Yoakum County, Texas
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Yoakum County, Texas is a sparsely populated county in western Texas known for its oil and gas production and agricultural activity on the High Plains.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
county
ⓘ
county in Texas ⓘ |
| agriculturalProduct |
cattle
ⓘ
cotton ⓘ |
| agriculturalRegion | Llano Estacado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaCharacteristic | rural ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Cochran County, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaines County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Lea County, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countySeat | Plains, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFrom | Terry County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economySector |
agriculture
ⓘ
energy ⓘ |
| elevationCharacteristic | high plains plateau ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1907 ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 48-501 ⓘ |
| GNISID | 1378323 ⓘ |
| hasCity | Denver City, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSchoolDistrict |
Denver City Independent School District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plains Independent School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTown | Plains, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUnincorporatedCommunity | Seagraves rural area overlap ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
natural gas production ⓘ oil production ⓘ |
| landUse |
cropland
ⓘ
rangeland ⓘ |
| largestCity | Denver City, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeDistrict | Texas 19th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
High Plains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas ⓘ West Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henderson King Yoakum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Permian Basin oil region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | approximately 7,000 ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| primaryResource |
natural gas
ⓘ
petroleum ⓘ |
| region | South Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| road |
Texas State Highway 214
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas State Highway 83 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 82 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
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