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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

Llano County, Texas

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

County Seat: Llano
Year Organized: 1856
Square Miles: 935

Court House:

801 Ford Street, Rm 101
County Courthouse
Llano, TX 78643-1997

Etymology - Origin of County Name

the Llano River; Llano is Spanish for plains

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Llano County (pronounced /ˈlænoʊ/) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. Its county seat is Llano, and the county is named for the Llano River.

Llano County was organized in 1856 after the Texas legislature formed the county from the Bexar District and Gillespie County. Donations of 250 acres were made for a site for the county seat. By 1858 the population exceeded 1,000, and cattle, hides, and pecans were being exported. Farming was the chief occupation in the north and ranching in the south. Germans^qv predominated in the western parts and Anglo-Americans in the other areas. By 1860 the county had eighty-nine farms, encompassing 59,744 acres. The agricultural census that year reported 21,344 cattle and 1,492 sheep in Llano County, and the corn harvest exceeded 23,500 bushels. The United States census found 1,101 people living in the county that year; of these, 21 were slaveholders and 54 were slaves

More at Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "," http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/LL/hcl12.html (accessed November 7, 2008).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 966 square miles (2,502 km²). 2,421 km² (935 sq. mi.) of it is land and 81 km² (31 sq. mi.) of it (3.25%) is water.

Enchanted Rock, a designated state natural area and popular tourist destination, is located in southern Llano county.

Two significant rivers, the Llano River and the Colorado River, flow through Llano County. These rivers contribute to Lake Buchanan, Inks Lake, and Lake Lyndon B. Johnson, which are all located partially within the county.

Neighboring Counties:

San Saba County (north)
Burnet County (east)
Blanco County (southeast)
Gillespie County (south)
Mason County (west)

Cities and Towns:

- Llano (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Sunrise Beach	city

County Resources:

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County Resources

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."