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MEDINA COUNTY, Texas

Pronounced: "MA-DEAN-ah"

"no slogan"

County Seat: HondoEst: 1848
County Borders: N: Bandera; E: Bexar; SE: Atascosa; S: Frio; SW: Zavala; W: Uvalde
Population (2008): 44,275COL Index (2008): 78.1
Zip Codes:Area Codes:Time Zone: CST
Center Line Coordinates: 29 17' N; 99 02' W
Major Highways: IH-35, US 90, TX 173 (also 16, 462, 463, 471, 1283, 1343, 1957)
Rivers: MedinaLakes: Medina Lake Reservoir
Area: 1335 smElevation: 635 to 1995 ft

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CITIES AND TOWNS:

Cities, Towns and Villages: Castroville, Devine, Hondo, Lacoste, Lytle, Natalia
Unincorporated: D'Hanis, Dunlay, Mico, Pearson, Riomedina, Vandernberg (ghost), Yancey
Communities & history: www.txgenweb3.org/txmedina/communities.htm

Not all of Medina County is within the Texas Hill Country. Only the northern-most 20% of the county area is in the Hill Country. For our definition of the boundaries of the Texas Hill Country, see: Definition & Maps.

COUNTY GOVERNMENT:

Medina County Judge Jim Barden
Ofc: 830-741-6000, Fax: 830-741-6015
County Courthouse,
1100 16th St., Hondo, TX 78861
Web: www.medinacountytexas.org, Email: countyjudge@medinacountytexas.org

COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS:

ALAMO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (AACOG):
Executive Director: Gloria C. Arriaga
210-362-5200
8700 Tesoro Drive, Suite 700, San Antonio, TX 78217
Web: www.aacog.com, Email: garriaga@aacog.com

COUNTY CHAMBER & TOURISM: None

WEATHER: Weather Underground (Hondo, TX)

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NEWSPAPER:

MAPS: Yahoo

PRINCIPAL BUSINESS: Tourism, hunting, ranching, oil & gas, limestone, bat guano

HISTORY: Handbook of Texas Online

OTHER PROFILES: TXGenWeb; US Census Quick Facts; TXCIP

Wikipedia; ePodunk; City Data; Texas Escapes (not available); Travel Texas

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COUNTY GOVERNMENT OFFICES

Directory of County Government Offices: List

Medina County Clerk: 830-741-6071/830-741-6040; Room 209, Courthouse. www.medina.tx.us.landata.com

Medina County District Clerk: Room 209, Courthouse

MEDINA COUNTY SHERIFF: Dispatch: (830) 741-6153; 801 Avenue Y, Hondo, TX 78861. http://sheriff.medinacountytexas.org

OTHER COUNTY-WIDE PUBLIC SERVICES

Castroville Public Library: 830-931-4095; 802 London St., Castroville, TX 78009

Driscoll Public Library: 830-663-2993; 202 E Hondo Ave., Devine, TX 78016

Hondo Public Library: 830-426-5333; 1011 19th St., Hondo, TX 78861

MEDINA COUNTY AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE OFFICE: 830-741-6180; Agent. 1506 Avenue M, Hondo, TX 78861. http://medina-tx.tamu.edu, medina-tx@tamu.edu

MEDINA COUNTY CRIME STOPPERS: 1-800-367-2833; www.medinacountycrimestoppers.org

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