Gregg County/Texas Counties Power Trail #092 Traditional Cache
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Gregg County/Texas Counties Power Trail #092
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11/13/2011
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Gregg County is a county located in the U.S. state of
Texas. In 2000, its population was 111,379. It is named for John
Gregg, a Confederate general killed in action during the American
Civil War. Its seat is Longview. Gregg County is part of the
Longview Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the
Longview–Marshall Combined Statistical Area.
Gregg County, in northeastern Texas, is bounded on the north by
Upshur, on the south by Rusk, on the west by Smith, and on the east
by Harrison counties. Longview, Gregg County's largest town, is 130
miles east of Dallas and sixty-five miles west of Shreveport,
Louisiana. The county's center lies at approximately 32°30' north
latitude and 94°50' west longitude. Gregg County comprises 273
square miles, with an elevation ranging from 230 to 524 feet above
sea level. It is within the East Texas timberlands. The terrain is
gently sloping to hilly, with well-drained to moderately
well-drained loamy and gravelly soils. Numerous streams drain to
the Sabine River, which runs through Gregg County from northwest to
southeast. Temperatures range from an average high of 96° F in July
to an average low of 38° in January, rainfall averages 47.18 inches
per year, and the growing season extends for 247 days. Mineral
resources include oil and gas, sand, and gravel.
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