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Physical Features: North Texas county of rolling prairie, drained by Red River, Bois d’Arc Creek; Coffee Mill Lake, Lake Bonham, Valley Lake; mostly blackland soils; national grasslands.

Economy: Commuting to DFW metroplex, agribusiness.

History: Caddoes who later joined with Cherokees. Anglo-American settlement began in 1836. County created from Red River County in 1837 and organized in 1838; named for James W. Fannin, a victim of the Goliad massacre.

Race/Ethnicity: (In percent) Anglo, 78.5; Black, 6.6; Hispanic, 11.6; Asian, 0.8; Other, 1.5; Two or more races, 2.2.

Vital Statistics, annual: Births, 353; deaths, 458; marriages, 211; divorces, 127.

Recreation: Water activities on lakes; hunting; Bonham State Park, fossil beds, Caddo National Grassland; winery; Sam Rayburn home, library; Bois D’Arc festival in May.

Minerals: Sand.

Agriculture: Beef cattle, wheat, corn. Market value $86.3 million. Hunting leases important.

BONHAM (10,672) county seat; varied manufacturing, veterans hospital/private hospital, state jail; Sam Rayburn birthday celebration in January.

Other towns include: Bailey (304); Dodd City (384); Ector (726); Gober (146); Honey Grove (1,664) agribusiness center, varied manufacturing, tourism, historic buildings, library, Davy Crockett Festival in October; Ivanhoe (110).

Also, Ladonia (626) restored historical downtown, tourism, varied manufacturing, commuters, rodeo; Leonard (2,080) government/services, power plant, retail, light industry, museums, community picnic in July; Randolph (600); Ravenna (213); Savoy (846); Telephone (210); Trenton (692); Windom (208).

Also, part of Pecan Gap (204) and part of Whitewright (1,707).

Lake Crockett in the Caddo National Grassland. Photo by Robert Plocheck.