Texas, abbreviated "TX", is in the West South Central region of the U.S. Its capital is Austin.
There were 20,851,820 people in Texas as of the 2000 census.
The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on December 29, 1845.
Please explore the cities and towns of Texas, below.
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| City or Town | Pop. | County |
|---|---|---|
| Abilene | 115,930 | Taylor |
| Addison | 14,166 | Dallas |
| Alamo | 14,760 | Hidalgo |
| Alice | 19,010 | Jim Wells |
| Allen | 43,554 | Collin |
| Alvin | 21,413 | Brazoria |
| Amarillo | 173,627 | Potter |
| Andrews | 9,652 | Andrews |
| Angleton | 18,130 | Brazoria |
| Arlington | 332,969 | Tarrant |
| Athens | 11,297 | Henderson |
| Austin | 656,562 | Travis |
| Azle | 9,600 | Tarrant |
| Balch Springs | 19,375 | Dallas |
| Bay City | 18,667 | Matagorda |
| Baytown | 66,430 | Harris |
| Beaumont | 113,866 | Jefferson |
| Bedford | 47,152 | Tarrant |
| Beeville | 13,129 | Bee |
| Bellaire | 15,642 | Harris |
| Belton | 14,623 | Bell |
| Benbrook | 20,208 | Tarrant |
| Big Spring | 25,233 | Howard |
| Bonham | 9,990 | Fannin |
| Borger | 14,302 | Hutchinson |
| Brenham | 13,507 | Washington |
| Brownfield | 9,488 | Terry |
| Brownsville | 139,722 | Cameron |
| Brownwood | 18,813 | Brown |
| Bryan | 65,660 | Brazos |
| Burkburnett | 10,927 | Wichita |
| Burleson | 20,976 | Johnson |
| Canyon | 12,875 | Randall |
| Carrollton | 109,576 | Denton |
| Cedar Hill | 32,093 | Dallas |
| Cedar Park | 26,049 | Williamson |
| Cleburne | 26,005 | Johnson |
| Clute | 10,424 | Brazoria |
| College Station | 67,890 | Brazos |
| Colleyville | 19,636 | Tarrant |
| Conroe | 36,811 | Montgomery |
| Converse | 11,508 | Bexar |
| Coppell | 35,958 | Dallas |
| Copperas Cove | 29,592 | Coryell |
| Corinth | 11,325 | Denton |
| Corpus Christi | 277,454 | Nueces |
| Corsicana | 24,485 | Navarro |
| Dallas | 1,188,580 | Dallas |
| Deer Park | 28,520 | Harris |
| Del Rio | 33,867 | Val Verde |
| Denison | 22,773 | Grayson |
| Denton | 80,537 | Denton |
| DeSoto | 37,646 | Dallas |
| Dickinson | 17,093 | Galveston |
| Donna | 14,768 | Hidalgo |
| Dumas | 13,747 | Moore |
| Duncanville | 36,081 | Dallas |
| Eagle Pass | 22,413 | Maverick |
| Edinburg | 48,465 | Hidalgo |
| El Campo | 10,945 | Wharton |
| El Paso | 563,662 | El Paso |
| Ennis | 16,045 | Ellis |
| Euless | 46,005 | Tarrant |
| Farmers Branch | 27,508 | Dallas |
| Flower Mound | 50,702 | Denton |
| Forest Hill | 12,949 | Tarrant |
| Fort Worth | 534,694 | Tarrant |
| Freeport | 12,708 | Brazoria |
| Friendswood | 29,037 | Galveston |
| Frisco | 33,714 | Collin |
| Gainesville | 15,538 | Cooke |
| Galena Park | 10,592 | Harris |
| Galveston | 57,247 | Galveston |
| Garland | 215,768 | Dallas |
| Gatesville | 15,591 | Coryell |
| Georgetown | 28,339 | Williamson |
| Grand Prairie | 127,427 | Dallas |
| Grapevine | 42,059 | Tarrant |
| Greenville | 23,960 | Hunt |
| Groves | 15,733 | Jefferson |
| Haltom City | 39,018 | Tarrant |
| Harker Heights | 17,308 | Bell |
| Harlingen | 57,564 | Cameron |
| Henderson | 11,273 | Rusk |
| Hereford | 14,597 | Deaf Smith |
| Hewitt | 11,085 | McLennan |
| Highland Village | 12,173 | Denton |
| Houston | 1,953,631 | Harris |
| Humble | 14,579 | Harris |
| Huntsville | 35,078 | Walker |
| Hurst | 36,273 | Tarrant |
| Ingleside | 9,388 | San Patricio |
| Irving | 191,615 | Dallas |
| Jacinto City | 10,302 | Harris |
| Jacksonville | 13,868 | Cherokee |
| Katy | 11,775 | Harris |
| Keller | 27,345 | Tarrant |
| Kerrville | 20,425 | Kerr |
| Kilgore | 11,301 | Gregg |
| Killeen | 86,911 | Bell |
| Kingsville | 25,575 | Kleberg |
| La Marque | 13,682 | Galveston |
| La Porte | 31,880 | Harris |
| Lake Jackson | 26,386 | Brazoria |
| Lamesa | 9,952 | Dawson |
| Lancaster | 25,894 | Dallas |
| Laredo | 176,576 | Webb |
| League City | 45,444 | Galveston |
| Levelland | 12,866 | Hockley |
| Lewisville | 77,737 | Denton |
| Lockhart | 11,615 | Caldwell |
| Longview | 73,344 | Gregg |
| Lubbock | 199,564 | Lubbock |
| Lufkin | 32,709 | Angelina |
| Mansfield | 28,031 | Tarrant |
| Marshall | 23,935 | Harrison |
| McAllen | 106,414 | Hidalgo |
| McKinney | 54,369 | Collin |
| Mercedes | 13,649 | Hidalgo |
| Mesquite | 124,523 | Dallas |
| Midland | 94,996 | Midland |
| Mineral Wells | 16,946 | Palo Pinto |
| Mission | 45,408 | Hidalgo |
| Missouri City | 52,913 | Fort Bend |
| Mount Pleasant | 13,935 | Titus |
| Nacogdoches | 29,914 | Nacogdoches |
| Nederland | 17,422 | Jefferson |
| New Braunfels | 36,494 | Comal |
| North Richland Hills | 55,635 | Tarrant |
| Odessa | 90,943 | Ector |
| Orange | 18,643 | Orange |
| Palestine | 17,598 | Anderson |
| Pampa | 17,887 | Gray |
| Paris | 25,898 | Lamar |
| Pasadena | 141,674 | Harris |
| Pearland | 37,640 | Brazoria |
| Pecos | 9,501 | Reeves |
| Pflugerville | 16,335 | Travis |
| Pharr | 46,660 | Hidalgo |
| Plainview | 22,336 | Hale |
| Plano | 222,030 | Collin |
| Port Arthur | 57,755 | Jefferson |
| Port Lavaca | 12,035 | Calhoun |
| Port Neches | 13,601 | Jefferson |
| Portland | 14,827 | San Patricio |
| Raymondville | 9,733 | Willacy |
| Richardson | 91,802 | Dallas |
| Richmond | 11,081 | Fort Bend |
| Rio Grande City | 11,923 | Starr |
| Robstown | 12,727 | Nueces |
| Rockwall | 17,976 | Rockwall |
| Roma | 9,617 | Starr |
| Rosenberg | 24,043 | Fort Bend |
| Round Rock | 61,136 | Williamson |
| Rowlett | 44,503 | Dallas |
| Sachse | 9,751 | Dallas |
| Saginaw | 12,374 | Tarrant |
| San Angelo | 88,439 | Tom Green |
| San Antonio | 1,144,646 | Bexar |
| San Benito | 23,444 | Cameron |
| San Juan | 26,229 | Hidalgo |
| San Marcos | 34,733 | Hays |
| Santa Fe | 9,548 | Galveston |
| Schertz | 18,694 | Guadalupe |
| Seabrook | 9,443 | Harris |
| Seagoville | 10,823 | Dallas |
| Seguin | 22,011 | Guadalupe |
| Sherman | 35,082 | Grayson |
| Snyder | 10,783 | Scurry |
| Socorro | 27,152 | El Paso |
| South Houston | 15,833 | Harris |
| Southlake | 21,519 | Tarrant |
| Stafford | 15,681 | Fort Bend |
| Stephenville | 14,921 | Erath |
| Sugar Land | 63,328 | Fort Bend |
| Sulphur Springs | 14,551 | Hopkins |
| Sweetwater | 11,415 | Nolan |
| Taylor | 13,575 | Williamson |
| Temple | 54,514 | Bell |
| Terrell | 13,606 | Kaufman |
| Texarkana | 34,782 | Bowie |
| Texas City | 41,521 | Galveston |
| The Colony | 26,531 | Denton |
| The Woodlands | 55,649 | Montgomery |
| Tyler | 83,650 | Smith |
| Universal City | 14,849 | Bexar |
| University Park | 23,324 | Dallas |
| Uvalde | 14,929 | Uvalde |
| Vernon | 11,660 | Wilbarger |
| Victoria | 60,603 | Victoria |
| Vidor | 11,440 | Orange |
| Waco | 113,726 | McLennan |
| Watauga | 21,908 | Tarrant |
| Waxahachie | 21,426 | Ellis |
| Weatherford | 19,000 | Parker |
| Weslaco | 26,935 | Hidalgo |
| West University Place | 14,211 | Harris |
| White Settlement | 14,831 | Tarrant |
| Wichita Falls | 104,197 | Wichita |
| Wylie | 15,132 | Collin |
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| Category | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 20,851,820 | 100% |
| Male | 10,352,910 | 49.6% |
| Female | 10,498,910 | 50.4% |
| Under 18 | 5,886,759 | 28.2% |
| 18+ | 14,965,061 | 71.8% |
| 65+ | 2,072,532 | 9.9% |
| Median Age | 32.3 | |
| Average Family Size | 3.28 | |
| White | 14,799,505 | 71% |
| African-American | 2,404,566 | 11.5% |
| Asian | 562,319 | 2.7% |
| American Indian & Alaskan | 118,362 | 0.6% |
| Other | 2,438,001 | 11.7% |
| Mixed Race | 514,633 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic (included in categories above) | 6,669,666 | 32% |
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| City or Town | Colleges | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Colleges | 69 | 133,829 |
| San Antonio Colleges | 42 | 96,061 |
| Dallas Colleges | 41 | 53,101 |
| Austin Colleges | 32 | 92,244 |
| Fort Worth Colleges | 15 | 50,663 |
| El Paso Colleges | 11 | 48,770 |
| Arlington Colleges | 9 | 27,422 |
| Lubbock Colleges | 7 | 32,720 |
| Irving Colleges | 6 | 12,365 |
| Tyler Colleges | 6 | 16,097 |
| Garland Colleges | 6 | 1,810 |
| Amarillo Colleges | 6 | 11,041 |
| Corpus Christi Colleges | 6 | 20,947 |
| McAllen Colleges | 6 | 17,609 |
| Beaumont Colleges | 5 | 13,353 |
| Brownsville Colleges | 5 | 13,651 |
| Richardson Colleges | 5 | 14,480 |
| Laredo Colleges | 5 | 12,879 |
| Victoria Colleges | 4 | 6,704 |
| Abilene Colleges | 4 | 8,601 |
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P.O. Box 1460
Fritch, Texas 79036
806-857-3151
Amistad (Recreation Area)
NPS Admistration
Del Rio, Texas 78840-9350
830-775-7491
Big Bend (Park)
Big Bend National Park
Big Bend National Park, Texas 79834
432-477-2251
Big Thicket (Park)
Headquarters
Beaumont, Texas 77701-4724
409-951-6725
Chamizal (Monument/Memorial)
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El Paso, Texas 79905
915-532-7273
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P.O. Box 1379
Fort Davis, Texas 79734
432-426-3224 ext 20
Guadalupe Mountains (Park)
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Salt Flat, Texas 79847-9400
915-828-3251
Lake Meredith (Recreation Area)
P.O. Box 1460
Fritch, Texas 79036
806-857-3151
Lyndon B Johnson (Historic Site)
P.O. Box 329
Johnson City, Texas 78636
830-868-7128 ext 244
Padre Island (Seashore)
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Corpus Christi, Texas 78480-1300
361-949-8173
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Brownsville, Texas 78520-8326
956-541-2785
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432-477-2251
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