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Nueces CountyTexas

Nueces County is in Texas and is seat in Corpus Christi. The county was formed on April 18, 1846, from San Patricio County and named after the Nueces River.

  • Founded1846
  • County seatCorpus Christi
  • Named forNueces River, Texas
  • Land area839 sq mi + 326 sq mi water
  • Population353,178 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped156,673 checked 15 October 2026
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San PatricioKlebergJim WellsAransas Corpus Christi Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Nueces on the map of Texas

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History

Formed in 1846 from San Patricio County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Nueces County was formed in 1846 from San Patricio County, and named after Nueces River, Texas. Corpus Christi is the county seat.

Deeds and plats from before 1846 for land now in Nueces County may have been recorded in San Patricio County.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1846
    Nueces County created Nueces created from San Patricio; Nueces not fully organized.
    from San Patricio
    · Texas Laws 1846, 1st leg./p. 90
  2. 1848
    Lost territory Nueces lost to creation of Webb.
    to Webb
    · Texas Laws 1847, 2d leg., ch. 23/p. 18
  3. 1848
    Lost territory Nueces lost to creation of Starr.
    to Starr
    · Texas Laws 1847, 2d leg., ch. 31/p. 24
  4. 1848
    Lost territory Nueces lost to creation of Cameron; Nueces boundaries redefined to reflect creation of Cameron.
    to Cameron
    · Texas Laws 1847, 2d leg., chs. 33, 35/pp. 26-27
  5. 1856
    Lost territory Nueces lost to creation of Live Oak.
    to Live Oak.
    · Texas Laws 1855, 6th leg., reg. sess., ch. 59/pp. 54-56
Show all 22 changes (17 more)
  1. 1846
    Nueces County created Nueces created from San Patricio; Nueces not fully organized.
    from San Patricio
    · Texas Laws 1846, 1st leg./p. 90
  2. c. 1847
    Changed Nueces fully organized. · Marcum, 1:1
  3. 1848
    Lost territory Nueces lost to creation of Webb.
    to Webb
    · Texas Laws 1847, 2d leg., ch. 23/p. 18
  4. 1848
    Lost territory Nueces lost to creation of Starr.
    to Starr
    · Texas Laws 1847, 2d leg., ch. 31/p. 24
  5. 1848
    Lost territory Nueces lost to creation of Cameron; Nueces boundaries redefined to reflect creation of Cameron.
    to Cameron
    · Texas Laws 1847, 2d leg., chs. 33, 35/pp. 26-27
  6. 1856
    Lost territory Nueces lost to creation of Live Oak.
    to Live Oak.
    · Texas Laws 1855, 6th leg., reg. sess., ch. 59/pp. 54-56
  7. 1857
    Exchanged territory Nueces exchanged with San Patricio (repealed 23 January 1858).
    with San Patricio
    · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 13/p. 10
  8. 1858
    Exchanged territory Nueces exchanged with San Patricio (repealed act of 8 December 1857).
    with San Patricio
    · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 59/p. 65
  9. 1858
    Lost territory Nueces lost to creation of Duval, Encinal (extinct), La Salle, and McMullen.
    to Duvalto Encinalto La Salleto McMullen
    · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 75, secs. 7, 22-24/pp. 88, 91-92
  10. 1858
    Gained territory Nueces gained from San Patricio in Corpus Christi and Aransas Bays, including Mustang Island and "various small Islands."
    from San Patricio
    · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 89/p. 105
  11. 1860
    Changed Duval, Encinal (extinct), and La Salle attached to Nueces "for all judicial purposes."
    DuvalEncinalLa Salle
    · Texas Laws 1859, 8th leg., reg. sess., gen., ch. 87, sec. 7/ p. 120
  12. 1862
    Lost territory Nueces lost to McMullen (act repealed 4 December 1863).
    to McMullen
    · Texas Laws 1861, 9th leg., reg. sess., ch. 30/pp. 27-29
  13. 1863
    Gained territory Nueces gained from McMullen (repealed acts of 3 January 1862).
    from McMullen
    · Texas Laws 1863, 10th leg., reg. sess., spec., ch. 8/p. 5
  14. 1866
    Changed Encinal (extinct) detached from Nueces, attached to Webb "for judicial purposes." La Salle detached from Nueces, attached to Live Oak "for judicial purposes."
    EncinalWebbLa SalleLive Oak
    · Texas Laws 1866, 11th leg., ch. 35, sec. 17/p. 27
  15. 1870
    Gained territory Nueces gained from Cameron, Hidalgo, and Starr.
    from Cameronfrom Hidalgofrom Starr
    · Texas Laws 1870, 12th leg., called sess., ch. 27/p. 40
  16. 1871
    Exchanged territory Nueces exchanged with Live Oak.
    with Live Oak.
    · Texas Laws 1871, 12th leg., 1st sess., ch. 106/p. 109
  17. 1876
    Changed Duval fully organized, detached from Nueces.
    Duval
    · Kennedy, 86
  18. 1911
    Lost territory Nueces lost to creation of Jim Wells; Jim Wells not fully organized, attached to Nueces "for all purposes."
    to Jim Wells
    · Texas Laws 1911, 32d leg., reg. sess., ch. 140/pp. 58-61
  19. 1911
    Changed Jim Wells fully organized, detached from Nueces.
    Jim Wells
    · Minutes of the Commissioners' Court, Jim Wells County, 8 May 1911
  20. 1913
    Lost territory Nueces lost to creation of Kleberg; Kleberg not fully organized, attached to Nueces "for all purposes."
    to Kleberg
    · Texas Laws 1913, 33d leg., reg. sess., ch. 10/pp. 14-17
  21. 1913
    Changed Kleberg fully organized, detached from Nueces.
    Kleberg
    · "Kleberg County," New Handbook of Texas, 3:1139
  22. 1947
    Changed Boundaries of Nueces extended to the continental shelf in the Gulf of Mexico. · Texas Laws 1947, 50th leg., reg. sess., ch. 287/p. 490

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People and land

Nueces by the Census

Population
353,178 2020 Census count
Housing units
151,255 2020 Census count
Land area
839 square miles
Water area
326 square miles
People per sq mi
421 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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Questions

Common questions about Nueces County

When was Nueces County founded?
Nueces County was founded in 1846, formed from San Patricio County, and named after Nueces River, Texas.
What is the county seat of Nueces County?
The county seat of Nueces County is Corpus Christi.
Is there an online parcel map for Nueces County?
Yes. Nueces County publishes a parcel map of 156,673 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Nueces County's boundary or name changed?
Nueces County was created in 1846 from San Patricio County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 21 later changes, chiefly involving Duval County, Encinal County and La Salle County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Nueces County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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