Click to enlarge.	Map legend.

Physical Features: East Texas county of forested hills; drains to Sulphur River, Big Cypress Creek, Lake O' the Pines, Ellison Creek Reservoir, Barnes Creek Reservoir.

Economy: Steel manufacturing, agriculture, timber, government/services.

History: Caddo Indians until 1790s. Kickapoo and other tribes in area in the 1820s-30s. Anglo-American settlement began in mid-1830s. Antebellum slaveholding area. County named for legislator-jurist W.W. Morris; created from Titus County and organized in 1875.

Race/Ethnicity: (In percent) Anglo, 63.9; Black, 22.7; Hispanic, 10.0; Asian, 0.6; Other, 1.5; Two or more races, 2.8.

Vital Statistics, annual: Births, 161; deaths, 179; marriages, 84; divorces, 23.

Recreation: Activities on Lake O’ the Pines, small lakes; fishing, hunting; Daingerfield State Park, White Oak Creek Wildlife Management Area.

Minerals: Iron ore.

Agriculture: Beef cattle, broiler production, hay. Market value $44.2 million. Timber industry significant.

DAINGERFIELD (2,337) county seat; varied manufacturing, government/services; library, museum, city park, historic theater; Daingerfield Days in October.

Other towns include: Cason (173); Lone Star (1,473) oil-field equipment manufactured, catfish farming, Starfest in September; Naples (1,306) trailer manufacturing, livestock, watermelon festival in July; Omaha (964), retail center, government/services, commuters.

Lake O' the Pines. Photo from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.