THE TIERRA GRANDE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies setting.
Tierra Grande CDP has 4.71 square miles of land in Nueces County. Its Census reference point is in Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies, within Western Gulf Coastal Plain.
Low coastal plains extend along the western Gulf, contrasting with more irregular inland country. Grassland was the principal natural cover, with river corridors and coastal features adding local variation.
Regional context: Western Gulf Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Tierra Grande and Nueces County
Tierra Grande is associated with Nueces County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Tierra Grande by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Tierra Grande, or 0% of its total area. It is 28 percentage points lower than the 28% recorded for Nueces County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Tierra Grande CDP has 2.6 times the land area of nearby Petronila city (1.83 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

