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276 Texas Almanac 2000-2001
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Webb County
Physical Features: Southwestern _f ,
county on Rio Grande: rolling, some -
hills; much brush; sandy, gray soils; allu- 9.,
vial along river.
Economy: International trade, man- C
ufacturing, tourism, government/ser-
vices, natural gas, oil.
History: Coahuiftecan groups TO R
squeezed out by Comanches, _ TO RSL
Apaches and Spanish settlers. Laredo A LAKE OF NTRY
founded in 1755 by Toms Sanchez. CSA BLANCA
County named for Republic leader STATE PARK NUEVO
James Webb; created 1848 from LAREDO H
Nueces and Bexar counties.
Ethnicity, 1990: White, 93,657 0 4 8 12
(70.3%); Black, 156 (0.1%); American MILES
Indian, 201 (0.2%); Asian, 484 (0.4%); as
Other, 38,741 (29.1%). Hispanic,
125,069 (93.9%).
Vltal Statistics, 1997: Births,
5,143; deaths, 905; marriages, 2,195; LAREDO (175,400) county seat;
divorces, 402. international trade; retail; tourism; man-
Recreation: Major tourist gateway ufacturing; meat packing; rail, highway
to Mexico; top hunting, fishing; Lake gateway to Mexico; agribusiness; junior
Casa Blanca State Park, water recre- college, Texas A&M International Uni-
ation; art festival; Washington's Birth- versity; hospitals; "El Grito on Sept. 15.
day celebration; historic sites; museum; Other towns include: Bruni (581); El
Fort McIntosh. Cenizo (1,775); Mirando City (707);
Minerals: Natural gas, oil, coal, cal- OlIton (585); Rio Bravo (4,131).
iche, stone, sand and gravel.
Agriculture: Cattle, vegetables,
horses, hay, nursery crops, melons,
goats. About 4,500 acres irrigated. Mar- For axpanalon of soum, abbvatons
ket value $28.2 million. Mesquite sold. and symbols, see p. 130.
AGUILARE
CITY
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ZAPA TA IM HOG
Population ............................189,037
Change fm '90 ........................41.9
Area (sq. mi.) ........... 3,375.6
Land Area (sq. mi.) .................. 3,357.0
Altitude (ft.) .............................300-900
Rainfall in.) ...................................21.4
Jan. mean min ...........................43
July mean max ................................99
Growing season (days)............322
Civ. Labor ........................ ... 72,969
Unemployed .................................9.2
Annual Wages .............$1,319,590,362
Av. WeeklyWage .................$412.14
Fed. Wages ..................$87,340,768
Ag. Net Cash Return ............-$346,000
Prop. Value .................. $5,861,543,552
Retail Sales .................$1,800,683,411
Trucks line up as they wait at the border crossing in Lareda The Dallas Morning News file photo
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