City and State Information for Texas

Cities and Towns

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Texas Facts and Statistics

Capital	Austin
Date entered the Union	Dec. 29, 1845 (28th)
Land Area	261,797 sq mi. (678,054 sq km)
Population Density	79.6 people per square mile
Record High Temperature (F)	120 (June 28, 1994)
Record High Temperature (C)	49
Record Low Temperature (F)	–23 (February 08, 1933)
Record Low Temperature (C)	–31
Average Elevation	1,700 feet
High Elevation	8,749 feet
Low Elevation	Sea level

Origin of the name Texas: From an Indian word meaning “friends”

State Symbols

A state's official symbols represent the composition and culture of the land and people who live and have lived here. Below are the symbols of Texas along with the year they became official.

Flower	Bluebonnet (1901)
Tree	Pecan (1919)
Bird	Mockingbird (1927)
Song	“Texas, Our Texas” (1929)
Fish	Guadalupe Bass (1989)
Seashell	Lightning Whelk (1987)
Dish	Chili (1977)
Folk Dance	Square Dance (1991)
Fruit	Texas Red Grapefruit (1993)
Gem	Texas Blue Topaz (1969)
Gemstone Cut	Lone Star Cut (1977)
Grass	Sideoats Grass (1971)
Reptile	Horned Lizard (1993)
Stone	Petrified Palmwood (1969)
Plant	Prickly Pear Cactus
Insect	Monarch Butterfly
Pepper	Jalapeño Pepper
Mammal	Longhorn
Small Mammal	Armadillo
Flying Mammal	Mexican Free-Tailed Bat