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Texas Counties

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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

Coke County, Texas

Coke County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Robert Lee
Year Organized: 1889
Square Miles: 899

Court House:

P.O. Box 52
County Courthouse
Robert Lee, TX 76945-0052

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Richard Coke, the fifteenth governor of Texas

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Coke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is named for Richard Coke, the fifteenth governor of Texas. Its seat is Robert Lee.

There is a very rich history of Native Americans in Coke County. Many local legends are based on stories about Native Americans, and artifacts can be found throughout the county. Arrowheads, spearpoints, and other evidence of Native American habitation are commonly found on land in the area

Wildlife is abundant and diverse in Coke County. White-tailed deer inhabit the area in large populations, drawing hunters in great numbers to the area in the fall and winter seasons. Other game animals such as Rio Grande turkeys, mourning and white-wing doves, and scaled (blue) and bobwhite quail are popular with hunters visiting the area. Native mammals such as the raccoon, opossum, bobcat, foxes, and skunks are also common. The Mountain Lion, or Puma, is also known to be seen occasionally. Coke County is home to many snakes and other reptiles, and boasts a large population of birds, both migratory and non-migratory. Imported exotic animals, such as the Blackbuck antelope and the fallow deer, are beginning to be seen in the county as free-ranging animals as well. Lakes, creeks, and the Colorado River support a number of species of fish in the area.

The Texas legislature established Coke County in 1889, carving it out of territory previously assigned to Tom Green County; the county was organized that same year, with Hayrick as county seat. In 1889 the county's first newspaper, the Hayrick Democrat, began publication; shortly thereafter it was renamed the Rustler. By 1890 there were 163 farms and ranches in the county, and 2,059 people lived there. Only about 4,000 acres of the county was classified by the census as "improved" at this time. Ranching^qv dominated the local economy, and 13,806 cattle were counted in Coke County that year.

More at Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "," http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/CC/hcc14.html (accessed November 4, 2008).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 928 square miles (2,403 km²), of which, 899 square miles (2,328 km²) of it is land and 29 square miles (76 km²) of it (3.14%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

Nolan County (north)
Runnels County (east)
Tom Green County (south)
Sterling County (west)
Mitchell County (northwest)

Cities and Towns:

- Bronte	town	Incorporated Area
- Robert Lee (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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County Resource Guide

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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