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Nueces County was formed in 1846 and was once part of San Patricio County. The county seat is Corpus Christi, incorporated in 1846. Nueces County is bordered by San Patricio County (north), Jim Wells County (west), Kleberg County (south) and by Corpus Christi Bay, Laguna Madre and Redfish Bay (all east). The county was named after the Nueces River which flows through the county.

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