Limestone County

Limestone County, Texas
Limestone County is in Central Texas about thirty miles due east of Waco. Mexia, its largest community, is approximately eighty miles south of Dallas. Groesbeck, the county seat, is near the county's center, at approximately 31°31' north latitude and 96°35' west longitude. The county comprises 931 square miles principally in the Blackland Prairies region. In the southeastern section loamy soils overlie mottled gray and red or yellow, cracking, clayey subsoils; in the central section the soils are slightly acidic and loamy at the surface, with cracking clayey subsoils; and surfaces in the northwestern section are dark, calcareous, mostly cracking, clayey soils. The nearly level to undulating terrain and light-colored, medium to slightly acid soils of the Claypan area and Cross Timbers are also found in the county. The vegetation includes mesquite, blackjack oak, pecan, bois d'arc, and elm trees as well as Indian grass and Texas winter grass in the northern area; the Post Oak Savannah vegetation of the southern area has tall grasses, Post oak, and blackjack oak. The natural resources of the county are clays, including kaolin and ceramic clays, limestone, industrial sand, glauconite, lignite coal, oil, and gas. The level to rolling prairie ranges from 375 to 665 feet above sea level. The land, on the divide between the Brazos and Trinity rivers, is drained by the Navasota River and its tributaries, which split the county in two. Bodies of water include Lake Mexia, Springfield Lake, and Lake Limestone. The average annual precipitation is almost thirty-eight inches, and the temperatures range from an average low of 37° F in January to an average high of 96° in July. The average growing season lasts 255 days.
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.
Ellen Maschino | © Texas State Historical Association
Limestone County at a Glance
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Currently Exists
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Place type
Limestone County is classified as a County
Altitude Range
363 ft – 690 ft
Places of Limestone County
Photos of Limestone County and surrounding areas

Limestone County, Texas
The Limestone County Courthouse is located in Groesbeck, Texas, the county seat. Photograph by Larry D. Moore.

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

Groesbeck, Texas
Downtown view of the city of Groesbeck, the seat of Limestone County, Texas. Photograph by Renelibrary. Groesbeck

A colorful sunset on Lake Limestone
Photo by Judah Morford, Flickr, CC2 Lake Limestone

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Limestone County by the Numbers
Population & Civilian Labor Counts
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Population Counts
Limestone County
Pop. | Year | Source |
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23,437 | 2019 | United States Census Bureau |
Civilian Labor Counts
Limestone County
People | Year | Source |
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8,354 | 2019 | Texas Workforce Commission |
Per Capita Income
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Per Capita Income (USD) | Year | Source |
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$35,771 | 2019 | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis |
Property Values, Retail Sales, and Wages
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Property Values
Limestone County
USD ($) | Year | Source |
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3,041,561,950 | 2019 | State Property Tax Board |
Retail Sales
Limestone County
USD ($) | Year | Source |
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247,823,162 | 2019 | State Comptroller of Public Accounts |
Wages
Limestone County
USD ($) | Year | Source |
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92,540,850 | 2019 | Texas Workforce Commission |
Unemployment
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Unemployment Percentage | Year | Source |
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8.0 | 2019 | Texas Workforce Commission |
Rainfall
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Rainfall (inches) | Year | Source |
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40.3 | 2019 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Temperature Ranges
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Min. (January Average, °F) | Max. (July Average, °F) | Year | Source |
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35.2 | 94.1 | 2019 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Land Area & Total Area
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Land Area
Limestone County
Area (square miles) | Year | Source |
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905.3 | 2019 | United States Census Bureau |
Total Area
Limestone County
Area (square miles) | Year | Source |
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933.2 | 2019 | United States Census Bureau |