TX · GEOID 48403

Sabine County area

Sabine County, Texas covers 576.6 square miles: 491.7 square miles of land and 84.9 square miles of water.

Official Census measurements2026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area491.7 mi²
Water area84.9 mi²
Total area576.6 mi²
National land rank#2115

County outline

Generalized outline of Sabine County, Texas
2025 Census cartographic boundary, fitted to this frame. County maps are not at a common scale. The 2026 area measurements below come from the separate Gazetteer release. Map source and limitations.

Where Sabine County is located

Sabine County highlighted on a map of all U.S. county equivalents. About the maps

Area breakdown

Land accounts for 85.3% of Sabine County’s measured area and water for 14.7%. Its combined area converts to 1,493.5 square kilometers or approximately 369,042 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land491.711,273.523314,694.4
Water84.918219.93754,347.5
Total576.6281,493.46369,041.9

How Sabine County compares

By original Census land area, Sabine County ranks #239 of 254 in Texas and #2115 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 0.541 times the Texas county-equivalent median of 908.7 square miles. It accounts for 0.2% of the combined county land area in the state.

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What stands out about Sabine County?

Sabine County has more land than 1,107 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Sabine County491.7 mi²
Texas median908.7 mi²
National median604.5 mi²

A median is the middle county-equivalent measurement, not the average of the largest and smallest. All three bars use the same linear scale. Very small areas may appear as a thin sliver; the labels retain their values.

Does including water change its rank?

Using land plus water places Sabine County at #1,856 nationally by total area, 259 places closer to the top than its land rank. The water assigned to this geography moves it ahead of some county equivalents with more land.

Its water share is 14.7%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 13.6 percentage points higher. This describes the statistical geography’s land/water mix, not flood exposure or developable land.

Closest positions in the national land ranking

These entries sit immediately beside Sabine County in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#2114Franklin County, North Carolina491.9Compare
#2115Sabine County, Texas491.7This county
#2116Burt County, Nebraska491.6Compare

Calculated from the same Census release as the area table. Total-area order uses original ALAND + AWATER; water shares and chart labels use published square miles. Calculation details.

Representative coordinates

The Census internal point is 31.343300, -93.851913. It represents a location inside the geography; it is not necessarily the centroid or the address of a courthouse.

Source and precision

U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files, Counties. Original ALAND: 1,273,523,388 m²; AWATER: 219,936,059 m². Rankings use ALAND; exact ties use ascending GEOID. Tables preserve Census-published square miles to three decimals, with conversions based on those values.

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Common questions

How many acres of land are in Sabine County?

The land measurement converts to approximately 314,694 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 369,042 acres. One square mile equals 640 acres.

Why might another source show a different area?

Check whether it reports land or total area, its Census vintage, and its rounding. Our guide explains how to reconcile county area figures.

Can this establish a property boundary?

No. Statistical measurements and generalized maps do not establish property lines. Consult the relevant local surveying or land-records authority.

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