By the numbers
Moving to Texas
By the numbers
- 24,782,302 people (2009 census estimate) reside in Texas. For more demographic data about the Lone Star State, visit the official site of the Census Bureau.
- 262,017 square miles of land; equal to 7.4% of the total area of the United States, and second only to Alaska for size
- 4,790 square miles of inland water
- 367 miles of coastline
- 801 miles is the longest point from north to south within Texas
- 733 miles is the state's widest point from east to west
- 8,749 feet - Guadalupe Peak, the highest elevation
- 305,951 miles of roadways, more than any other state