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Admission to Statehood: December 29, 1845 (28th State)
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Area:
- Area: 268,601 sq.mi (695,674 sq.km.), 2nd
- Land: 261,914 sq.mi. (678,355 sq.km.), 2nd
- Water: 6,687 sq.mi. (17,319 sq.km.), 9th
- Coastline: 367 mi. (591 km.), 6th
- Shoreline: 3,359 mi. (5,406 km.), 7th
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Constitution: Texas's Constitution , 28th State
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Population (2019): 26,448,193; Rank: 2 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
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Bird: Mockingbird | List of State Birds
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Constitution: Texas's Constitution , 28th State
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Flag:
The flag was adopted as the state flag when Texas became the 28th state in 1845. As with the flag of the United States, the blue stands for loyalty, the white represents strength, and the red is for bravery.
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Flower: Bluebonnet (Lupins texensis) | Other State Flowers
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Largest Cities: Houston | San Antonio | Dallas | Austin | Fort Worth | El Paso | Arlington | Corpus Christi | Plano | Laredo
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Population (2019): 26,448,193; Rank: 2 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
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Soil: Houston Black
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Song:
- "Texas, Our Texas" | Words by: Gladys Y. Wright and William J. Marsh | Music by: William J. Marsh
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Tree: Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) | Other State Trees
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County Profile: Texas County Map Texas County Map , 254 Counties
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Area:
- Area: 268,601 sq.mi (695,674 sq.km.), 2nd
- Land: 261,914 sq.mi. (678,355 sq.km.), 2nd
- Water: 6,687 sq.mi. (17,319 sq.km.), 9th
- Coastline: 367 mi. (591 km.), 6th
- Shoreline: 3,359 mi. (5,406 km.), 7th
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County Profile: Texas County Map , 254 Counties
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Geographic Center: McCulloch, 15 miles northeast of Brady
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Highest Point: Guadalupe Peak ; 8,749 feet, ( 2,667 m.), 14th tallest
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Location:
- Absolute Center: 31°14.6'N / 99°27.5'W
- Relative Center: McCulloch, 15 miles northeast of Brady
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Lowest Point: Texas; sea level, tied for 3rd lowest
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Topography: Image | | Gulf Coast Plain in the south and southeast; North Central Plains slope upward with some hills; Great Plains extend over the Panhandle, are broken by low mountains; Trans-Pecos are southern extention of the Rocky Mountains.
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Presidential Birthplace:
- Dwight David Eisenhower, 1953-1961 (34th) | October 14, 1890 | Denison, Texas
- Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1963-1969 (36th) | August 27, 1908 | near Johnson City, Texas
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- Agriculture: Cattle, cotton, dairy products, nursery stock, poultry, sorghum, corn, wheat.
- Industry: Chemical products, petroleum and natural gas, food processing, electric equipment, machinery, mining, tourism.
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