Total population (2010 census): 42918
Total population (1990 census): 22650
County seat: Floresville
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
Crop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)
Field Crops for Grain | Farms | Acres | Yield (bu) | |
Maize=Corn | 42 | 10230 | 960096 | |
Oats | 7 | 201 | 3587 | |
Rye | 2 | D | D | |
Sorghum | 40 | 6502 | 440412 | |
Wheat for Grain, Total | 16 | 1673 | 43099 | |
Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Field and Grass Seed Crops | 1 | D | D | |
Soybeans for Beans | - | - | - | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield (tons) | |
Total Hay* | 1139 | 50204 | 130578 | |
Alfalfa Hay | 4 | 87 | 178 | |
Small Grain Hay | 93 | 2687 | 6402 | |
Tame Hay | 1016 | 44154 | 117306 | |
Wild Hay | 90 | 3276 | 6692 | |
All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop | 37 | 1077 | 3645 | |
Corn for Silage or Greenchop | 2 | D | D | |
Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop | 4 | 92 | 184 | |
Vegetables and Melons | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Cantaloupes | 4 | D | ||
Cucumbers and Pickles | 4 | D | ||
Green Southern Peas | 2 | D | ||
Sweet Corn | 2 | D | ||
Watermelons | 16 | 955 | ||
Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Apples | 1 | D | ||
Apricots | 1 | D | ||
Peaches | 7 | 46 | ||
Pears | 5 | 14 | ||
Plums and Prunes | 1 | D | ||
Other Noncitrus Fruit | 1 | D | ||
All Nuts | 39 | 667 | ||
Pecans | 39 | 667 | ||
Blackberries and Dewberries | 2 | D | ||
Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Cotton | 3 | 1351 | 3256 bales | |
Dry Edible Beans | 1 | D | D | |
Peanuts | 4 | 571 | 1798700 Ibs | |
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
Floriculture Crops | 2 | D | D | D |
Bedding/Garden Plants | 1 | - | D | D |
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 1 | D | D | D |
Greenhouse Crops | 1 | D | X | D |
Nursery Stock | 9 | 91800 | 49 | D |
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Maize=Corn | 71 | 7436 | 693916 bu | |
Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 146 | 21883 | 1393948 bu | |
Wheat for Grain, Total | 78 | 5088 | 112320 bu | |
Oats | 14 | 370 | 14544 bu | |
Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Soybeans for Beans | 5 | 432 | D | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Total Hay* | 1007 | 42809 | 93132 tons, dry | |
Alfalfa Hay | 14 | 381 | 877 tons, dry | |
Small Grain Hay | 81 | 2348 | 4770 tons, dry | |
Tame Hay | 911 | 38127 | 83331 tons, dry | |
Wild Hay | 25 | 713 | 1003 tons dry | |
Grass Silage | 20 | 1240 | 9456 tons, grn | |
Corn for Silage | 10 | 1027 | 15850 tons, grn | |
Sorghum Cut for Dry Forage or Hay | 7 | 214 | 534 tons, dry | |
Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop | 7 | 384 | 4626 tons, grn | |
Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Cantaloupes | 3 | D | ||
Hot Peppers | 3 | Z | ||
Squash | 3 | Z | ||
Tomatoes | 5 | 3 | ||
Watermelons | 17 | 557 | ||
Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Peaches | 7 | 17 | D | |
Peanuts | 112 | 10649 | 21631122 lbs | |
Pecans | 54 | 1017 | 14497 in shell | |
Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Cotton | 9 | 1662 | 1942 bales | |
Other | 3 | D | X | |
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 11 | D | D | 815 |
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 5 | X | D | X |
Floriculture Crops | 7 | D | D | D |
Bedding and Garden Plants | 4 | 35180 | D | 91 |
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 3 | X | D | D |
Nursery Crops | 4 | D | 3 | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.
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