Victoria County

Victoria County, Texas
Victoria County is located in southeastern Texas on the Coastal Plain about midway between the southern and eastern extremities of the Texas Gulf Coast. Victoria, the county's largest town, is the county seat. There roads converge 120 miles from Houston, 102 miles from San Antonio, 110 miles from Austin, and 75 miles from Corpus Christi; hence the town's nickname, the "crossroads of South Texas." The county's center lies at approximately 28°47' north latitude and 96°57' west longitude. Victoria County comprises 887 square miles of nearly level to gently rolling coastal prairie, surfaced primarily with dark clay loams and clays that support bluestems and tall grasses, oak forest, huisache, mesquite, prickly pear, and other vegetation. The northwestern part of the county lies in the Post Oak Belt and thus marks the southernmost extension of the East Texas timberlands. The soils there, primarily sandy loams and sands, support post oak, blackjack oak, elm, and pecan trees. The elevation ranges from sea level in the southeast to 300 feet near Mission Valley in the northwest. The climate is humid and subtropical, with a temperature range from an average high of 92° F in July to an average low of 46° in January; records of 110° and 9° were set in 1939 and 1930, respectively. The average annual length of the frost-free season is 290 days; the annual precipitation range is from thirty-two to forty inches. The northeastern half of the county drains into Lavaca Bay, principally through Garcitas, Arenosa, and Placedo creeks, and the southwestern area is drained by the Guadalupe and San Antonio rivers and Coleto Creek. Prehistoric fossils of mammoths, horses, camels, sloths, and bison of the Late Pleistocene era have been unearthed in the county, as well as artifacts from the Paleo-Indian period. Despite a variety of archeological excavations, however, little is known of the early hunting and gathering occupants except that they made the change from spear to bow and arrow after A.D. 1000. By the era of contact with the West at least four distinct groups were living in the county: the Karankawas, last seen at Kemper's Bluff before fleeing to Mexico in 1842; the Aranamas; the Tamiques; and the Tonkawas. Comanche, Lipan, and Tawakoni raids were common in the area by the early nineteenth century as well, the most infamous being the great Comanche raid of 1840, which destroyed the port of Linnville (see LINNVILLE RAID OF 1840).
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.
Craig H. Roell | © Texas State Historical Association
Victoria County at a Glance
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County Map of Texas
Victoria County
- Victoria County
Currently Exists
Yes
Place type
Victoria County is classified as a County
Altitude Range
0 ft – 230 ft
Places of Victoria County
Noteworthy | Place | Type |
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Aloe | Town | |
Anaqua | Town | |
Arenosa | Town | |
Bloomington | Town | |
Blue Mott | Town | |
Burroughsville | Town | |
Carlos | Town | |
Carr | Town | |
Carsner | Town | |
Chipley | Town | |
Clark | Town | |
Coleto Creek Reservoir | Lake | |
Coletoville | Town | |
Colony City | Town | |
Craig | Town | |
Cypress Grove | Town | |
Dacosta | Town | |
Dernal | Town | |
Dupre | Town | |
Fanninsdefeat | Town | |
Fordtran | Town | |
Garcitas | Town | |
Guadalupe | Town | |
Guadalupe Victoria | Town | |
Guadelupe | Town | |
Hollub | Town | |
Hughes | Town | |
Inez | Town | |
Jasmine | Town | |
Keeran | Town | |
Kemper City | Town | |
Kyle's | Town | |
Lucy | Town | |
Marianna | Town | |
McFaddin | Town | |
Mission Valley | Town | |
Moursund | Town | |
Nursery | Town | |
Placedo | Town | |
Quail Creek | Town | |
Raisin | Town | |
Salem | Town | |
Soco | Town | |
Steiner's Settlement | Town | |
Telferner | Town | |
Thrasher | Town | |
Victoria | Town | |
Wood Hi | Town |
Photos of Victoria County and surrounding areas

Victoria County, Texas
The Victoria County Courthouse is housed the city of Victoria, Texas. Photograph by Jim Evans.

Victoria County, Texas
Map of Victoria County, Texas. Map Credit: Robert Plocheck.
Victoria, Texas
View of the downtown area of the city of Victoria, the county seat of Victoria County, Texas. Photograph by Billy Hathorn. Victoria

A pier at Coleto Creek Reservoir
Photo by Kylelovesyou, Public Domain Coleto Creek Reservoir

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Victoria County by the Numbers
Population & Civilian Labor Counts
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Population Counts
Victoria County
Pop. | Year | Source |
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92,084 | 2019 | United States Census Bureau |
Civilian Labor Counts
Victoria County
People | Year | Source |
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40,995 | 2019 | Texas Workforce Commission |
Per Capita Income
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Per Capita Income (USD) | Year | Source |
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$46,142 | 2019 | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis |
Property Values, Retail Sales, and Wages
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Property Values
Victoria County
USD ($) | Year | Source |
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8,601,947,171 | 2019 | State Property Tax Board |
Retail Sales
Victoria County
USD ($) | Year | Source |
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1,907,829,764 | 2019 | State Comptroller of Public Accounts |
Wages
Victoria County
USD ($) | Year | Source |
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465,996,356 | 2019 | Texas Workforce Commission |
Unemployment
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Unemployment Percentage | Year | Source |
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9.1 | 2019 | Texas Workforce Commission |
Rainfall
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Rainfall (inches) | Year | Source |
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41.1 | 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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40.7 | 94.1 | 2019 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Land Area & Total Area
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Land Area
Victoria County
Area (square miles) | Year | Source |
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882.1 | 2019 | United States Census Bureau |
Total Area
Victoria County
Area (square miles) | Year | Source |
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888.8 | 2019 | United States Census Bureau |