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Texas vs Alberta Geography
Land area: Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while Alberta has 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²). Texas' land area is 1.1 times (5%) larger than Alberta's.
Total area: Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²) vs Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 1.1 times (5%) larger than Alberta's.
Length: Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km). Texas and Alberta have about the same north-south length.
Width: Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km). Texas' east-west width is 1.4 times (43%) wider than Alberta's.
Highest point: Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); Alberta's is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m). Mount Columbia is 3,563 feet higher than Guadalupe Peak.
Lowest point: Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Alberta's is Slave River at 499 feet. Texas's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
Texas vs Alberta Population and History
Population: Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while Alberta has 5,048,151 (2026). Texas' population is 6.2 times (520%) larger than Alberta's.
Population density: Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs Alberta: 20.4. Texas' population density is 5.9 times (487%) higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city: Texas's biggest city is Houston with 2,390,125 people; Alberta's is Calgary with 1,306,784. Houston's population is 1.8 times (83%) larger than Calgary's.
Largest metro area: Texas's largest metropolitan area is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032 people) vs Alberta's Calgary CMA (1,481,806). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 5.6 times (463%) larger than Calgary CMA's.
History: Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905. In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 60 years.
Texas vs Alberta Economy
GDP: Texas's GDP is $2,769.8 billion (2024) vs Alberta's $346.0 billion. Texas' economic output is 8.0 times (701%) larger than Alberta's.
GDP per capita: Texas: $88,517 per person vs Alberta: $70,487. Texas' GDP per capita is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Alberta's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.