Interesting Facts About The Lone Star State .  |
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 I found this just now using stumbleupon, and thought that my Texan friends would love it:D
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The population of Texas is 21 million, not including the 16 million cattle.
70% of the population of Texas lives within 200 miles of Austin.
Texas possesses three of the Top Ten most populous cities in the U.S. - Houston, Dallas and San Antonio.
Texas' most populous county is Harris county with 3.4 million residents in Houston. The least populated county is Loving county with 67 residents.
Texas has 215 cities with a population of 10,000 or more.
The Dallas-Fort Worth area has more residents - 5,221,801 - than 31 U.S. states. For example, Arizona has about 5.1 million residents.
Texas includes 267,339 square miles, or 7.4% of the nation's total area.
El Paso, Texas is closer to Needles, California (516 miles) than it is to Dallas, Texas (571 miles)
Texas' largest county is Brewster with 6,208 square miles. Connecticut (5,544 Sq Mi), Delaware (2,489 Sq Mi) and Rhode Island (1,545 Sq Mi) can fit inside this county.
The King Ranch itself near Corpus Christi is larger than the state of Rhode Island and includes 50,000 head of cattle.
Texas possesses 23,292 farms with 1,000 acres or more for a total of 132 million acres, or 80% of the state land area,
Texas has 90 mountains a mile or more high, with Guadalupe Peak in West Texas at 8,751 feet being the tallest.
Almost 10% of Texas is covered by forest which includes four national and five state forests.
Average yearly rainfall totals in West Texas are less than 8 inches while in East Texas totals exceed 56 inches. Texas climate statistics, Texas and U.S. weather extremes
The average January temperature for Amarillo is 36.7 degrees while in Brownsville the average is 61.4. On March 27, 1984, the temperature in Brownsville was 106 degrees while Amarillo reported snow and 35 degrees.
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1.  zukepr (11799) | 1 year ago |  wow
that is some fascinating info
I didnt know texas had that much forestry
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 darkjedi (4380) | 1 year ago | Yeah I didnt either until I moved to austin lol. My ex girlfriends grandma lives in east texas, and damn it was a lot of forest and rain lol. | |
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2.  palonghorn (3741) | 1 year ago |  and there is plenty of southern hospitality; the stars are bigger and brighter, and it takes most of a day to drive from central texas to arkansas, lol......just did that monday.
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| darkjedi (4380) | 1 year ago | Lol yeah, oh what a fun trip that must have been lol. I drove across the panhandle on my way back from california to oklahoma and damn that took most of a day itself lol, and that is the smallest part of texas lol. | |
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| savak03 (2179) | 1 year ago |  You think that's a long drive? Try driving across Texas East to West or vice versa. I used to think driving North to South through Georgia was long but Texas has got that beat all to pieces.
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3.  Transdisc (18489) | 1 year ago |  These are some interesting facts about the Lone Star State, darkjedi.
I am surprised that nothing was said about the Alamo's basement.
I had no idea that Texas had so many mountains that tall.
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| darkjedi (4380) | 1 year ago | Hmmm what about the alamo's basement? | |
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| Lavender_Breeze (280) | 1 year ago |  There is no basement. Pee Wee's big adventure reference.;)
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| Transdisc (18489) | 1 year ago | Finally! Someone with some culture stops by and knows this reference! | |
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| darkjedi (4380) | 1 year ago | Lol yeah it does. Saw my first cardinal ever in east texas. Was with my ex girlfriend at her grandma's place, went out for a cig and saw it. I was all whats that? She looks at me with a shocked look on her face and says its a cardinal havent you ever seen one of those? Nope, never had, not in california lol, hadnt ever seen lightening bugs either lol. Went to smoke at our house on the back porch one day and suddenly saw a little flash and then more and more. She was surprised at that lol.
after you get here, it sure is hard to find yir way out again
Well yeah the state is so big it takes forever to leave lol. | |
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| Irishfrndly65 (7406) | 1 year ago |  http://www.mylot.com/w/di... that discussion on firefox!
I feed the wild birds and my feeders are decimated about every 2-3 days. I have entire flocks of wild finch, all kinds of sparrows, Cardinals, Blue Jays, Junco, Dove, Brownheaded Cowbirds, Bewick's Wren, some Tanenger's and real Bluebirds too and I get painted bunting pairs in the spring, so cute washing in the bird baths. Oh and Titmouse, Chickadees, and another that I cannot remember the name of, tehy look like a brown cardinal with eyeliner and they love berries. LOL! What the heck are those things called..oh yea Cedar Waxwings.
Ok, sorry I got carried away but I love watching my wee birdies enjoy the food and water out here. It's a hoot to see about 20 of them fighting over the birdbaths.
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| palonghorn (3741) | 1 year ago | love it jedi, 'can't find you're way out' LOL when i moved to pa., driving, my s/o would callme every couple of hours, to see how my drive was going and where i was at, and i'd tell him 'still in texas' lol. his remark was always 'stll???' LOL | |
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| palonghorn (3741) | 1 year ago | ooops 'takes forever to leave it' sorry mis-quote ther lol | |
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| 5. chulce (305) | 1 year ago |  We moved to Texas because of the forestry area we now live in. It is beautiful. We also have a lot of wildlife in our area. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't get a chance to see deer, armadillos, squirrels, lots of different varieties of birds and more.
Those are quite interesting facts that you have found.:)
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| 6. Rosekitty (4803) | 1 year ago |  Jedi..since you used to live in Texas, then you are a Texas friend of mine..lol...just don't tell Bo or Irish or ElicBxn..shhhh
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| 7. savak03 (2179) | 1 year ago | You come up with the neatest information. I've got an email buddy who lives in Texas. I would like to email her a copy of this with your permission. I think she will find these facts interesting and may not know all of them. Who really knows all about the state they live in anyway? | |
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8.  albert2412 (1429) | 1 year ago |  Howdy. I live (and was born) close to Houston. Around here, it has been said that if you do not like the weather, just wait a little and the weather will change. Within the last several week we have had some snow (the first snow we have had in years) and 80 degree temperatures. We get cold and then w3e get hot again. At least it rarely freezes here.
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| 9. kenzie45230 (2467) | 1 year ago |  Unless you've driven there, you'd never realize how big it is. And what's great is that the traffic in Houston and Dallas/Ft. Worth, while it might be as much as other big cities moves so well. People are kind. They let each other in. I lived in Houston, an hour south of Houston, and about 30 minutes west of DFW. Every area was great. They did all insist that even though I'd lived in the state for over 10 years, that I was still a newbie and almost a stranger, but that's okay. They were still great folks.
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| Lavender_Breeze (280) | 1 year ago | Traffic may move well in Houston and Dallas, sometimes....but don't count on it in Austin! Austin is among the worst in the nation traffic-wise! | |
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| 10. coffeebreak (4849) | 1 year ago |  I'm from Texas and yes it is the greatest place!
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