Brooks County

Brooks County, Texas

Brooks County, Texas

A ranch house along FM 755, in Brooks County, Texas. Photo by Robert Plocheck, Texas Almanac.
Brooks County, Texas

Brooks County, Texas

Map of Brooks County, Texas Map Credit: Robert Plocheck

Brooks County is in the Rio Grande Plain region south of Corpus Christi on U. S. Highway 281. It is bounded on the north by Duval and Jim Wells counties, on the east by Kleberg and Kenedy counties, on the south by Hidalgo and Starr counties, and on the west by Jim Hogg County. The center of the county lies at approximately 27°03' north latitude and 98°14' west longitude. Falfurrias, the county's largest town and county seat, is in northeastern Brooks County at the junction of U.S. Highway 281, State highway 285, and Farm roads 2191 and 1418. Other communities include Encino, Flowella, and Rachal.

Brooks County comprises 942 square miles of brushy mesquite land. The elevation ranges from 100 to 400 feet. The nearly level to undulating soils are poorly drained, dark and loamy or sandy; isolated dunes are found. In the northeast corner of the county the soils are light-colored and loamy at the surface and clayey beneath. The vegetation, typical of the South Texas Plains, includes live oaks, mesquite, brush, weeds, cacti, and grasses.

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Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

Brooks County is classified as a County

Altitude Range

46 ft – 431 ft

Size

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

  • Land Area: 943.4 mi²
  • Total Area: 943.7 mi²

Temperature

January mean minimum: 42.5°F
July mean maximum: 97.0°F

Rainfall, 2019

26.5 inches

Population Count, 2019

7,093

Civilian Labor Count, 2019

2,629

Unemployment, 2019

12.2%

Property Values, 2019

$1,340,845,923 USD

Per-Capita Income, 2019

$33,861 USD

Retail Sales, 2019

$94,559,458 USD

Wages, 2019

$33,629,778 USD

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