Jackson - Carancahua <strong>Bay</strong> 1 : 36,000 0 0.7 Miles 0 0.8 Kilometers N <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Access</strong> Urbanized Area <strong>Beach</strong> Dunes Flats Intermittent Water Inundation Water Mangroves Sea Grass Sewage/Industrial Water Wetl<strong>and</strong>s 95
96 Coastal Bend Saltwater <strong>Bay</strong>s: 674,000 surface acres <strong>Bay</strong>s: Alazan, Aransas, Baffin, Copano, Corpus Christi, Laguna Madre, Mission, Nueces, <strong>and</strong> St. Charles <strong>Bay</strong>s ARANSAS COUNTY Population: 22,497 Area: 527 square miles Recreation: Fishing, hunting, bird sanctuaries. Settlement of this area began in 1829 by the Irish <strong>and</strong> Mexicans. Its name is derived from Rio Nuestra Senora de Aranzazu, a Spanish palace. Aransas County was created in 1871. Aransas County has coastal plains, s<strong>and</strong>y loam, <strong>and</strong> coastal clays. The local economy is based primarily on tourism, oil <strong>and</strong> gas production, <strong>and</strong> commercial fishing. KENEDY COUNTY Population: 414 Area: 1,945 square miles Recreation: Hunting, fishing. Kenedy County was created in 1921 <strong>and</strong> named after a pioneer steamboat operator <strong>and</strong> cattleman, Captain Mifflin Kenedy. This area’s physical features are defined by flat, s<strong>and</strong>y terrain with some loam soils <strong>and</strong> live oaks. The largest industries in 1999 were mining, state <strong>and</strong> local government, <strong>and</strong> farming. There are no public access sites along the bay shoreline of Kenedy County. The county’s Gulf beaches are part of the Padre Isl<strong>and</strong> National Seashore. KLEBERG COUNTY Population: 31,549 Area: 1,090 square miles Recreation: Gulf beaches, fishing, hunting, water sports, wildlife sanctuaries. The county was established in 1913 <strong>and</strong> named after San Jacinto military veteran <strong>and</strong> rancher, Robert Kleberg. The county is largely defined by coastal plains, <strong>and</strong> s<strong>and</strong>y, loam, <strong>and</strong> clay soils. This area’s economy is based on a naval air station, a ranch operation, chemicals <strong>and</strong> plastics, <strong>and</strong> the <strong>Texas</strong> A&M University at Kingsville. NUECES COUNTY Population: 313,645 Area: 1,166 square miles Recreation: Gulf beaches, fishing, water sports, wildlife viewing, state park. The county was formed in 1846. The county name is derived from the Spanish word for "nuts." Nueces County has flat, rich soils. It is broken by bays <strong>and</strong> includes Mustang Isl<strong>and</strong>. The local economy is based on petroleum processing, deepwater port facilities, agriculture, tourism, conventions, coastal shipping, <strong>and</strong> manufacturing.
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