Tom Green County, Texas
| Tom Green County, Texas | ||
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Tom Green County Courthouse in San Angelo
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 Location in the U.S. state of Texas |
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| Founded | 1875 | |
| Named for | General Thomas Green | |
| Seat | San Angelo | |
| Largest city | San Angelo | |
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| • Total | 1,541 sq mi (3,991 km2) | |
| • Land | 1,522 sq mi (3,942 km2) | |
| • Water | 19 sq mi (49 km2), 1.2% | |
| Population | ||
| • (2010) | 110,224 | |
| • Density | 72/sq mi (28/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 11th | |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 | |
| Website | www |
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Tom Green County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 110,224. Its county seat is San Angelo. The county was created in 1874 and organized the following year.
Tom Green County is included in the San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The county was established by the state legislature on March 13, 1874, and named after Thomas Green, a Confederate brigadier general. It originally comprised an area over 60,000 square miles (160,000 km2).
The original county seat was the town of Ben Ficklin. In 1882, flood waters of the Concho River destroyed the town and drowned 65 people. The county seat was moved to San(ta) Angela. In 1883, the town's name was officially changed to San Angelo by the United States Post Office.
Tom Green County has an unusual shape, with a long, narrow strip of land extending to the west. This feature is because Reagan County to the west used to be part of Tom Green County, and the state of Texas required that all counties have a contiguous land route to their county seat. Therefore, the small strip of land served to connect the two main regions. In 1903, the residents of the western section voted to form their own county (Reagan County), while in the same vote it was decided that the connecting strip would remain as part of Tom Green County.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,541 square miles (3,990 km2), of which 1,522 square miles (3,940 km2) is land and 19 square miles (49 km2) (1.2%) is covered by water.
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