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Callahan County Extension Office 100 West 4th Suite 201 Baird, TX 79504-5323 Phone: 325-854-5835 Fax: 325-854-5836 Email: Callahan-tx@tamu.edu
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Callahan County is in the Rolling
Plains region of Central Texas on Interstate Highway 20 east of
Abilene. The county is bounded on the north by Shackelford and
Jones counties, on the east by Eastland County, on the south by
Coleman and Brown counties, and on the west by Taylor County.
The county seat is Baird. The largest town, Clyde, is nine miles east
of Abilene and roughly 162 miles west of Fort Worth. The center
point of the county is at 32°18' north latitude and 99°23' west
longitude. In addition to Interstate 20, the county's transportation
needs are served by U.S. highway 283 and State highway 36. Callahan
County embraces 899 square miles of grassy prairie. The elevation
ranges from 1,500 to 1,900 feet. The county is divided by a low
range of hills known as the Callahan Divide, which runs from east to
west. The region to the north is in the Brazos River basin, and the
area to the south is in the Colorado River basin. Most of the county
has light to dark loamy soils with clayey to loamy subsoils. In the
southeast the soils are light-colored with loamy to sandy surface
layers and clayey subsoils. Between 21 and 30 percent of the land in
the county is considered prime farmland. The eastern quarter of the
county has vegetation typical of the Cross Timbers and Prairies
regions-a variety of grasses, including mesquite grass, red grama, red
love grass, tumble grass, and Texas grama, and small stands of trees,
including mesquite, post oak, live oak, and pecan. The southwest
corner has tall grasses. The remainder of the county has short to
mid-height grasses, with some mesquite, juniper, and cacti. The
climate features mild winters and warm summers. Temperatures range in January
from an average low of 31° F to an average high of 56°, and in July
from 71° to 96°. The average annual rainfall is twenty-five inches.
The growing season averages 230 days a year, with the last freeze in late March and the
first in early to mid November.
Mission: To provide quality, relevant outreach and continuing education programs and services to the people of Callahan County. Extension brings the resources of the Texas A&M University System to Callahan County. Through field based faculty, Extension provides unbiased, researched-based information, educational programs, and technical assistance in the following core service areas:
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May 08, 2008
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