Webb County

Webb County

Webb County

Web County Courthouse Photograph by Copernico Contreras

Webb County is in South Texas along the Mexican border. Laredo, the county's largest town and seat of government, is in the southwestern part of the county at the intersection of U.S. Highway 59 and Interstate Highway 35. The center of the county is at 27°45' north latitude and 99°20' west longitude. Webb County includes 3,363 square miles of generally flat to rolling terrain covered with grasses, mesquite, thorny shrubs, and cacti. Elevation ranges from 400 to 700 feet, and soils are primarily clayey and loamy. The northern and eastern sections are drained by a number of creeks that flow north and eventually enter the Nueces River; the southern and western parts of the county are drained by the Rio Grande. Mineral resources include caliche, clay, uranium, oil, natural gas, and zeolite. Temperatures range from an average high of 100° F in July to an average low of 43° in January. Rainfall averages twenty inches per year, and the growing season lasts for 314 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.

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Webb County

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Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

Webb County is classified as a County

Altitude Range

310 ft – 940 ft

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Webb County by the Numbers

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Population Counts

Webb County
Pop. Year Source
276,652 2019 United States Census Bureau

Civilian Labor Counts

Webb County
People Year Source
115,398 2019 Texas Workforce Commission

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Per Capita Income (USD) Year Source
$31,635 2019 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Property Values

Webb County
USD ($) Year Source
24,333,503,904 2019 State Property Tax Board

Retail Sales

Webb County
USD ($) Year Source
3,596,529,972 2019 State Comptroller of Public Accounts

Wages

Webb County
USD ($) Year Source
1,027,240,287 2019 Texas Workforce Commission

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Unemployment Percentage Year Source
10.1 2019 Texas Workforce Commission

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Rainfall (inches) Year Source
20.2 2019 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Min. (January Average, °F) Max. (July Average, °F) Year Source
46.1 99.3 2019 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Land Area

Webb County
Area (square miles) Year Source
3,361.5 2019 United States Census Bureau

Total Area

Webb County
Area (square miles) Year Source
3,375.6 2019 United States Census Bureau