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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

San Augustine County, Texas

San Augustine County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: San Augustine
Year Organized: 1836
Square Miles: 528

Court House:

203 Courthouse Street
County Courthouse
San Augustine, TX 75972-0000

Etymology - Origin of County Name

uncertain, most likely Saint Augustine of Hippo

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

San Augustine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. Its county seat is San Augustine.

Unrest still plagued the new district, however. Ayish Bayou settlers had been involved in the 1832 battle of Nacogdoches,^qv in which they helped remove José de las Piedras,^qv commandant of Nacogdoches. Subsequently, they sent prominent representatives, including Sam Houston^qv in 1833, to the conventions of 1832 and 1833.^qv Early in 1836 Houston was elected commander of the Texian forces at San Augustine-and then for all of Texas-which took an active part in the Texas Revolution.^qv In April the town was abandoned when citizens fled toward the Louisiana border in the Runaway Scrape.^qv They returned to their homes with news of the victory at the battle of San Jacinto.^qv With the close of hostilities, Texans began establishing a government for the new Republic of Texas.^qv San Augustine County was one of the first counties to be formed. In 1837 settlers chose county officials, including a chief justice, a county clerk, a sheriff, a district clerk, a surveyor, and a coroner. In most instances, war heroes were elected to those positions, replacing earlier settlers as community leaders.

More at Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "," http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/SS/hcs2.html (accessed November 9, 2008).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 592 square miles (1,534 km²), of which, 528 square miles (1,367 km²) of it is land and 64 square miles (167 km²) of it (10.86%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

Shelby County (north)
Sabine County (east)
Jasper County (south)
Angelina County (southwest)
Nacogdoches County (west)

Cities and Towns:

- Broaddus	town	Incorporated Area
- San Augustine (County Seat)	town	Incorporated Area

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."