Click to enlarge.	Map legend.

Physical Features: Plains, rolling hills, broken by Concho River forks; loams in basin, stony hillsides; Lake Nasworthy, Twin Buttes Reservoir, O.C. Fisher Lake.

Economy: Agribusiness, trade center for area, education, medical center, government/services.

History: Jumano Indians attracted Spanish missionaries around 1630. Comanches controlled the area when the U.S. military established the first outpost in the 1850s. Anglo-American settlement occurred after the Civil War. County created from the Bexar District in 1874 and named for Gen. Tom Green of the Texas Revolution; organized in 1875; twelve other counties were created from the original area.

Race/Ethnicity: (In percent) Anglo, 52.4; Black, 4.4; Hispanic, 40.7; Asian, 1.4; Other, 1.3; Two or more races, 2.3.

Vital Statistics, annual: Births, 1,721; deaths, 973; marriages, 926; divorces, 349.

Recreation: San Angelo State Park, water sports, hunting, Fort Concho museum, symphony, Christmas at Old Fort Concho, February rodeo.

Minerals: Oil, natural gas.

Agriculture: Cotton, cattle, goats, sheep (third in number), small grains, milo. About 30,000 acres irrigated. Market value $100 million.

SAN ANGELO (99,794) county seat; government/services, retail, transportation, education; hospitals, Angelo State University, Howard Junior College branch; riverwalk; Museum of Fine Arts, drag boat races in June.

Other towns include: Carlsbad (787); Christoval (565); Grape Creek (3,179); Knickerbocker (94); Mereta (131); Vancourt (131); Veribest (115); Wall (329); Water Valley (203).

The South Concho River at Christoval. Photo by Robert Plocheck.