Fact 1115 — King Ranch and Rhode Island

King Ranch in Texas covers about 825,000 acres (roughly 1,289 sq mi). That exceeds Rhode Island’s land area of about 1,034 sq mi, but is less than the state’s total area including water, about 1,545 sq mi. So “larger than Rhode Island” holds only when comparing land area; 1.25 million acres is incorrect. [1–3]