Austin County, Texas

Austin County
Austin County
U.S. county
	The Austin County Courthouse in Bellville
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 29°53′N 96°17′W / 29.88°N 96.28°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1837
Named for	Stephen F. Austin
Seat	Bellville
Largest city	Sealy
Area
• Total	656 sq mi (1,700 km2)
• Land	647 sq mi (1,680 km2)
• Water	9.9 sq mi (26 km2) 1.5%%
Population (2010)
• Total	28,417
• Density	44/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	10th
Website	www.austincounty.com

Austin County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,417.^[1] Its seat is Bellville.^[2]

Austin County is included in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Austin County is not to be confused with the city of Austin, the state capital city that lies in Travis County, about 110 miles to the northwest.

History[]

Along with the rest of Texas, Austin County became:

Part of an independent Mexico on September 27, 1821

Part of Republic of Texas on March 2, 1836

Part of United States of America on December 29, 1845

Part of Confederate States of America on March 4, 1861

Part of a state to acknowledge Union authority on June 19, 1865

In 1836, the Texas Legislature established Austin County, naming it for Stephen F. Austin, who facilitated Texas' Anglo-American colonization.

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 656 square miles (1,700 km²), of which 647 square miles (1,680 km²) is land and 9.9 square miles (26 km²) (1.5%) is covered by water.^[3]

Adjacent counties[]

Washington County (north)
Waller County (east)
Fort Bend County (southeast)
Wharton County (south)
Colorado County (west)
Fayette County (northwest)

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1850	3,841		—
1860	10,139		164.0%
1870	15,087		48.8%
1880	14,429		−4.4%
1890	17,859		23.8%
1900	20,676		15.8%
1910	17,699		−14.4%
1920	18,874		6.6%
1930	18,860		−0.1%
1940	17,384		−7.8%
1950	14,663		−15.7%
1960	13,777		−6.0%
1970	13,831		0.4%
1980	17,726		28.2%
1990	19,832		11.9%
2000	23,590		18.9%
2010	28,417		20.5%
2019 (est.)	30,032	^[4]	5.7%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5] 1850–2010^[6] 2010–2014^[1]

As of the census^[7] of 2000, 23,590 people, 8,747 households, and 6,481 families resided in the county. The population density was 36 people per square mile (14/km²). The 10,205 housing units averaged 16 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 80.22% White, 10.64% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 6.99% from other races, and 1.58% from two or more races. About 16.13% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race, and 26.9% were of German, 8.0% Czech, 6.4% English, and 5.0% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

Of the 8,747 households, 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.60% were married couples living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were not families; 22.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county, the population was distributed as 27.00% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,615, and for a family was $46,342. Males had a median income of $32,455 versus $22,142 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,140. About 8.80% of families and 12.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.70% of those under age 18 and 14.40% of those age 65 or over.

Politics[]

United States Congress[]

Senators		Name	Party	First elected	Level
	Senate	John Cornyn	Republican	2002	Senior Senator
	Senate	Ted Cruz	Republican	2012	Junior Senator
Representatives		Name	Party	First elected	Area(s) of Austin County represented
	District 10	Michael McCaul	Republican	2004	Entire county

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Presidential elections results

Texas Legislature[]

Texas Senate[]

District 18: Lois Kolkhorst (R) – first elected in 2014

Texas House of Representatives[]

District 13: Ben Leman (R) – first elected in 2018

Austin County Courthouse[]

County Judge: (R)

Tax Assessor-Collector: (R) – first elected in 2012

Education[]

The following school districts serve Austin County:

Bellville Independent School District
Brazos Independent School District (partial) (Formerly Wallis-Orchard ISD)
Brenham Independent School District (partial)
Columbus Independent School District (partial)
Sealy Independent School District
Burton Independent School District

(partial)

Blinn Junior College District is the designated community college for most of the county. Areas in Brazos ISD are in Wharton County Junior College District.^[9]

Transportation[]

Major Highways[]

Interstate 10
U.S. Highway 90
State Highway 36
State Highway 159

The TTC-69 component (recommended preferred) of the once-planned Trans-Texas Corridor went through Austin County.^[10]

Communities[]

Cities[]

Town[]

Unincorporated communities[]

Ghost town[]

Rexville

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
^ "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010" (PDF). Texas Almanac. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
^ Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.168. BLINN JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sec. 130.211. WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA..
^ TxDoT, TTC Section C & S, Detailed Map 2, 2007-12-17 Archived February 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

External links[]

Austin County website
Austin County, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
Austin County from the Texas Almanac
Austin County from the TXGenWeb Project
Historic Austin County materials, hosted by the Portal to Texas History.

Coordinates: 29°53′N 96°17′W / 29.88°N 96.28°W / 29.88; -96.28

[QF-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2013.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

[GR1-3] "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2015.

[USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse-4] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

[5] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 18, 2015.

[6] "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010" (PDF). Texas Almanac. Retrieved April 18, 2015.

[GR8-7] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.

[8] Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-07-19.

[9] Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.168. BLINN JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sec. 130.211. WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA..

[10] TxDoT, TTC Section C & S, Detailed Map 2, 2007-12-17 Archived February 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2020	78.7% 11,447	20.3% 2,951	1.1% 156
2016	78.5% 9,637	18.9% 2,320	2.6% 317
2012	79.5% 9,265	19.3% 2,252	1.1% 132
2008	75.0% 8,786	24.1% 2,821	1.0% 114
2004	75.4% 8,072	24.1% 2,582	0.5% 48
2000	72.2% 6,661	26.1% 2,407	1.7% 159
1996	58.4% 4,669	34.0% 2,719	7.7% 613
1992	50.9% 4,015	28.9% 2,278	20.2% 1,597
1988	63.2% 4,524	36.2% 2,593	0.6% 43
1984	71.3% 4,872	28.4% 1,941	0.3% 21
1980	64.9% 3,734	32.9% 1,893	2.2% 126
1976	53.4% 2,686	46.0% 2,313	0.7% 34
1972	74.2% 3,084	25.1% 1,043	0.7% 27
1968	45.3% 1,971	29.8% 1,299	24.9% 1,084
1964	39.5% 1,545	60.4% 2,365	0.1% 5
1960	52.9% 1,978	46.2% 1,725	0.9% 35
1956	67.1% 2,501	32.6% 1,215	0.3% 10
1952	67.2% 2,964	32.7% 1,445	0.1% 4
1948	44.0% 1,260	43.7% 1,252	12.3% 353
1944	19.4% 619	41.3% 1,316	39.2% 1,249
1940	49.9% 1,400	50.0% 1,404	0.1% 3
1936	15.0% 290	84.8% 1,635	0.2% 4
1932	4.8% 142	95.0% 2,806	0.2% 7
1928	17.9% 466	82.0% 2,129	0.1% 2
1924	12.6% 457	71.7% 2,601	15.7% 569
1920	19.7% 568	18.6% 538	61.7% 1,784
1916	41.0% 673	58.4% 960	0.6% 10
1912	16.4% 244	78.2% 1,161	5.4% 80

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Bodies of water	Buffalo Bayou Galveston Bay Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Houston Ship Channel San Jacinto River Trinity River Lake Houston Lake Conroe

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County seat: Bellville
Cities	Bellville Brazos Country Sealy Wallis
Towns	Industry San Felipe
Unincorporated communities	Bleiblerville Burleigh Cat Spring Frydek Kenney Nelsonville New Ulm Peters Phillipsburg‡ Shelby Welcome
Ghost towns	Rexville
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