San Jacinto County

San Jacinto County, Texas

San Jacinto County, Texas

The San Jancinto County Courthouse is located in the county seat, the city of Coldspring, Texas. Photograph by Jim Evans..

San Jacinto County is in southeastern Texas on the Trinity River. Shepherd, the largest town, is fifty miles north of Houston on U.S. Highway 59. The county's center is at 30°41' north latitude and 95°00' west longitude. San Jacinto County comprises 628 square miles of the East Texas Timberlands and is heavily wooded with longleaf and loblolly pine, cedar, oak, walnut, hickory, gum, ash, and pecan. Sixty percent of the county is in the Sam Houston National Forest. Gently rolling hills characterize the area, and the soils are reddish with a loamy surface and mostly clayey subsoils that are high in iron. Along the Trinity River, there are dark loamy to cracking clayey subsoils. Between 20 and 30 percent of the land is considered prime farmland. The Trinity River serves as the eastern boundary of the county. The San Jacinto River, Big Creek, Winter Bayou, and Stephen Creek also flow through the county, and Peach Creek flows along the southwestern boundary. The elevation ranges from 374 to 386 feet. Average annual precipitation is forty-eight inches, and the temperature ranges from an average low of 36° F in January to an average high of 94° in July. The average growing season extends 261 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.

Adopt a Town

The Texas Almanac's Land Rush program lets you adopt the town, county, or lake of your choice and share your message with the world. 100% of the proceeds benefit education in Texas.

County Map of Texas

San Jacinto County

Highlighted:
  • San Jacinto County

Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

San Jacinto County is classified as a County

Altitude Range

62 ft – 430 ft

Proud to call Texas home?

Put your name on the town, county, or lake of your choice.


Search Places »

San Jacinto County by the Numbers

This is some placeholder text that we should either remove or replace with a brief summary about this particular metric. For example, "We update population counts once per year..."

Population Counts

San Jacinto County
Pop. Year Source
28,859 2019 United States Census Bureau

Civilian Labor Counts

San Jacinto County
People Year Source
11,358 2019 Texas Workforce Commission

This is some placeholder text that we should either remove or replace with a brief summary about this particular metric. For example, "We update population counts once per year..."

Per Capita Income (USD) Year Source
$34,514 2019 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

This is some placeholder text that we should either remove or replace with a brief summary about this particular metric. For example, "We update population counts once per year..."

Property Values

San Jacinto County
USD ($) Year Source
2,865,524,642 2019 State Property Tax Board

Retail Sales

San Jacinto County
USD ($) Year Source
58,029,230 2019 State Comptroller of Public Accounts

Wages

San Jacinto County
USD ($) Year Source
20,876,817 2019 Texas Workforce Commission

This is some placeholder text that we should either remove or replace with a brief summary about this particular metric. For example, "We update population counts once per year..."

Unemployment Percentage Year Source
8.9 2019 Texas Workforce Commission

This is some placeholder text that we should either remove or replace with a brief summary about this particular metric. For example, "We update population counts once per year..."

Rainfall (inches) Year Source
50.7 2019 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

This is some placeholder text that we should either remove or replace with a brief summary about this particular metric. For example, "We update population counts once per year..."

Min. (January Average, °F) Max. (July Average, °F) Year Source
38.2 92.4 2019 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

This is some placeholder text that we should either remove or replace with a brief summary about this particular metric. For example, "We update population counts once per year..."

Land Area

San Jacinto County
Area (square miles) Year Source
569.2 2019 United States Census Bureau

Total Area

San Jacinto County
Area (square miles) Year Source
627.9 2019 United States Census Bureau