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| | Handbook of Texas Online: |
 | | Madisonville, the county seat and largest town, is near interstate Highway 45 about 100 miles northwest of Houston; the town is at 30°57' north latitude and 95°55' west longitude, close to the center of the county. |
 | | Madisonville, the county seat, was the largest population center in 1990, with 3,569 of the county's 10,391 inhabitants. |
 | | In 2002 the county had 890 farms and ranches covering 244,524 acres, 52 percent of which were devoted to pasture, 38 percent to crops, and 8 percent to woodlands. |
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