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Physical Features: Rolling prairie, mostly Blackland soil; Lake Ray Hubbard. Texas’ smallest county.

Economy: Industrial employment in local plants and in Dallas; in Dallas metropolitan area; residential development around Lake Ray Hubbard.

History: Caddo area. Cherokees arrived in 1820s. Anglo-American settlers arrived in 1840s. County created 1873 from Kaufman, organized the same year; named for wall-like rock formation.

Race/Ethnicity: (In percent) Anglo, 73.27; Black, 5.87; Hispanic, 16.56; Asian, 2.47; Other, 1.83.

Vital Statistics, annual: Births, 941; deaths, 426; marriages, 1,173; divorces, 394.

Recreation: Lake activities; proximity to Dallas; unusual rock outcrop.

Minerals: Not significant.

Agriculture: Small grains, cattle, horticulture, horses. Market value $3.9 million.

ROCKWALL (37,490) county seat; commuters, varied manufacturing, government/services; hospital; harbor retail and enterainment district; Founders Day in April.

Other towns include: Fate (6,357); Heath (6,921); McLendon-Chisholm (1,373) chili cookoff in October; Mobile City (188); Royse City (9,349) government/services, varied manufacturing, agribusiness, museum, library, Funfest in October.

Part [7,011] of Rowlett, hospital, and a small part [1,055] of Wylie.

The rodeo in Wylie. File photo.