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Texas Counties
 Click Image to Enlarge Texas CountiesTexas 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 |
Jim Hogg County, TexasJim Hogg County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameJames Stephen Hogg, the twentieth governor of Texas Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryJim Hogg County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. Its county seat is Hebbronville. Jim Hogg is named for James Stephen Hogg, a governor of Texas. Immediately after the end of the Mexican War all of the land in the disputed territory was officially made part of the state of Texas. At various times the area that is now known as Jim Hogg County was under the jurisdiction of Brooks, Duval, Starr, Zapata, Live Oak, and Hidalgo counties. When Duval County was organized in 1875 it included what is now Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, and Brooks counties. Part of the area was included in Brooks County when it was formed in 1911, but in 1913, in an effort to free themselves from the political dominance of Edward C. Lasater,qv D. D. David, Reuben Holbein,qv Oscar Thompson, and A. C. Jones requested from the state legislature that a county separate from Brooks County be formed. D. W. Glasscock, in his first term as a state representative, sponsored legislation establishing Jim Hogg County, in order for his constituents "to get out from under the domination of the Mexican vote at the other end of the county." Advocates of the new county argued that they were too far removed from Falfurrias, the county seat of Brooks County, a separation that made it difficult for them and their neighbors to do business. Consequently, Jim Hogg County was formed out of Duval and Brooks counties; land from Duval County was included so that the town of Hebbronville, with its railroad station, could be in the new county. Jim Hogg County was organized and established that same year, and elections for county officials were held in July. At that time the school system was organized, and construction of a county courthouse was started More at Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "," http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/JJ/hcj6.html (accessed November 6, 2008). GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,136 square miles (2,943 kmē), of which,
1,136 square miles (2,943 kmē) of it is land and 0 square miles (0 kmē) of it (0.00%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
Cities and Towns:- Hebbronville (County Seat) County Resources:Enter County Resources and Information Here |
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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define
the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local.
And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions,
reflects the "characteristic features of this 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." |
