Named for Stephen F. Austin Congressional district 10th Website www.austincounty.com Founded 1837 County seat Bellville | Largest city Sealy Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5 Area 1,699 km² Population 28,847 (2013) | |
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Cities Sealy, Bellville, San Felipe, Wallis, Industry, Brazos Country Rivers Brazos River, San Bernard River, East Mill Creek Points of interest Stephen F Austin State Park, San Felipe de Austin State Hist, Yellow Brick Road Winery, Chesley Park, Wesley Brethren Church | ||
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Austin County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,417. Its seat is Bellville. The county is named for Stephen F. Austin, who facilitated the Anglo American colonization of Texas and is known as the "Father of Texas."
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- Map of Austin County TX USA
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- Geography
- Adjacent counties
- Demographics
- Texas Senate
- Texas House of Representatives
- Austin County Courthouse
- Education
- Major Highways
- Cities
- Town
- Ghost town
- References
Map of Austin County, TX, USA
Austin County is included in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Austin County is not to be confused with the city of Austin, the state capital city that lies in Travis County approximately 110 miles to the northwest.
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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 water.
Adjacent counties
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 23,590 people, 8,747 households, and 6,481 families residing in the county. The population density was 36 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 10,205 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 80.22% White, 10.64% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 6.99% from other races, and 1.58% from two or more races. 16.13% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 26.9% were of German, 8.8% American, 8.0% Czech, 6.4% English and 5.0% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 8,747 households out of which 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 non-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 spread out with 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 the median income 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.
Texas Senate
District 18: Lois Kolkhorst (R) – first elected in 2006.
Texas House of Representatives
District 13: Lois Kolkhorst (R) – first elected in 2000.
Austin County Courthouse
County Judge: Tim Lapham (R)
Tax Assessor-Collector: Marcus A. Peña (R) – first elected in 2012.
Education
The following school districts serve Austin County:
Major Highways
The TTC-69 component (recommended preferred) of the once-planned Trans-Texas Corridor went through Austin County.