Interesting Facts About The Lone Star State
05/11/10
- The population of Texas is 24 million, not including the 16 million cattle.
- 70% of the population of Texas lives within 200 miles of Austin. Makes me wonder how many people visit Austin Pawn Shops
- Texas possesses three of the Top Ten most populous cities in the U.S. – Houston, Dallas and San Antonio.
- People visit Houston Pawn Shops , Dallas Pawn Shops and Laredo Pawn Shop in case of a financial emergency
- Texas’ most populous county and third most populous in the United States is Harris county in southeast Texas with 3.4 million residents. The least populated county in Texas and the United States is Loving county with only 67 residents.
- When you go to Dallas, TX you have to visit the Dallas World Aquarium. The aquarium features 85,000-gallons of saltwater with marine life from around the world. Rare sea dragons, giant clams and endangered sea turtles are but a few of the intriguing animals on display.
- The King Ranch itself near Corpus Christi is larger than the state of Rhode Island, includes 50,000 head of cattle and more than 2,000 miles of fence.
- 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.
