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Sanger soil series
Sanger soils cover 258,065 mapped acres, almost all of them in Texas. USDA rates shrink-swell a limit for houses without basements on 99% of that land, and a shallow water table a limit for basements on 0%.
It is the leading soil series by area in 21 of the counties and cities on this site, including Denton County, TX; Tarrant County, TX; Cooke County, TX.
SSURGO survey versions to August 5, 2026
of its land: shrink-swell limits houses without basements
of its land: a shallow water table limits basements
median highest linear extensibility (6% and up is high)
median highest clay content in the top 150 cm
USDA's description
The Sanger series consists of very deep, well drained, very slowly permeable soils that formed in clayey marine sediments. These gently sloping to strongly sloping soils are on broad uplands. Slopes range from 1 to 12 percent, however slopes are typically 1 to 5 percent.
Source: USDA NRCS series description (OSD) for Sanger. Read it.
Engineering properties
| Mapped area (SSURGO) | 258,065 acres |
| Shrink-swell limits houses without basements | 98.6% |
| Shallow water table limits basements | 0.0% |
| Very limited for septic absorption fields | 98.6% |
| Most common drainage class | Well drained |
| Most common hydrologic soil group | D |
| Taxonomic class | Fine, smectitic, thermic Udic Haplusterts |
| Type location | Denton County, Texas |
Where Sanger is mapped
| State | Mapped acres |
|---|---|
| Texas | 255,515 |
| Oklahoma | 2,550 |
Places where Sanger leads
Counties and cities where Sanger covers more mapped land than any other series.
| Place | Share of mapped land |
|---|---|
| Krum, TX | 55% |
| Sanger, TX | 45% |
| Saginaw, TX | 41% |
| Haslet, TX | 39% |
| New Fairview, TX | 32% |
| Watauga, TX | 32% |
| Blue Mound, TX | 31% |
| Godley, TX | 31% |
| Northlake, TX | 29% |
| Everman, TX | 28% |
| Muenster, TX | 21% |
| White Settlement, TX | 21% |
| Haltom City, TX | 21% |
| Lake Worth, TX | 19% |
| Fort Worth, TX | 16% |
| Westworth Village, TX | 13% |
| Denton, TX | 12% |
| Denton County, TX | 11% |
| Richland Hills, TX | 10% |
| Tarrant County, TX | 9% |
| Cooke County, TX | 9% |
Other places where Sanger is a main soil
Counties and cities where Sanger is among the six soil series covering the most mapped land, but not the first. Share of the place's mapped land.
Counties
Texas and Ohio cities
- Edgecliff Village, TX 19%
- Ponder, TX 19%
- Forest Hill, TX 15%
- Crowley, TX 14%
- Benbrook, TX 14%
- Cleburne, TX 14%
- Rhome, TX 13%
- Roanoke, TX 12%
- Burleson, TX 11%
- Sansom Park, TX 11%
- Justin, TX 10%
- Denison, TX 10%
- Decatur, TX 8%
- Newark, TX 8%
- Cresson, TX 8%
- North Richland Hills, TX 7%
- River Oaks, TX 7%
- Road Runner, TX 7%
- Trophy Club, TX 6%
- Rio Vista, TX 5%
- Argyle, TX 5%
- Woodway, TX 4%
- Westover Hills, TX 1%
Sources
Shares and properties: USDA NRCS SSURGO via Soil Data Access, weighted by each component's share of its map units. Description: the USDA NRCS series description. How we count.