Bosque County

Bosque County, Texas

Bosque County, Texas

Bosque County Courthouse, Bosque County, Texas. Photograph by Aualliso. 
Bosque County, Texas

Bosque County, Texas

Map of Bosque County, Texas. Map Credit: Robert Plocheck

Bosque County is located in Central Texas. The county seat, Meridian, is situated in the center of the county at latitude 31°56' N and longitude 97°39' W. The county lies approximately sixty miles south of Dallas–Fort Worth and forty miles north of Waco. Bosque County is bordered by Erath and Somervell counties to the north, Johnson and Hill counties to the east, McLennan and Coryell counties to the south, and Hamilton County to the west. State Highways 174, 144, 22, and 6 traverse the county, along with numerous county and farm-to-market roads; the public road system comprises 1,106 miles.

Bosque County is an agrarian area that covers 989 square miles. As a part of the Grand Prairie subdivision of the North Central Plains, the land is primarily an area of shallow to deep, well-drained soils underlain by limestone. Around the streams are deep, well-drained and moderately well-drained soils. Many believe that the soil is the most important natural resource of the county because the life of the livestock and the flora and fauna depend heavily upon it. Much sand, gravel, and limestone are mined in the county for construction. The alluvial soils of the riverbottoms promote the growth of elm, cottonwood, river birch, sycamore, ash, pecan, and a variety of oak trees. The area is also distinguished by clusters of flat-topped hills separated by low areas of flat grassland. Although many grasses cover the prairie areas of Bosque County, Johnson grass is the most common. Numerous livestock graze in the county, where sudden outcroppings of white limestone form tall, steep hills or cliffs. Throughout the plains areas, cedars, oaks, and mesquites are prevalent. The only commercial mineral found in Bosque County is limestone. In this region of rolling hills, the altitude ranges from 480 to 1,200 feet.

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Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

Bosque County is classified as a County

Altitude Range

410 ft – 1284 ft

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Bosque County by the Numbers

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Population Counts

Bosque County
Pop. Year Source
18,685 2019 United States Census Bureau

Civilian Labor Counts

Bosque County
People Year Source
7,968 2019 Texas Workforce Commission

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Per Capita Income (USD) Year Source
$41,592 2019 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Property Values

Bosque County
USD ($) Year Source
3,145,251,055 2019 State Property Tax Board

Retail Sales

Bosque County
USD ($) Year Source
93,089,398 2019 State Comptroller of Public Accounts

Wages

Bosque County
USD ($) Year Source
40,722,382 2019 Texas Workforce Commission

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Unemployment Percentage Year Source
6.2 2019 Texas Workforce Commission

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Rainfall (inches) Year Source
36.0 2019 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Min. (January Average, °F) Max. (July Average, °F) Year Source
34.8 96.4 2019 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Land Area

Bosque County
Area (square miles) Year Source
983.0 2019 United States Census Bureau

Total Area

Bosque County
Area (square miles) Year Source
1,002.5 2019 United States Census Bureau