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Texas vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area
- Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²).
- Texas' land area is 1,955.7 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area
- Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Texas' total area is 364.2 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length
- Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km).
- Texas' north-south length is 17.2 times longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width
- Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km).
- Texas' east-west width is 14.9 times wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point
- Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m).
- Guadalupe Peak is 7,175 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point
- Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; US Virgin Islands's is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Texas vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population
- Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020).
- Texas' population is 359.1 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density
- Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3.
- US Virgin Islands' population density is 5.4 times (443%) higher than Texas'.
History
- Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state.
- US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark.
- In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 72 years.
Official Websites
Texas official website · US Virgin Islands official website
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