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Sonora, Texas

Sonora is a city in and the county seat of Sutton County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,502 at the 2020 census.

Sonora is located at 30°34′5″N 100°38′39″W / 30.56806°N 100.64417°W / 30.56806; -100.64417 (30.568166, –100.644163).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km2), all land.

The area lies in west Texas, bordering the Texas Hill Country on the east. It is a region of limestone outcrops and rolling terrain dotted with areas of mostly smaller, clump-forming or mottes of live oaks (Quercus fusiformis) and juniper (Juniperus ashei), as an open savanna grading into a closed savanna or woodland to the east, alternating with a blend of various grasses, shrubs, and cacti.

Sonora's climate is semi-arid, warm temperate but humid continental, though periods of long drought are not uncommon due to the influence of deserts to the west. The upland location allows some of the periodic Gulf of Mexico moisture to interact with frontal systems and elevated terrain, to create more clouds and precipitation than locations in the brush country to the south, or drier areas to the west and northwest. Thunderstorms with heavy rainfall are most frequent during spring and fall months, though some lighter, steady precipitation and low clouds can occur during the winter, due in large part to frontal systems originating on the plains and prairies to the north.

Summers are long and hot, often with higher humidity, though a breeze often moderates the heat. Fall through spring months are often pleasant, though winter can experience brief periods of cold or cloudy weather.

As of the 2020 census, Sonora had a population of 2,502, 983 households, and 799 families residing in the city. The median age was 40.9 years.

26.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.7 males age 18 and over.

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