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I ANfli~i#r Iic%Minerals: Production of oil, gas, cement, lime, sand
and gravel.
Agriculture: Top grain sorghums producing county;
cotton, corn, wheat also raised; beef cattle declined dur-
ing drought; substantial irrigation.
Business: Diversified economy includes petroleum
processing and production; agriculture; tourism; coastal
shipping; manufacturing; military complex.
CORPUS CHRISTI (257,453 in Nueces County, partlyin San Patricio, Kelberg counties) county seat; varied
manufacturing; petroleum processing; seaport; hospi-
tals; museums; recreation centers; tourist destination;
Naval Air Station; Army depot; Corpus Christi State Uni-
versity; Del Mar College. Other towns, Agua Dulce (794);
Aransas Pass (22 in Nueces County, partly in San Pa-
tricio, Aransas counties); Bishop (3,337), chemical, phar-
maceutical manufacturing; fall carnival in October;
Driscoll (688); North San Pedro (953); Port Aransas
(2,233), sea research institute; fishing accomodations;
fisheries management; Petronila (155); Robstown
(12,849).Ochiltree County
LOCATION: Extreme northwest (A-10).
Cong. Dist ...................... 13 U.S. Jud. Dist.......... N-Am.
St. Sen. Dist ............. 31 Ct. Appeals................... 7
St. Rep. Dist ................88 Admin. Jud. Dist ............ 9
St. Dist. Cts....................84
History: Created from Bexar District 1876, organized
1889; named for Republic of Texas leader W.B. Ochiltree.
Physical Features: Level, broken by creeks; deep
loam, clay soils.Population.............9,128
Area (sq. mi.) .............918.1
Land Area ..................917.6
Civilian Labor ............4,422
Altitude (ft.).......3,007-2,642
Rainfall (in.) .............. 19.6
Jan. m in........ ..... ........ 16
July max ......................94
Grow. Season (days)..... 191
Total Income (mil.) .....$148
Per Capita lncome...$16,060
Total Wages....... $68,544,300
Housing......................3,995Av. Weekly Wage .... $381.52
Density ......................... 10
Water Area ...................0
Jobless Rate..................3.8
Retail Sales....... $62,973,342
Gross Sales....... $164,080,312
Reg. Voters ................ 4,725
Election Turnout......... 56.7
Vehicles .................. 10,977
Lane Miles .................. 428
Tax Value......... $553,543,331
Fed. Spending ......... $27,761
Defense Spending .......$135Vital Statistics, 1989: Births, 153; Deaths, 61; Mar-
riages, 109; Divorces, 50.
Ethnicity, 1990: White, 8,023 (87.9%); Black, 2 (**.*%);
American Indian, 105 (1.2%); Asian, 8 (0.1%); Hispanic,
1,641 (18.0%); Other, 990 (10.8%).
Recreation: Local events; Springfest in June, Wheat-
heart of the Nation celebration in August; Museum ofthe Plains; Wolf Creek Park; Indian "Buried City" site.
Minerals: Oil, natural gas.
Agriculture: Annual income from beef cattle, swine,
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