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Texas Counties
Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state Texas was originally divided
into municipalities, a unit of local government under Spanish and Mexican rule. When the Republic of Texas
gained its independence in 1836, there were 23 municipalities, which became the original Texas counties. Many of
these would later be divided into new counties. The most recent county to be created was Kenedy County in 1921.
The most recent county to be organized was Loving County in 1931 |
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Blanco County, Texas
Blanco County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Johnson City
Year Organized: 1858
Square Miles: 711 |
Court House: P.O. Box 471
County Courthouse
Johnson City, TX 78636-0471 |
Etymology - Origin of County Name
the Blanco River (Blanco means white in Spanish)
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Blanco County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. Its county seat is Johnson City. Blanco is named for
the Blanco River which traverses the county. The State of Texas formed Blanco County in 1858 from portions of Burnet,
Comal, Gillespie and Hays Counties. The city of Blanco served as the county seat from 1858 to 1890, when it was moved to
Johnson City.
In 1855 settlers in the western part of what was then Comal County began to agitate for a new county. As a result,
Kerr County was established in 1856. This, however, did not help the people of northern Comal County. They continued
to petition the legislature, and through the efforts of members of the Pittsburgh Land Company, Blanco County was
formed on February 12, 1858, from parts of Comal, Hays, Burnet, and Gillespie counties and named for the Blanco
River. Some historians believe that Blanco County also acquired two small unattached pieces of Travis County. The
total area of the new county was 1,043 square miles.
More at Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. ","
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/BB/hcb8.html (accessed November 4, 2008).
Geography
Blanco County is located in the Hill Country of central Texas, west of Austin and north of San Antonio. Two
significant rivers, the Blanco River and the Pedernales River, flow through the county.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 713 square miles (1,848 kmē), of which, 711
square miles (1,842 kmē) of it is land and 2 square miles (6 kmē) of it (0.30%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Burnet County (north)
- Travis County (northeast)
- Hays County (east)
- Comal County (southeast)
- Kendall County (southwest)
- Gillespie County (west)
- Llano County (northwest)
Cities and Towns:
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- Blanco |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Johnson City
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Round Mountain |
town |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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