Table 1-3.
Agricultural Resources — 1997
South Central Texas Region




County

Total
Land
Area (acres)

Farms and Ranches (number)

Land in Farms and Ranches (acres)


Average
Size
(acres)


Total Cropland (acres)


Harvested Cropland (acres)


Irrigated Land
(acres)

Atascosa

788,480

1,322

708,067

536

215,047

72,372

29,422

Bexar

798,080

1,964

447,824

228

177,217

75,041

12,844

Caldwell

349,440

1,068

265,569

248

105,263

36,392

899

Calhoun

327,680

257

213,390

830

76,071

57,528

3,032

Comal

359,680

657

183,241

279

41,951

13,185

133

De Witt

581,760

1,502

560,093

373

150,072

41,346

539

Dimmit

851,840

218

517,641

2,375

43,771

9,686

6,312

Frio

725,120

485

662,124

1,365

148,717

58,900

46,919

Goliad

546,560

786

433,568

552

75,831

24,115

330

Gonzales

683,520

1,629

709,657

436

178,034

54,368

3,246

Guadalupe

455,040

1,841

347,763

189

164,504

82,748

1,217

Hays (part)1

239,360

805

294,613

366

72,896

25,423

539

Karnes

480,000

1,051

417,146

397

161,969

56,249

2,838

Kendall

424,320

730

325,412

446

49,167

12,881

467

LaSalle

952,960

280

526,978

1,882

71,537

16,695

3,643

Medina

849,920

1,570

749,653

477

225,616

120,394

44,330

Refugio

492,800

230

550,165

2,392

110,723

79,344

0

Uvalde

996,480

593

942,604

1,590

159,477

85,477

52,933

Victoria

565,120

1,084

458,111

423

155,242

95,644

3,520

Wilson

516,480

1,794

445,798

248

216,935

91,457

19,087

Zavala

831,360

232

590,746

2,546

78,231

39,716

20,366

Total

12,816,000

20,098

10,350,163

866

2,678,271

1,148,961

252,616

1     Estimate for that portion of Hays County located in the planning region.

Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Vol. 1 Geographic Area Series, “Table 1: County Summary Highlights — 1997.”