Texas Almanac, 1968-1969 Page: 290
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TEXAS ALMANAC-1968-1969
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drainage to South Sulphur River, northern boundary.
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in Northeast (G-18). Created, organized 1846 from
Lamar, Nacogdoches Counties. Named for David
Hopkins family, pioneer settlers in area.
Light sandy to black waxy soils. Varied timber,
drainage to South Sulphur River, northern boundary.
Oil, gas, clays produced.
No. I dairy county in Texas; 27,471 dairy cows in
1964; 90,899 total cattle; 70% farm income from dairy-
ings; grains, hay, cotton produced; three gins.Area (sq. mi.).......793
1967 Pop. (est.)...21,649
1960 Pop .....18,594
Altitude (ft.) ......350-650
Ann. rainfall (in.)..43.57
Jan. temp. avg........34
July temp. avg.......94
Growing season (da.).238
No. farms, 1959.... 2 030
No. farms, 1964..... 1,858
Farm income..$12,382,359Rolling 56 per cent forested. Drains to Trinity,
Neches Rivers. Pine lumber, ties produced. Oil, gas,
sand, gravel produced.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Tejas Mission State
Park, site of first Spanish mission in East Texas:
Davy Crockett National Forest; Houston County
Lake; historic sites.
Sixty per cent farm income from beef cattle,
dairying, poultry; $2,377,000 timber sales in 1966;
6 saw mills; peanuts, cotton, grains, hay among
leading crops.Area (sq. mi.).. 1,232
1967 Pop. (est.) ....20,531
1960 Pop.......... 19,376
Altitude (ft.)......200-500
Ann. rainfall (in.)..42.87
Jan. temp. avg........38
July temp. avg...... .95
Growing season (da.).265
No. farms, 1959.... 1,610
No. farms, 1964.... 1,557
Farm income...$5,740,648Auto reg. No ......5,067
Registered voters...3,822
No. employed.......1,474
Wages paid.....$5,058,236
Mfg. value.....$1,823,000
Retail sales....$15,440000
Whl. sales.....5$12,233,000
Tax value ......$22,690,376
Income total..$26,466,000
Mineral value..$5,497,340
Economic index.....0.105CROCKETT (8,668) county seat; center for farm-
ing, livestock, forestry operations; Crockett State
School; Mary Allen Academy; plants include furni-
ture, candy, clothing, others. Grapeland is commer-
cial center in north.
HOWARD COUNTYAuto reg., No.......9,099
Registered voters...3,884
No. employed.......3,262
Wages paid...$12 280,256
Mfg. value.....$9,934 000
Retail sales... $27,357,000
Whl. sales.....$17,747,000
Tax value.....$23,690,560
Income total.. $33.057,000
Mineral value..$8,064,342
Economic index..... 0.154SULPHUR SPRINGS (10,881) county seat; leading
dairy products market, processing center; plants
include candy, scientific instruments, clothing, wood
products, others; county hospital.
Coma, Plekt, Sulphur Bluff, other communities.
Winasboro, chiefly in Wbod-Franklin Counties, ex-
tends into southeast corner.
HOUSTON COUNTYA BIG SPRING
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SMILESIn East Texas (J-18). First county created in 1837
by Republic of Texas, named for Sam Houston,In West (I-8). Created 1876 from Bexar and Young
Districts, organized 1882. Named for Volney E. How-
ard, Texas legislator, congressman.
Sandy and loam soils, rolling plains. More than
300 million barrels oil produced since 1925, also sand,
gravel, stone.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Big Spring State Park;
rodeo; old settlers' reunion, little theater; rattle-
snake roundup.
Petroleum major factor in income; farm income
evenly divided between crops, livestock: cotton, grain
sorghums leading crops; 12 gins; 2,500 acres irri-
gated.
Area (sq. mi.).......912 Auto reg. No..... 17,787
1967 Pop. (est.).... 40 150 Registered voters..10,905
1960 Pop...........40,139 No. employed....... 5,983
Altitude (ft.)...2,200-2 700 Wages paid....$29,245,024
Ann. rainfall (in.)..15.51 Mfg. value..... 33,398,000
Jan. temp. avg........30 Retail sales... $55665,000
July temp. avg.......95 Whl. sales.....$30,492,000
Growing season (da.).217 Tax value..... $62 781,939
No. farms, 1959......521 Income, total.S113'853,000
No. farms, 1964......496 Minerar value.$56,126,150
Farm income...$5,942,695 Economic index... 0.499
BIG SPRING (35,100) county seat; plants include
petrochemicals; carbon black; paint; teaching aids;
asphalt* fertilizers. Howard County Junior College;
hospitals.
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Texas Almanac, 1968-1969, book, 1967; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113809/m1/292/?q=%221964~%22: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas State Historical Association.