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Avonak, Texas

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About Avonak (Click for more information)

 Located in Texas (see below)
 
 Located in Harris County (see below)
 
 Time Zone: Located in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
 
 Elevation: 40 feet [12.19 m] above sea level<1>
 
 Name of USGS Topo Map:   Tomball   (7.5 Minute topographic series)
   

About Harris County (Click for more information)

 Population
        2008 (Est):<2>   3,984,349 (16.71% increase since 2000)
        2000:   3,413,931
 
 Total Area:   1,777 sq miles [4,604 km²]   - of which 2.75% is water (48.87 sq miles [126.6 km²])
 
 Housing Units:<3>   1,298,130
 
 The community of Houston is the County Seat for Harris County.
 
 Official Website:   http://www.co.harris.tx.us/
   

About Texas (Click for more information)

 Population
        2008::   24,326,974 (16.67% increase since 2000)
        2000:   20,851,820
 
 Official Website:   http://www.state.tx.us
 
 Tourism:   http://www.traveltex.com
 
 Parks:   http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/
 
 Fishing:   http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fish/
 
 Hunting:   http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/hunt/
   



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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Avonak. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Avonak - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2000 Census and the next count will be for the 2010 Census. For more information, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau.

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<3>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).

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<4>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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