How Big is Texas?

Everyone knows Texas is a Big Place, but how Big is Big? Lets take a look at how long it takes to travel within Texas and then compare the Lone Star State with other countries in World, some close by and others on the other side of the world. Texas is 695,662 Square Kilometers, which is 268,597 Square Miles. That's a lot of land for the 29 Million population to live in. Texas is the largest state in the 48 contiguous US States. It is only beaten by Alaska which is twice the size of Texas and has a population of just 736,341. At its most distant points Texas is 790 miles long and 773 miles wide. In order to experience the answer to how big is texas you could take a drive from Beaumont to El Paso. it would take you around 12 hours to undertake the 827 mile journey from one side of the Lone Star State to the other. Going from the top of the panhandle to the bottom of the state, a trip from Dumas to McAllen would also take around 12 hours.