Morris County
Morris County, Texas
Morris County, Texas
Morris County is located in northeastern Texas, one county removed from the state's northern boundary and one county removed from the state's eastern boundary. Daingerfield, the county seat and largest town, is fifty miles southwest of Texarkana and 125 miles northeast of Dallas. The county's center lies at 33°07' north latitude and 94°44' west longitude. U.S. Highway 67 traverses the northern part of the county from east to west, U.S. Highway 30 crosses the northwestern part of the county, and U.S. Highway 259 crosses north and south. The county's transportation needs are also served by two railroads, the St. Louis and Southwestern and the Louisiana and Arkansas, originally constructed in the late 1870s as the Texas and St. Louis and the East Line and Red River, respectively.
Morris County comprises 256 square miles of the East Texas timberlands, an area that is heavily forested with a great variety of softwoods and hardwoods, especially pine, cypress, and oak. The terrain ranges from gently rolling in the north to hilly in the south, with an elevation ranging from 250 to 600 feet above sea level. The northern one-third of the county is drained by the Sulphur River, and the remainder is drained by Cypress Creek. The soil is predominantly light colored, acidic, and sandy to loamy, generally with a deep reddish subsoil. Between 21 and 30 percent of the land in the county is considered prime farmland. Mineral resources include clay, lignite coal, industrial sand, and iron ore. Pine and hardwood production in 1989 totaled 21,836,928 cubic feet. Temperatures range from an average high of 95°F in July to an average low of 30° in January. Rainfall averages slightly more than forty-six inches a year, and the growing season averages 236 days.
Cecil Harper, Jr. | © TSHA
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
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Currently Exists
Yes
Place type
Morris County is classified as a County
Altitude Range
228 ft – 614 ft
Size
Land area does not include water surface area, whereas total area does
- Land Area: 252.0 mi²
- Total Area: 258.7 mi²
Temperature
January mean minimum:
35.1°F
July mean maximum:
94.1°F
Rainfall, 2019
46.8 inches
Population Count, 2019
12,388
Civilian Labor Count, 2019
4,770
Unemployment, 2019
12.4%
Property Values, 2019
$1,039,068,920 USD
Per-Capita Income, 2019
$43,421 USD
Retail Sales, 2019
$97,169,473 USD
Wages, 2019
$50,437,720 USD
County Map of Texas
Morris County
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Places of Morris County
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Photos Nearby:
Daingerfield, Texas
The town of Daingerfield is the seat of Morris County, Texas. Photograph by Photolitherland.
Omaha, Texas
Omaha is a small northeast Texas town in Morris County. Photograph by Brandonrush.
The Spillway at Lake Wright Patman
Lake Wright Patman's spillway was opened to control floodwaters in 2016. Photo by Griffinstorm, CC By SA 4.0
Sunset on Lake O' the Pines
Photo by Audreylski, CC3
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