Texas County Map
Aransas County, Texas
County seat: Rockport · Established 1871 · Central Texas · FIPS 48007
Locator
Source: U.S. Census TIGER · Aransas County, TX
Aransas County Neighboring counties County seat (Rockport)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line
County seat
Rockport
Population
26,146
Area
252 sq mi
Density
103.8 /sq mi
Region
Central Texas
Established
1871
Latitude
28.012°N
Longitude
96.932°W
Bordering counties (4)
Nueces County · Refugio County · San Patricio County · Calhoun County
About
Aransas County was established in 1871, named for Aransas Bay, named in turn for an early Spanish fort; this support was supposedly named in turn for a Spanish palace Aránzazu, possibly related to the Sanctuario de Aránzazu. (Arantzazu is Basque for "place of thorns"), and carved from Refugio County. It is one of the 254 counties of Texas, located in the Central Texas region.