  • Guadalupe County
  • Wilson County
  • Coleman County
  • Fayette County
  • Madison County
  • Navarro County
  • Live Oak County
  • Montague County
  • Dimmit County
  • Aransas County
  • Rains County
  • Calhoun County
  • Henderson County
  • Kenedy County
  • Trinity County
  • Cameron County
  • Austin County
  • Foard County
  • Scurry County
  • Palo Pinto County
  • Presidio County
  • Kendall County
  • Kent County
  • King County
  • Brazos County
  • Williamson County
  • Washington County
  • Menard County
  • Cherokee County
  • Tarrant County
  • Coke County
  • Uvalde County
  • Upton County
  • Wharton County
  • Jasper County
  • Oldham County
  • Jack County
  • Comal County
  • Burnet County
  • Fannin County
  • Sherman County
  • Rusk County
  • Jackson County
  • Marion County
  • Angelina County
  • Burleson County
  • Falls County
  • Kaufman County
  • Zapata County
  • Starr County
  • DeWitt County
  • Hardeman County
  • San Saba County
  • Ward County
  • Midland County
  • Comanche County
  • Crane County
  • Throckmorton County
  • Haskell County
  • Galveston County
  • Kimble County
  • Swisher County
  • Mitchell County
  • Hidalgo County
  • Floyd County
  • Liberty County
  • El Paso County
  • Lipscomb County
  • Lamb County
  • Rockwall County
  • Winkler County
  • Borden County
  • Jones County
  • Crockett County
  • Young County
  • Archer County
  • Terrell County
  • Val Verde County
  • Mills County
  • Randall County
  • Donley County
  • Baylor County
  • McLennan County
  • Delta County
  • Howard County
  • Kinney County
  • Lampasas County
  • Stephens County
  • Hardin County
  • Hunt County
  • Titus County
  • Newton County
  • Coryell County
  • Kleberg County
  • Blanco County
  • Concho County
  • Hopkins County
  • Irion County
  • Waller County
  • Jeff Davis County
  • Willacy County
  • Chambers County
  • Refugio County
  • Sabine County
  • Hood County
  • Shackelford County
  • Dallas County
  • San Jacinto County
  • Matagorda County
  • Shelby County
  • Glasscock County
  • Jim Hogg County
  • Parmer County
  • Caldwell County
  • La Salle County
  • Wheeler County
  • Brewster County
  • Fisher County
  • Wood County
  • Gray County
  • Lamar County
  • Andrews County
  • Milam County
  • Wichita County
  • Yoakum County
  • Brooks County
  • Hale County
  • Johnson County
  • Tyler County
  • Carson County
  • Llano County
  • Hall County
  • Hill County
  • Roberts County
  • Harrison County
  • Tom Green County
  • Taylor County
  • Ochiltree County
  • Hutchinson County
  • Pecos County
  • Loving County
  • Walker County
  • Robertson County
  • Erath County
  • Culberson County
  • Bastrop County
  • Reagan County
  • Runnels County
  • Bosque County
  • Franklin County
  • Gonzales County
  • Freestone County
  • Schleicher County
  • Orange County
  • Grimes County
  • Hamilton County
  • Victoria County
  • Colorado County
  • Cochran County
  • Red River County
  • Travis County
  • Lynn County
  • Leon County
  • Reeves County
  • Bell County
  • Real County
  • Briscoe County
  • Somervell County
  • Edwards County
  • Nueces County
  • Brazoria County
  • Atascosa County
  • Houston County
  • Mason County
  • Gregg County
  • Crosby County
  • Bailey County
  • Gaines County
  • Panola County
  • McMullen County
  • Jefferson County
  • Moore County
  • Martin County
  • Childress County
  • Morris County
  • Limestone County
  • Eastland County
  • Potter County
  • Gillespie County
  • Parker County
  • Hays County
  • Clay County
  • Hartley County
  • Zavala County
  • Wise County
  • Nacogdoches County
  • Grayson County
  • Frio County
  • Ector County
  • McCulloch County
  • Sterling County
  • Hemphill County
  • Harris County
  • San Augustine County
  • Lubbock County
  • Goliad County
  • Dawson County
  • Hansford County
  • Webb County
  • Dallam County
  • Cottle County
  • Wilbarger County
  • Brown County
  • Bee County
  • Callahan County
  • Kerr County
  • Denton County
  • Jim Wells County
  • Camp County
  • Lee County
  • Castro County
  • Bexar County
  • Smith County
  • Dickens County
  • Van Zandt County
  • Fort Bend County
  • Polk County
  • Montgomery County
  • Collin County

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1910 3,896,542 - census
1920 4,663,228 16.44% census
1930 5,824,715 19.94% census
1940 6,414,824 9.2% census
1950 7,711,194 16.81% census
1960 9,579,677 19.5% census
1970 11,196,730 14.44% census
1980 14,229,191 21.31% census
1990 16,986,510 16.23% census
2000 20,851,820 18.54% census
2010 25,145,561 17.08% census
2011 25,645,629 1.95% estimation process
2012 26,084,481 1.68% estimation process
2013 26,480,266 1.49% estimation process
2014 26,964,333 1.8% estimation process
2015 27,470,056 1.84% estimation process
2016 27,914,410 1.59% estimation process
2017 28,295,273 1.35% estimation process
2018 28,628,666 1.16% estimation process
2019 28,995,881 1.27% estimation process
2020 29,360,759 1.24% estimation process

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People born in Texas (200)

People born in Texas, including murderer Stagger Lee Shelton, musician Camila Grey, bass player and music producer Dennis Ward, .

List

  • Charles Forgy (American computer scientist) he was born in 12/12/1949
  • Scott Joplin (American composer, musician, and pianist) he was born in 24/11/1868
  • Tom Tall (American singer) he was born in 27/12/1937
  • Ed Sprinkle (American football player (1923-2014)) he was born in 03/09/1923
  • Katie Featherston (American actress) she was born in 20/10/1982
  • Lori Singer (American actress) she was born in 06/11/1957
  • Cindy Walker (American singer-songwriter) she was born in 20/07/1918
  • Lon L. Fuller (American philosopher of law) he was born in 15/06/1902
  • McKaley Miller (actress) she was born in 14/05/1996
  • Aaron Vale he was born in 06/11/1968
  • Robert McFarlane (United States Marine Corps officer) he was born in 12/07/1937
  • Washington Phillips (American musician) he was born in 11/01/1880
  • Akira Rabelais (American musician) he was born in 28/03/1966
  • Robert Bass (American businessman) he was born in 01/01/1948
  • Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe (Bishop of San Angelo, Bishop of Dallas) he was born in 17/12/1915
  • Helen Donath (American soprano) she was born in 10/07/1940
  • Libba Bray (American teen writer) she was born in 11/03/1964
  • John Hemphill (American politician (1803-1862)) he was born in 18/12/1803

Other places with the same name (3)

  • Texas , Pennsylvania township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania with a population of 2,417 people.
  • Texas , Ohio city in United States of America with a population of 366 people.

Texas Counties (more)

Harris County
Harris County

Harris County, county in Texas, United States

Dallas County
Dallas County

Dallas County, county in Texas, United States

Tarrant County
Tarrant County

Tarrant County, county in Texas, United States

County Name Population
Harris County 4,738,253
Dallas County 2,635,888
Tarrant County 2,123,347
Bexar County 2,026,823
Travis County 1,300,503
Collin County 1,072,069
Denton County 919,324
Hidalgo County 875,200
El Paso County 841,286
Fort Bend County 839,706
Montgomery County 626,351
Williamson County 617,855
Cameron County 424,180
Brazoria County 380,518
Bell County 369,927
Nueces County 363,148

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Map & Images (more maps)

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Map of Texas Na 1
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Andrews County Texas
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Angelina County Texas
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Aransas County Texas
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Archer County Texas
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Area Code 956
Area Code 956
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Armstrong County Texas
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Atascosa County Texas
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Austin County Texas
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Austin Tx 1920 Map
Austin Tx 1920 Map
Bailey County Texas
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Bandera County Texas
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Bastrop County Texas
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Baylor County Texas
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Bee County Texas
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Bell County Texas
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Bexar County Texas
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Blanco County Texas
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Blank Map of Texas
Blank Map of Texas