Austin County, Texas

Infobox U.S. County
county = Austin County
state = Texas


founded year = 1837
founded date =
seat wl = Bellville
largest city wl = Sealy
area_total_sq_mi = 656.37
area_total_km2 = 1700
area_land_sq_mi = 652.59
area_land_km2 = 1690
area_water_sq_mi = 3.78
area_water_km2 = 10
area percentage =
census yr = 2000
pop = 23590
density_sq_mi = 36.1
density_km2 = ??
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web =
named for = Stephen F. Austin

Austin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area.cite web
accessdate=2007-06-22|url=http://www.census.gov/population/estimates/metro_general/List4.txt
title= Metropolitan Statistic Areas and Components, December 2005, with Codes
publisher=Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
date=2006-01-19 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area corresponds to code 26420.] The population was 23,590 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Bellville.GR|6 Austin County is named for Stephen F. Austin, who facilitated the Anglo American colonization of Texas and is known as the "Father of Texas." 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.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 656 square miles (1,700 km²), of which, 653 square miles (1,690 km²) of it is land and 4 square miles (10 km²) of it (0.58%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 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.

Elected officials

United States Congress

Texas Legislature

Texas Senate

District 18:- Glenn Hegar (R)- first elected in 2006.

Texas House of Representatives

District 13:- Lois Kolkhorst (R)- first elected in 2000.

Communities

Cities

*Bellville
*Brazos Country
*Industry
*Sealy
*Wallis

Towns

*San Felipe

Other localities

*Bleiblerville
*Cat Spring
*Kenney
*Shelby

Education

The following school districts serve Austin County:
* Bellville Independent School District
* Brazos Independent School District (partial)
* Brenham Independent School District (partial)
* Columbus Independent School District (partial)
* Sealy Independent School District

Transportation

The TTC-69 component (recommended preferred) of the planned Trans-Texas Corridor goes through Austin County [ [http://ttc.keeptexasmoving.com/projects/i69/detailed_maps_cs.aspx TxDoT, TTC Section C & S, Detailed Map 2, 2007-12-17] ] .

References

ee also

*Adelsverein

External links

* [http://www.austincounty.com/ Austin County website]
*Handbook of Texas|id=AA/hca8|name=
* [http://texashistory.unt.edu/search.tkl?type=coverage_place&q=United%20States%20-%20Texas%20-%20Austin%20County Historic Austin County materials] , hosted by the [http://texashistory.unt.edu/ Portal to Texas History.]