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| | Texas Cooperative Extension, The Trinity County Office |
 | | Groveton, the county seat of government, is near the center of the county and 90 air miles north of Houston. |
 | | Trinity County harbors a wide variety of wildlife species, including opossum, Eastern Mole, pocket gopher, coyote, red wolf, red fox, striped skunk, river otter, mink, beaver, deer, and armadillo.The area is also home to numerous snake species, from the harmless coachwhip and common garter snakes to the poisonous copperhead, Western cottonmouth, and diamond back rattler. |
 | | About 59 percent of the land in the county is controlled by timber interests or the national government: almost 200,000 acres of the county's land is owned by lumber and paper companies, while the Davy Crockett National Forestqv covers more than 73,000 acres. |
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