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Physical Features: Rolling prairie, mostly Blackland soil; Lake Ray Hubbard. Texas’ smallest county.

Economy: Industrial employment in local plants and in Dallas; in Dallas metropolitan area; residential development around Lake Ray Hubbard.

History: Caddo area. Cherokees arrived in the 1820s. Anglo-American settlers arrived in the 1840s. County created in 1873 from Kaufman, organized the same year; named for wall-like rock formation.

Race/Ethnicity: (In percent) Anglo, 71.2; Black, 6.5; Hispanic, 17.7; Asian, 2.8; Other, 0.9; Two or more races, 2.0.

Vital Statistics, annual: Births, 1,034; deaths, 545; marriages, 1,389; divorces, 321.

Recreation: Lake activities; proximity to Dallas; unusual rock outcrop.

Minerals: Not significant.

Agriculture: Small grains, cattle, horticulture, horses. Market value $7.8 million.

ROCKWALL (45,435) county seat; commuters, varied manufacturing, government/services; hospital; harbor retail and enterainment district; Founders Day in April.

Other towns include: Fate (10,243); Heath (8,231); McLendon-Chisholm (2,438) chili cookoff in October; Mobile City (190); Royse City (12,476) government/services, varied manufacturing, agribusiness, museum, library, Funfest in October.

Part [7,011] of Rowlett, hospital, and a small part [1,055] of Wylie.

The rodeo in Wylie. File photo.