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The South > Texas > Geography

TEXAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Land area > Km² 691,030 [2nd of 55]
Area > Percentage water 2.53 [32nd of 52]
Area > Total area > Km² 695,621 [2nd of 56]
Area > Total area > Miles² 268,581 [2nd of 56]
Area > Water area > Km² 17,570 [9th of 52]
Capitals > Capital since 1,839
Capitals > Date of statehood 1,845
Capitals > Metropolitan population 1,513,565 [10th of 41]
Capitals > Most populous city No
Capitals > Municipal population 709,893 [4th of 50]
Geographic centers > Location
15 miles northeast of Brady
Geographic regions
The South
Land Acreage > Total 171.079 million acres [1st of 45]
Land Acreage > Total Cropland 26.9 million acres [2nd of 43]
Land Acreage > Total Forest Land 11.879 million acres [27th of 44]
Land Acreage > Total Pasture or Range Land 111.6 million acres [1st of 43]
Land area 261,797 sq mi [2nd of 56]
Land borders
New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana; international borders: Mexico
Largest cities (with populations) Houston - 2,012,626
May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes > Number 15 [10th of 26]
Mean County Area 2,738.67 sq.km. [17th of 49]
Percentage of area water 2.53% [30th of 50]
State capitals (with populations) Austin - 681,804
Tornadoes > Fatalities 475 [1st of 55]
    Tornadoes > Fatalities (per capita) 20.779 per 1 million people [14th of 55]
Tornadoes > Injuries 7,452 [1st of 55]
    Tornadoes > Injuries (per capita) 325.985 per 1 million people [16th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage $1,955,927,552.00 [1st of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per $ GDP) $22,202.83 per $10 million of GDP [16th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per capita) $8,556.13 per 100 people [17th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number 5,490 [1st of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total number (per capita) 24.016 per 100,000 people [11th of 55]
Total area 268,581 sq mi [2nd of 50]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number 46 [16th of 51]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number, non-duplicated 46 [16th of 51]
Water area 6,784 sq mi [9th of 50]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by area; Wikipedia: List of capitals in the United States; Wikipedia: Geographic centers of the United States; US Census Bureau.; National Association of State Foresters, 2004.; US Census Bureau, 2006.; Wikipedia: List of May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes; Wikipedia: County statistics of the United States; Storm Prediction Center (SPC); Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: TX

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  • Austin, Texas has more people than Alaska.

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