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COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS OF TEXAS 191
St. Rep. Dist ...........115-124 Admin. Jud. Dist ............. 4
History: Created 1836, organized 1837, from Spanish
municipality named for Duke de Bexar; a colonial capi-
tal of Texas.
Physical Features: Hilly; heavy black to thin lime-
stone soils; spring-fed streams; underground water;
mesquite, other brush.
Population............ 1,185,394 Av. Weekly Wage .... $374.09
Area (sq. m i)........... 1,256.7 Density ...................... 950
Land Area ............... 1,246.9 Water Area ...................9.8
Civilian Labor .........551,122 Jobless Rate ........ ........ 7.1
Altitude (ft.)......... 1,892-486 Retail Sales... $8,252,044,686
Rainfall (in.) ............... 29.1 Gross Sales.... 21,292,139,952
Jan. min ........................39 Reg. Voters............. 513,132
July max ......................95 Election Turnout......... 42.9
Grow. Season (days)..... 265 Vehicles .............. 867,358
Total Income (mil.) .$17,368 Lane Miles ......... 2,876
Per Capita lncome...$14,053 Tax Value..... $35,968,372,498
Total Wages... $8,501,652,247 Fed. Spending...... 5,660,554
Housing ...................453,948 Defense Spending 2,675,153
Vital Statistics, 1989: Births, 21,829; Deaths, 8,368;
Marriages, 10,398; Divorces, 7,228.
Ethnicity, 1990: White, 878,736 (74.1%); Black, 84,670
(7.1%); American Indian, 4,265 (0.4%); Asian, 15,429
(1.3%); Hispanic, 589,180 (49.7%); Other, 202,294 (17.1%).
Recreation: Major tourist and retirement area; his-
toric sites include the Alamo, other missions, many
buildings; River Walk; Seaworld of Texas; El Mercado
(market), La Villita; Tower of the Americas; Bracken-
ridge Park; zoo; symphony orchestra; HemisFair Plaza;
Folk Life Festival; Fiesta San Antonio; Institute of Texan
Cultures; many military posts; parks, museums; hunting,
fishing; many special events; major livestock show
(check with chamber of commerce for dates).Blanco County
LOCATION: Central (M-14).
Cong. Dist ....................10 U.S. Jud. Dist. ..........W-An.
St. Sen. Dist .................. 25 Ct. Appeals...................... 3
St. Rep. Dist .................47 Admin. Jud. Dist............. 3
St. Dist. Cts ...................33
History: Created, organized, 1858, from Burnet, Co-
mal, Gillespie, Hays counties; named for Blanco (white)
River.
Physical Features: Hilly; Blanco, Pedernales rivers;
cedars, pecans, other trees.
Population ..................5,972 Av. Weekly Wage .... $347.79
Area (sq. m i)..............713.3 Density ........................ 8
Land Area ..................711.2 Water Area ............ 2. 1
Civilian Labor ............2,903 Jobless Rate .................. 2.5
Altitude (ft.)......... 1,801-978 Retail Sales....... $23,425,553
Rainfall (in.) ............... 34.7 Gross Sales.......$144,926,047
Jan. m in ........................33 Reg. Voters .............. 3,624
July max ....................95 Election Turnout......... 63.1
Grow. Season (days)..... 234 Vehicles .............6,728
Total Income (mil.) ...... $96 Lane Miles .................. 451
Per Capita Income...$15,206 Tax Value......... $774,065,359Minerals: Cement, stone, oil, gas, sand and gravel,
lime, clays.
Agriculture: Income from beef, dairy cattle, other
livestock; crops include sorghums, vegetables, hay,
corn, nursery plant production; significant irrigation.
Business: Government center with large federal pay-
roll, five military bases; tourism second-largest industry;
developing high-tech industrial park, research center;
education center with 14 colleges including Our Lady of
the Lake University of San Antonio, San Antonio College,
St. Mary's University, Trinity University, University of
Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, University of
Texas at San Antonio.
SAN ANTONIO (935,933) county seat; Texas' third
largest city; state's largest military center; varied man-
ufacturing with emphasis on high-tech industries; other
products include construction equipment, concrete and
dairy products; Alamo and other historic sites attract
tourists; many local events; popular retirement area.
Other towns include Alamo Heights (6,502); Balcones
Heights (3,022); Castle Hills (4,198); China Grove (872);
Converse (8,887); Cross Mountain (1,112); Dominion
(1,196); Elmendorf (568); Fair Oaks Ranch (1,640, partly
in Comal, Kendall counties); Grey Forest (425); Helotes
(1,535); Hill Country (1,038); Hollywood Park (2,841); Kir-
by (8,326); Lackland Air Force Base (9,352); Leon Valley
(9,581); Live Oak (10,023); Lytle (4 in Bexar, partly in Ata-
scosa, Medina counties); Olmos Park (2,161); St. Hedwig
(1,443); Scenic Oaks (2,352); Schertz (414, partly in Guada-
lupe, Comal counties); Selma (447); Shavano Park
(1,708); Somerset (1,144); Terrell Hills (4,592); Timber-
wood Park (2,578); Universal City (13,057); Windcrest
(5,331).Total Wages....... $30,997,585 Fed. Spending ......... $23,354
Housing ......................3,128 Defense Spending .... $1,600
Vital Statistics, 1989: Births, 93; Deaths, 80; Mar-
riages, 64; Divorces, 21.
Ethnicity, 1990: White, 5,598 (93.7%); Black, 56 (0.9%);
American Indian, 17 (0.3%); Asian, 22 (0.4%); Hispanic,
840 (14.1%); Other, 279 (4.7%).
Recreation: President Lyndon B. Johnson's boyhood
home; Blanco State Park; Pedernales Falls State Park;
hunting, fishing; scenic drives; county fair; jamboree,
fiddlefest in June; historic courthouse.
Minerals: Insignificant.
Agriculture: Cow-calf operation, some stocker cattle;
nursery plants, wheat, hay, peaches, pecans.
Business: Livestock trailer manufacturing, tourism,
ranch supplies, marketing.
JOHNSON CITY (932) county seat; tourist center;
nursing home; electric co-op; livestock center; Blanco
(1,238), ranch supply center; horticultural products; two
nursing homes; Round Mountain (59).
Borden County
LOCATION: West (H-9).
Cong. Dist .................. 17 U.S. Jud. Dist. .......... N-Lb.
St. Sen. Dist. ........ .......... 28 Ct. Appeals..................... 11
St. Rep. Dist ..................69 Adm in. Jud. Dist............. 7
St. Dist. Cts ................. 132
History: Created 1876 from Bexar District, organized
1891; named for Gail Borden, pioneer patriot, inventor,
editor.
Physical Features: Rolling, broken by Caprock
Escarpment; drains to Colorado River, Lake J.B. Thom-
as; sandy loam, clay soils.
Population................... 799 Av. Weekly Wage .... $376.94
Area (sq. m i) .............906.0 Density ...... ................ 1
Land Area ............. 898.8 Water Area ...................7.2
Civilian Labor ............. 396 Jobless Rate .................. 4.3
Altitude (ft.).......2,964-1,247 Retail Sales........... $153,282
Rainfall (in.) ............. 18.7 Gross Sales............ $621,636
Jan. min ...................30 Reg. Voters ............. 544
July max ..................96 Election Turnout......... 71.7
Grow. Season (days)..... 214 Vehicles ................ 1,066
Total Income (mil.) ...... $15 Lane Miles ............... 344
Per Capita Income...$18,231 Tax Value........ $335,376,430
Total Wages.........$2,842,091 Fed. Spending .......... $3,635
Housing ........................ 474 Defense Spending.......... $9
Vital Statistics, 1989: Births, 4; Deaths, 4; Marriages,
7; Divorces, 3.
Ethnicity, 1990: White, 769 (96.2%); Black, 2 (0.3%);
American Indian, 10 (1.3%); Asian, 0 (0.0%); Hispanic,
120 (15.0%); Other, 18 (2.3%).
Recreation: Fishing, hunting; Lake J.B. Thomas; mu-
seum; junior coyote opry in September.COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS OF TEXAS
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