| |
| | Caldwell County |
 | | Caldwell County, 120 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico in south central Texas, is bordered by Bastrop, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, and Travis counties. |
 | | The county's early economy was primarily based on livestock rather than on crops; the number of cattle in the county increased from 3,800 in 1850 to more than 33,000 in 1860, and the number of hogs rose from 3,400 to 11,480 during the same time period. |
 | | Caldwell County's downward population trend seemed to reverse itself in the 1960s; it increased to 21,178 by 1970, 23,637 by 1980, and 26,392 in 1990. |
| www.gwrra-txw.org /triplog/texascourthouses/caldwell.html (2904 words) |
|