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222 TEXAS ALMANAC 1992-1993
El Paso Co. (Cont.)
Agriculture: Dairy and beef cattle, hogs leading rev-
enue producers; cotton, grain, pecans, hay raised; 47,000
acres irrigated, mostly cotton.
Business: Government, military is major economic
factor; wholesale, retail distribution center; education;
Tigua Indian reservation, tourism; maquiladora plants,
varied manufacturers; ore smelting, refining, cotton,
food processing.
EL PASO (515,342) county seat; fourth-largest Texas
city; lowest all-weather pass through Rocky Mountains;
a center for government operations; manufactured
products include clothing, electronics, auto equipment,
plastics; trade and distribution; refining and processing
of ore, oil, food, cotton, and other farm, ranch products;University of Texas at El Paso; El Paso Community Col-
lege; UT School of Nursing at El Paso; Texas Tech Univer-
sity Health Science Center; home of U.S. Army Air
Defense Command; 16 hospitals; museums; numerous
tourist attractions; convention, civic center; community
theater, symphony orchestra, gateway to Mexico and
largest U.S. city on Mexican border.
Federal installations include Fort Bliss, William
Beaumont General Hospital, La Tuna correctional institu-
tion.
Ysleta, the oldest town in Texas, is now part of El
Paso; other towns include Anthony (3,328), Canutillo
(4,442), Clint (1,035), Fabens (5,599), Fort Bliss (13,915),
Homestead Meadows (4,978), Horizon City (2,308), Socorro
(22,995), Sparks (1,276), San Elizario (4,385), Vinton (605),
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CHAMIZAL NATIONAL MEMORIALErath County
LOCATION: North central (1-14).
Cong. Dist .................... 17 U.S. Jud. Dist. .......... N-FW
St. Sen. Dist ..................22 Ct. Appeals................... 11
St. Rep. Dist .................58 Admin. Jud. Dist ............ 8
St. Dist. Cts ..........266
History: Created from Bosque, Coryell counties, 1856,
organized same year; named for George B. Erath, Texas
Revolution figure.
Physical Features: Hilly, rolling plains; clay loam,
sandy soils; drains to Bosque River, Paluxy Creek.
Population................ 27,991 Av. Weekly Wage .... $313.44
Area (sq. m i.).......... 1,089.8 Density ..........................26
Land Area ............... 1,086.4 Water Area ............. 3.4
Civilian Labor .......... 13,611 Jobless Rate ...............4.6
Altitude (ft.)......... 1,558-943 Retail Sales...... $192,357,705
Rainfall (in.) ............... 30.1 Gross Sales....... 332,717,079
Jan. min ......................31 Reg. Voters .............. 12,096
July max ......................95 Election Turnout......... 56.2Grow. Season (days)..... 238 Vehicles .................. 25,315
Total Income (mil.) .....$396 Lane Miles ................ 784
Per Capita Income...$15,235 Tax Value...... $1,194,589,784
Total Wages......$158,686,198 Fed. Spending.........$68,973
Housing................... 12,746 Defense Spending .... $3,050
Vital Statistics, 1989: Births, 377; Deaths, 310; Mar-
riages, 295; Divorces, 165.
Ethnicity, 1990: White, 26,413 (94.4%); Black, 195
(0.7%); American Indian, 94 (0.3%); Asian, 115 (0.4%);
Hispanic, 2,458 (8.8%); Other, 1,174 (4.2%).
Recreation: Tarleton State University with fine arts
center; Historical House museum; old courthouse; log
cabins; Thurber, ghost town; museums; nearby lakes,
Bosque River Park; St. Patrick's celebration in Dublin;
junior livestock show.
Minerals: Gas, oil.
Agriculture: A leading county in milk production;222
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