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Area Code 361
North American area code 361 is a state of Texas telephone area code for numbers in the Corpus Christi area. It was created prior to February 13, 1999, in a split from area code 512. Counties served by this area code: : Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Calhoun, DeWitt, Duval, Fayette, Goliad, Jackson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Lavaca, Live Oak, Matagorda, McMullen County, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, and Webb Towns and cities served by this area code: : Agua Dulce, Alfred, Alice, Aransas Pass, Armstrong, Austwell, Banquete, Bayside, Beeville, Ben Bolt, Benavides, Bentonville, Berclair, Bishop, Blessing, Bloomington, Bruni, Calliham, Casa Blanca, Chapman Ranch, Collegeport, Concepcion, Corpus Christi, Cuero, Dinero, Driscoll, Edna, Edroy, Elmaton, Encino, Falfurrias, Fannin, Flatonia, Francitas, Freer, Fulton, Ganado, George West, Goliad, Gregory, Hallettsville, Hebbronville, Hochheim, Inez, Ingleside, Ingleside on the Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean. Because it is on the North American Plate, North American Tectonic Plate, Greenland is included as a part of North America geographically. North America covers an area of about , about 16.5% of Earth's land area and about 4.8% of its total surface. North America is the third-largest continent by area, following Asia and Africa, and the list of continents and continental subregions by population, fourth by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. In 2013, its population was estimated at nearly 579 million people in List of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America, 23 independent states, or about 7.5% of the world's population. In Americas (terminology)#Human ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenedy County, Texas
Kenedy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 350. It is the third-least populous county in Texas and fourth-least populous in the United States. Its county seat is Sarita. The county was created in 1921 from parts of Hidalgo and Willacy counties and is named for Mifflin Kenedy, an early area rancher and steamboat operator. Kenedy County is included in the Kingsville, TX Kingsville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Corpus Christi-Kingsville- Alice, TX Combined Statistical Area. There are no incorporated municipalities in Kenedy County. In 1999, Hurricane Bret struck the county, but damage was minimal due to the sparse population. The Peñascal Wind Power Project was built near Sarita in the early 21st Century and is expected to slightly raise the population of the area. The King Ranch, of which Mifflin Kenedy had been a partner prior to 1868, covers a large part of the county. Geograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred, Texas
Alfred is an unincorporated community and census-designated place northeast of Alice in Jim Wells County, Texas, United States. Its population was 291 as of the 2010 census. It is known for the outdoor flea markets held on the first whole weekend of the month. History Alfred is on State Highway 359 twelve miles (19 km) northeast of Alice in northeastern Jim Wells County. The community was founded in 1888, when the site was in Nueces County, and was originally named Driscoll. A post office was established there in 1890. In 1904, when the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway built through the Robert Driscoll ranch to the east, Driscoll wanted the station to be named after himself. Since there could not be two post offices with the same name, N. T. Wright, the postmaster of old Driscoll, agreed to change the name of his post office to Alfred, in honor of his father, Alfred Wright, the first postmaster of the community. The Texas and New Orleans Railroad built through th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agua Dulce, Nueces County, Texas
Agua Dulce ( ) is a city in Nueces County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located on the Texas Mexican Railway at the intersection of State Highway 44 and Farm to Market Road 70 in west-central Nueces County. The name, Spanish for "sweet water", refers to a nearby creek. A town in Texas, Sweetwater in Nolan County in West Texas, uses the English name. The town was established by the 1900s. The population of Agua Dulce was 685 in the 2020 census. Geography Agua Dulce is located at (27.783077, –97.910033). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 685 people, 219 households, and 165 families residing in the city. 2000 Census data As of the census of 2000, 737 people, 234 households, and 200 families were residing in the city. Its population density was . The 257 housing units averaged 815.3 per mi2 (310.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 79.38% W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cities
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving efficiency of goods and service distribution. Historically, city-dwellers have been a small proportion of humanity overall, but following two centuries of unprecedented and rapid urbanization, more than half of the world population now lives in cities, which has had profound consequences for g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Webb County, Texas
Webb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 267,114. Its county seat is Laredo. The county was named after James Webb (1792–1856), who served as secretary of the treasury, secretary of state, and attorney general of the Republic of Texas, and later judge of the United States District Court following the admission of Texas to statehood. By area, Webb County is the largest county in South Texas and the sixth-largest in the state. Webb County comprises the Laredo metropolitan area. Webb County is the only county in the United States to border three foreign states or provinces, sharing borders with Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas. Webb County has a minority majority, with 95.2% of the population of the county identifying as Hispanic. This makes Webb the county with the second-highest proportion of Hispanic people in the continental United States after Starr County, and it has the highest proportion of Hispanic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria County, Texas
Victoria County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 91,319. Its county seat is Victoria. Victoria County is included in the Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area. History * Paleo-Indians Hunter-gatherers, and later Tonkawa, Aranamas, Tamiques, Karankawa. Tawakoni, Lipan Apache and Comanche, first inhabitants. * 1685 René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis. * 1689 Alonso de Leon names the Guadalupe River in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe. * 1722 Nuestra Señora de Loreto Presidio and Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga become the first Spanish settlement in Victoria County. * 1824 Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Jesús Victoria (the future city of Victoria) is established by Martín De León, who starts his colony with 5,000 branded cattle and establishes the county's claim as the "Cradle of the Texas Cattle Industry." The only primarily Mexican colony in Texas. * 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Patricio County, Texas
San Patricio County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 68,755. Its county seat is Sinton. San Patricio County is part of the Corpus Christi metropolitan statistical area. History In 1828, 200 Irish Catholic families, recruited from Ireland and the Irish population of New York City, contracted with the Mexican government to settle on 80 leagues of land in this area. By 1836, about 500 people lived in the colony on 84 Mexican land grants. During the Texas Revolution, most fled from the colony because of fighting in the area. By 1841, a small number of permanent residents had returned. When Texas was annexed by the United States in 1845, the area was stabilized by the presence of U.S. troops under General Zachary Taylor. In 1845, the county was formed (San Patricio is Spanish for Saint Patrick, the primary patron saint of the colonists' home country of Ireland), and Corpus Christi was designated as the county seat. The following y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Refugio County, Texas
Refugio County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,741. Its county seat is Refugio. The county originated as a municipality of Mexico in 1834 and was classified as a county in 1837. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which (5.8%) are covered by water. Major highways * U.S. Highway 77 ** Interstate 69E is currently under construction and will follow the current route of U.S. 77 in most places. * U.S. Highway 77 Alternate/ U.S. Highway 183 * State Highway 35 * State Highway 239 * Farm to Market Road 136 * Farm to Market Road 774 * Farm to Market Road 2441 * Farm to Market Road 2678 Adjacent counties * Victoria County (north) * Calhoun County (northeast) * Aransas County (southeast) * San Patricio County (south) * Bee County (west) * Goliad County (northwest) National protected area * Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (part) Demographics As of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nueces County, Texas
Nueces County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 353,178, making it the 16th-most populous county in the state. The county seat is Corpus Christi. The county was formed in 1846 from portions of San Patricio County and organized the following year. It is named for the Nueces River, which marks the county's northwestern boundary with San Patricio County before emptying into its mouth at Nueces Bay north of the port of Corpus Christi. Nueces County is part of the Corpus Christi metropolitan statistical area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of , of which are land and (28%) are covered by water. It borders the Gulf of Mexico. Major highways * Interstate 37 * Interstate 69E (Under Construction) * U.S. Highway 77 * U.S. Highway 181 * State Highway 35 * State Highway 44 * State Highway 286 * State Highway 357 * Farm to Market Road 43 * Farm to Market Road 70 * Farm to Market Roa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McMullen County, Texas
McMullen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 600, making it the fourth-least populous county in Texas. Its county seat is Tilden. The county was established from parts of Bexar County, Atascosa County, and Live Oak County in 1858 and later organized in 1877. It is named for John McMullen, founder of a colony in Texas. The McMullen County Courthouse was designed by the architect W.C. Stephenson, originally from Buffalo, New York. Stephenson also designed some 50 buildings in Beeville, including the Bee County Courthouse. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.5%) is water. Major highways * State Highway 16 * State Highway 72 * State Highway 97 * Farm to Market Road 99 * Farm to Market Road 624 * Farm to Market Road 791 * Farm to Market Road 1582 Adjacent counties * Atascosa County (north) * Live Oak County (east) * Duval County (sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matagorda County, Texas
Matagorda County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,255. Its county seat is Bay City, not to be confused with the larger Baytown in Harris and Chambers Counties. Matagorda County is named for the canebrakes that once grew along the coast (''matagorda'' is a Spanish word meaning "thick bush"). Matagorda County comprises the Bay City, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Houston- The Woodlands, TX combined statistical area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (32%) are covered by water. The water area includes Matagorda Bay. It borders the Gulf of Mexico. Major highways * State Highway 35 * State Highway 60 * State Highway 71 * State Highway 111 Adjacent counties * Brazoria County (northeast) * Calhoun County (southwest) * Jackson County (west) * Wharton County (northwest) National protected areas * Big Boggy Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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