Texas Almanac, 1992-1993 Page: 243
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COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS OF TEXAS 243
corn; cattle; about 100,000 acres irrigated.
Business: Economy based on agriculture, gas pro-
duction; varied manufacturing.
CHANNING (277) county seat; Dalhart (2,245 in
Hartley County, mostly in Dallam County), feedlots;
feed, meat processing; other industries.
Haskell County
LOCATION: West central (G-12).
Cong. Dist .................. 17 U.S. Jud. Dist........... N-Ab.
St. Sen. Dist ....................30 Ct. A ppeals..................... 11
St. Rep. Dist ............... 64 Admin. Jud. Dist............. 7
St. Dist. Cts....................39
History: Created 1858, from Milam, Fannin counties;
re-created 1876; organized 1885; named for Goliad victim
C.R. Haskell.
Physical Features: Rolling; broken areas; drained by
Brazos tributaries; Lake Stamford; sandy loam, gray,
black soils.
Population..................6,820 Av. Weekly Wage ....$267.80
Area (sq. m i.) .............910.2 Density ........................ 8
Land Area ..................903.0 Water Area ...................7.2
Civilian Labor ............3,350 Jobless Rate..................3.5
Altitude (ft.).......1,681-1,416 Retail Sales....... $36,280,626
Rainfall (in.) ............... 24.1 Gross Sales........ $50,428,117
Jan. m in ...................... 28 Reg. Voters ................ 4,202
July max .................... 97 Election Turnout......... 54.5
Grow. Season(days) ..... 232 Vehicles .....................7,682
Total Income (mil.) .....$107 Lane Miles ................ 641
Per Capita Income...$16,289 Tax Value......... $382,042,863
Total Wages....... $22,336,640 Fed. Spending.........$31,896
Housing.....................3,828 Defense Spending .... $1,544
Vital Statistics, 1989: Births, 80; Deaths, 114; Mar-
riages, 60; Divorces, 26.
Ethnicity,1990: White, 5,481 (80.4%); Black, 244 (3.6%);
American Indian, 17 (0.2%); Asian, 16 (0.2%); Hispanic,
1,312 (19.2%); Other, 1,062 (15.6%).
Recreation: Lake Stamford activities; local events;
hunting.
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OIL FEs 4 RMinerals: Production of oil and gas.
Agriculture: Most income from cotton, grains; re-
mainder from beef cattle, hogs; substantial irrigation.
Business: Agribusinesses, oil-field operations.
HASKELL (3,362) county seat; farming trade center.
Other towns O'Brien (152), Rochester (458), Rule (783),
Stamford (36 in Haskell County, mostly in Jones Coun-
ty), Weinert (235).
Hays County
LOCATION: South central (M-15).
Cong. Dist .................. 10 U.S. Jud. Dist ...........W-An.
St. Sen. Dist ................. 14 Ct. Appeals...................... 3
St. Rep. Dist ............... 47 Admin. Jud. Dist............. 3
St. Dist. Cts........ 22, 207, 274
History: Created 1843 from Travis County; organized
same year; named for Capt. Jack Hays, famous Texas
Ranger.
Physical Features: Partly hilly, partly Blackland.
Population................ 65,614 Weekly Wage ..........$309.23
Area (sq. m i.).............679.8 Density ..........................97
Land Area ..................677.9 Water Area ................... 1.9
Civilian Labor ..........32,116 Jobless Rate..................4.6
Altitude (ft.)......... 1,501-582 Retail Sales...... $320,394,294
Rainfall (in.) ............... 34.3 Gross Sales....... $659,647,889
Jan. m in ...................... 36 Reg. Voters.............. 31,917
July max ......................95 Election Turnout......... 53.9
Grow. Season(days) ..... 254 Vehicles .................. 47,411
Total Income (mil.) .....$810 Lane Miles ................ 622
Per Capita Income...$12,174 Tax Value...... $2,563,257,196
Total Wages......$288,269,060 Fed. Spending....... $139,924
Housing................... 25,160 Defense Spending ... $13,581
Vital Statistics, 1989: Births, 921; Deaths, 323; Mar-
riages, 498; Divorces, 235.
Ethnicity, 1990: White, 55,360 (84.4%); Black, 2,220
(3.4%); American Indian, 230(0.4%); Asian, 427 (0.7%);
Hispanic, 18,249 (27.8%); Other, 7,377 (11.2%).
Recreation: Major tourist center; retirement area;
fine fishing, hunting; Aquarena; Pioneer Town; Wonder
World; university cultural, athletic events; Cypress
SAN MARCOS. TEXAS
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