Bee County

Bee County, Texas

Bee County, Texas

Bee County, Texas. Photography by Larry D. Moore.
Bee County, Texas

Bee County, Texas

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

Bee County is in the Rio Grande plain of south central Texas, fifty miles northwest of Corpus Christi and 146 miles southeast of Austin. It is bordered on the north by Karnes and Goliad counties, on the east by Refugio County, on the south by San Patricio County, and on the west by Live Oak County. Beeville is the county's largest town and seat of government. The center point of the county is 28°25' north latitude and 97°45' west longitude. Several important thoroughfares cross the county, including U.S. highways 59 and 181 and State highways 202 and 359. An airport built in 1966 serves Beeville and the surrounding region.

Bee County covers 866 square miles that slope gently to the coast. The elevation ranges from 200 to 300 feet. Geologically northern Bee County is in the Rio Grande embayment; the Lissie and Beaumont formations extend into the southern part of the county to form a broad, flat, and fertile plain. Blanco, Medio, and Aransas creeks and their tributaries, which flow in a southeasterly direction, drain the county. The southwest corner of the county has cracking clayey soils or loamy surfaces with cracking clayey subsoils. The northern two-thirds of the county has dark, alkaline soils, with loamy surface layers and cracking clayey subsoils, while the remainder of the county has light-colored acidic soils, with loamy surface layers and cracking clayey subsoils. Between 41 percent and 50 percent of the land in the county is considered prime farmland.

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

Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

Bee County is classified as a County

Altitude Range

39 ft – 540 ft

Size

Land area does not include water surface area, whereas total area does

  • Land Area: 880.2 mi²
  • Total Area: 880.3 mi²

Temperature

January mean minimum: 43.7°F
July mean maximum: 93.9°F

Rainfall, 2019

32.0 inches

Population Count, 2019

32,565

Civilian Labor Count, 2019

9,837

Unemployment, 2019

11.7%

Property Values, 2019

$2,823,347,130 USD

Per-Capita Income, 2019

$28,457 USD

Retail Sales, 2019

$336,742,391 USD

Wages, 2019

$95,376,822 USD

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