Facts At A Glance

General Information on the State of Texas

Statehood: December 29, 1845; twenty-eighth state

Origin of Name: From a Caddo Indian word, Tejas, maeaning friends or allies.

State Capital: Austin

State Nickname: Lone Star State

State Motto: Friendship


State Flag

State Bird: Mockingbird

State Shell: Lightning whelk

State Flower: Bluebonnet

State Tree: Pecan

State Dish: Chili

State Gem: Topaz

State Mineral: Palmwood

State Population Information

: Population:14,229,191, third among states (1980 census)

Population Density: 54.3 people per sq. mi. (20.9 people per km2)

Population Distribution:80 percent of the people live live in cites or towns. About 50 percent of Texas's total population lives in the four metropolitan areas of Houston,Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Austin.

Links To The Cities

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Geography

Borders:Texas is borderd by Oklahoma on the north and Arkasas and Louisiana on the east.The Gulf of Mexico forms the state's southeastern border. The Rio Grande, which seperates the state from the Repulic of Mexico, forms the southwestern border. Texas shares its western border with New Mexico. Highest Point:Guadalupe Peak in Culberson County, 8751 ft. (2,667 m)
Lowest Point:Gulf of Mexico, sea level

Greatest Distances:

Area:262,017 sq.mi.(678,642 km20q)

Rank in Area Among the States:Second

This pages was completed by Dana in Ms. Matetich's Fifth Grade Class.
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