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COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS OF TEXAS 257
Kenedy Co. (Cont.)
Physical Features: Typical coastal flat, sandy ter-
rain, some loam soils; motts of live oaks.Av. Weekly Wage .... $341.69
Density ........................... 0
Water Area ................ 488.7
Jobless Rate .............. 1.7
Retail Sales ........... $401,166
Gross Sales............ $432,969
Reg. Voters ............... 324
Election Turnout......... 45.4
Vehicles ..................... 405
Lane Miles ................. 187
Tax Value......... $716,720,770
Fed. Spending .............$828
Defense Spending .......... 59Vital Statistics, 1989: Births, 4; Deaths, 3; Marriages,
3; Divorces, 0.
Ethnicity, 1990: White, 378 (82.2%); Black, 0 (0.0%);
American Indian, 0 (0.0%); Asian, 0 (0.0%); Hispanic, 362
(78.7%); Other, 82 (17.8%).
Recreation: Hunting a major enterprise; livestock
show, fair in January; fishing.
Minerals: Oil, gas.
Agriculture: Cattle, horse production major factors;
some watermelons, pasture principal crops.
Business: Oil, ranching economy; hunting leases a
factor.
SARITA (est. 185) county seat; cattle-shipping point;
ranch headquarters; gas processing; one of state's least
populous counties.
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Kent County
LOCATION: West (G-10).
unteers from Gonzales who died at the Alamo.
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Salt and Double Mountain forks of Brazos River; sandy,
Area (sq. .). 902.8 Density ............... 1
Land Area .........902.3 Water Area .......... 0.5
Civilian Labor 540 Jobless Rate .........1.9
Altitude (ft.) . 2,830-1,823 Retail Sales.... $3,097,143
viit eL C,85 Re 12
Rainfall (in ............... 6 Gro ssSales .......... $6,761,716
Jan. rain ....................24 Reg. Voters.............. 68
July max . ................97 Election Turnout ......22.7
Grow. Season (days).....216 Vehicles..........1,572
hunter rom onzleswho iedat te l loPoAR HARMONY
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Total Income (mil.) ...... $15 Lane Miles ............... 326
Per Capita Income...$13,723 Tax Value.........$926,186,396
Total Wages.........$4,189,179 Fed. Spending.......... $5,344
Housing .............. 610 Defense Spending .......$275
Vital Statistics, 1989: Births, 7; Deaths, 15; Marriages,
10; Divorces, 5.
Ethnicity, 1990: White, 902 (89.3%); Black, 6 (0.6%);
American Indian, 1 (0.1%); Asian, 0 (0.0%); Hispanic, 120
(11.9%); Other, 101 (10.0%).
Recreation: Hunting, local events; scenic croton
breaks and salt flat.
Minerals: Oil, gas, sand and gravel.
Agriculture: Income from cow-calf, stocker opera-
tions; crops include cotton, wheat, peanuts; some irriga-
tion.
Business: Agribusinesses, oil-field operations.
JAYTON (608) county seat; oil-field services; farm-
ing center.
Kerr County
LOCATION: Southwest central (M-13).
Cong. Dist ....................21 U.S. Jud. Dist. .......W-SAnt.
St. Sen. Dist .................. 25 Ct. Appeals...................... 4
St. Rep. Dist .................67 Admin. Jud. Dist ............ 6
St. Dist. Cts............. 198, 216
History: Created, organized 1856 from Bexar County;
named for member of Austin's Colony, James Kerr.
Physical Features: Hills, spring-fed streams are
scenic attractions; dams, lakes on Guadalupe River.
Population................ 36,304 Av. Weekly Wage .... $306.98
Area (sq. m i.) .......... 1,107.6 Density ........................ 33
Land Area ............... 1,106.2 W ater Area ................... 1.4
Civilian Labor .......... 16,891 Jobless Rate ................ 3.1
Altitude (ft.) .......2,303-1,524 Retail Sales ...... $245,278,115
Rainfall (in.) ............... 29.8 Gross Sales....... $428,463,385
Jan. min ........................32 Reg. Voters ............. 20,049
July max ......................94 Election Turnout......... 50.2
Grow. Season(days) ..... 216 Vehicles ................. 32,625
Total Income (mil.) .....$628 Lane Miles ................ 703
Per Capita Income...$17,550 Tax Value...... $1,851,345,431
Total Wages......$176,819,447 Fed. Spending....... $147,998
Housing .................. 17,132 Defense Spending ... $11,024
Vital Statistics, 1989: Births, 428; Deaths, 466; Mar-
riages, 335; Divorces, 215.
Ethnicity, 1990: White, 32,842 (90.5%); Black, 805
(2.2%); American Indian, 128 (0.4%); Asian, 141 (0.4%);
Hispanic, 5,994 (16.5%); Other, 2,388 (6.6%).
Recreation: Very popular area for tourists, hunters,
fishermen; many private and youth camps; dude
ranches; Kerrville State Park; wildlife management
area; hatchery; Texas Arts and Crafts Fair, Folk Festival,
Folk Music Festival in Kerrville; experimental aircraft
fly-in; Cowboy Artists Museum.
Minerals: Limited sand, gravel.
Agriculture: Cattle, sheep and goats for wool, mohair
primary economic factors; crops include hay, pe-D I/ CK E N S
Population.................460
Area (sq. mi.).......... 1,945.5
Land Area ............... 1,456.8
Civilian Labor.............. 357
Altitude (ft.)................ 79-9
Rainfall (in.) ............... 29.7
Jan. min ......................45
July max ......................95
Grow. Season(days) ..... 319
Total Income (mil.) ...... $10
Per Capita Income...$20,548
Total Wages.........$4,282,110
Housing ...................... 212COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS OF TEXAS
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