Aransas County, Texas
| Aransas County, Texas | |
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The Aransas County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of Texas |
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 Texas's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1872 |
| Named for | Rio Nuestra Senora de Aranzazu |
| Seat | Rockport |
| Largest city | Rockport |
| Area | |
| • Total | 528 sq mi (1,368 km2) |
| • Land | 252 sq mi (653 km2) |
| • Water | 276 sq mi (715 km2), 52% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 23,158 |
| • Density | 92/sq mi (36/km²) |
| Congressional district | 27th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Aransas County (/əˈrænzᵻs/ ə-RAN-ziss) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,158. Its county seat is Rockport. The county was formed in 1871 from Refugio County and organized the following year. It was named for the Rio Nuestra Senora de Aranzazu, a Spanish outpost in early Texas.
Aransas County is part of the Corpus Christi Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Aransas County was formed in 1871 from portions of Refugio County. It was named after Rio Nuestra Senora de Aranzazu, a Spanish outpost in early Texas.
The first European to see this land was probably Alonso Álvarez de Pineda, who sailed along the coast of Texas in the summer of 1519 and who also discovered the Aransas Bay.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 528 square miles (1,370 km2), of which 252 square miles (650 km2) is land and 276 square miles (710 km2) (52%) is water.
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