Calhoun County

Port O'Connor, Calhoun County, Texas

Port O'Connor, Calhoun County, Texas

Port O'Connor is located in Calhoun County, Texas. Image by Aimee Brown from Pixabay.

Calhoun County is located on the Gulf Coast between Houston and Corpus Christi. Approximately one-fourth of the county's 540-square-mile area is under water. Calhoun County is bordered by Victoria and Jackson counties on the north, Matagorda Island and the Gulf on the south, Refugio County on the west, and Matagorda County on the east. The approximate center of the county is at 33°40' north latitude and 95°06' west longitude, five miles southwest of Port Lavaca, the county seat. The altitude of this Coastal Prairie county ranges from sea level to fifty feet. The terrain is flat, poorly to moderately well drained, and surfaced with loams underlain by cracking, clayey subsoils, including deep black soils and sandy clay. Matagorda Island, on the southern fringe of the county, is chiefly deep shell sand. The climate is mild, the rainfall averages about forty inches annually, and the growing season lasts 305 days a year. The flora includes tall grasses and live oaks with cordgrasses and sedges along the coast, and the animal life includes quail, deer, doves, cottontail rabbits, jackrabbits, armadillos, skunks, opossums, raccoons, and a few coyotes. Between 21 and 30 percent of the land is considered prime farmland. The county is drained by the Guadalupe River, Chocolate Bayou, and several creeks. Green Lake, a large natural lake, is in Calhoun County. Major incorporated communities include Point Comfort, Port Lavaca, and Seadrift. The county is served by the Union Pacific railroad, as well as by U.S. Highway 87 and State highways 35 and 185.

Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.

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Calhoun County by the Numbers

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Population Counts

Calhoun County
Pop. Year Source
21,290 2019 United States Census Bureau

Civilian Labor Counts

Calhoun County
People Year Source
11,738 2019 Texas Workforce Commission

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Per Capita Income (USD) Year Source
$38,668 2019 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Property Values

Calhoun County
USD ($) Year Source
4,015,528,575 2019 State Property Tax Board

Retail Sales

Calhoun County
USD ($) Year Source
249,332,009 2019 State Comptroller of Public Accounts

Wages

Calhoun County
USD ($) Year Source
239,876,483 2019 Texas Workforce Commission

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Unemployment Percentage Year Source
6.4 2019 Texas Workforce Commission

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Rainfall (inches) Year Source
35.9 2019 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Min. (January Average, °F) Max. (July Average, °F) Year Source
46.5 89.0 2019 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Land Area

Calhoun County
Area (square miles) Year Source
506.8 2019 United States Census Bureau

Total Area

Calhoun County
Area (square miles) Year Source
1,032.7 2019 United States Census Bureau