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Physical Features: West central county; broken, hilly; Hubbard Creek Reservoir, Possum Kingdom Lake, Lake Daniel; Brazos River; loam, sandy soils.

Economy: Oil, agribusiness, manufacturing, recreation.

History: Comanches, Tonkawas in the area when Anglo-American settlement began in the 1850s. County created as Buchanan in 1858 from Bosque County; renamed in 1861 for Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens; organized in 1876.

Race/Ethnicity: (In percent) Anglo, 70.4; Black, 3.0; Hispanic, 24.4; Asian, 0.8; Other, 1.4; Two or more races, 1.3.

Vital Statistics, annual: Births, 119; deaths, 107; marriages, 61; divorces, 14.

Recreation: Lakes activities, Palo Pinto Mountains State Park, hunting, campsites, historical points, Swenson Museum, Sandefer Oil Museum, aviation museum, festival and car show in fall.

Minerals: Oil, natural gas, stone.

Agriculture: Beef cattle, hogs, goats, sheep; wheat, oats, hay, peanuts, grain sorghum, cotton, pecans. Market value $10.6 million.

BRECKENRIDGE (5,807) county seat; oil, agriculture, oil-field equipment, aircraft parts; hospital, prison, Texas State Technical College branch, library.

Other towns include: Caddo (70) gateway to Possum Kingdom State Park.

Downtown Breckenridge. Photo by Robert Plocheck.