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Austin County, Texas

February 16, 2024

Not to be confused with Austin, Texas.

Austin County is a rural, agricultural dominated county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,167.[1][2] Its seat is Bellville.[3] The county and region was settled primarily by German emigrants in the 1800s.[4]

Austin County
County
The Austin County Courthouse in Bellville
Flag
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 / 29.88; -96.28
Country United States
State Texas
Founded1837
Named forStephen F. Austin
SeatBellville
Largest citySealy
Area
 • Total656 sq mi (1,700 km2)
 • Land647 sq mi (1,680 km2)
 • Water9.9 sq mi (26 km2)  1.5%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total30,167
 • Density46/sq mi (18/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district10th
Websitewww.austincounty.com

Austin County is included in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Austin County does not contain the city of Austin, the state capital of Texas, which lies in Travis County, about 110 miles to the northwest.

History edit

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

Geography edit

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.[5]

Adjacent counties edit

Communities edit

Cities edit

Town edit

Unincorporated communities edit

Ghost town edit

Demographics edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18503,841—
186010,139164.0%
187015,08748.8%
188014,429−4.4%
189017,85923.8%
190020,67615.8%
191017,699−14.4%
192018,8746.6%
193018,860−0.1%
194017,384−7.8%
195014,663−15.7%
196013,777−6.0%
197013,8310.4%
198017,72628.2%
199019,83211.9%
200023,59018.9%
201028,41720.5%
202030,1676.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1850–2010[7] 2010[8] 2020[9]
Austin County, Texas - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010[8] Pop 2020[9] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 18,657 18,480 65.65% 61.26%
Black or African American alone (NH) 2,622 2,352 9.23% 7.80%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 79 78 0.28% 0.26%
Asian alone (NH) 110 201 0.39% 0.67%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 1 8 0.00% 0.03%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 36 107 0.13% 0.35%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 271 889 0.95% 2.95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6,641 8,052 23.37% 26.69%
Total 28,417 30,167 100.00% 100.00%

As of the census[10] 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 people/km2). The 10,205 housing units averaged 16 units per square mile (6.2/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 edit

United States presidential election results for Austin County, Texas[11]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 11,447 78.48% 2,951 20.23% 188 1.29%
2016 9,637 78.52% 2,320 18.90% 317 2.58%
2012 9,265 79.53% 2,252 19.33% 132 1.13%
2008 8,786 74.96% 2,821 24.07% 114 0.97%
2004 8,072 75.43% 2,582 24.13% 48 0.45%
2000 6,661 72.19% 2,407 26.09% 159 1.72%
1996 4,669 58.36% 2,719 33.98% 613 7.66%
1992 4,015 50.89% 2,278 28.87% 1,597 20.24%
1988 4,524 63.18% 2,593 36.22% 43 0.60%
1984 4,872 71.29% 1,941 28.40% 21 0.31%
1980 3,734 64.91% 1,893 32.90% 126 2.19%
1976 2,686 53.37% 2,313 45.96% 34 0.68%
1972 3,084 74.24% 1,043 25.11% 27 0.65%
1968 1,971 45.27% 1,299 29.83% 1,084 24.90%
1964 1,545 39.46% 2,365 60.41% 5 0.13%
1960 1,978 52.92% 1,725 46.15% 35 0.94%
1956 2,501 67.12% 1,215 32.61% 10 0.27%
1952 2,964 67.17% 1,445 32.74% 4 0.09%
1948 1,260 43.98% 1,252 43.70% 353 12.32%
1944 619 19.44% 1,316 41.33% 1,249 39.23%
1940 1,400 49.88% 1,404 50.02% 3 0.11%
1936 290 15.03% 1,635 84.76% 4 0.21%
1932 142 4.81% 2,806 94.96% 7 0.24%
1928 466 17.94% 2,129 81.98% 2 0.08%
1924 457 12.60% 2,601 71.71% 569 15.69%
1920 568 19.65% 538 18.62% 1,784 61.73%
1916 673 40.96% 960 58.43% 10 0.61%
1912 244 16.43% 1,161 78.18% 80 5.39%

Austin County was one of the earliest counties in Texas to turn Republican. After 1944, the only time a Democrat has carried this county is in 1964. Every Republican presidential candidate since 2000 has carried more than 70% of the county vote.

United States Congress edit

Austin County is part of Texas's 10th congressional district, which as of 2019 is represented in the United States House of Representatives by Michael McCaul.

Texas Legislature edit

Texas Senate edit

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

Texas House of Representatives edit

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

Austin County Courthouse edit

County Judge: Tim Lapham (R)

Tax Assessor-Collector: Marcus A. Peña (R) – first elected in 2012

Education edit

The following school districts serve Austin County:

(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.[12]

Transportation edit

Major highways edit

The TTC-69 component (recommended preferred) of the once-planned Trans-Texas Corridor went through Austin County.[13]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Austin County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "Austin County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  3. ^ . National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "Austin County, Texas".
  5. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000". US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010" (PDF). Texas Almanac. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  8. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Austin County, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Austin County, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  11. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  12. ^ Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.168. BLINN JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sec. 130.211. WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA..
  13. ^ TxDoT, TTC Section C & S, Detailed Map 2, 2007-12-17 February 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

External links edit

 
Wikisource has the text of an 1879 American Cyclopædia article about Austin County, Texas.
  • Austin County, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
  • Austin County from the Texas Almanac
  • Austin County from the TXGenWeb Project
  • , hosted by the Portal to Texas History.

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

February 16, 2024
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Not to be confused with Austin Texas Austin County is a rural agricultural dominated county in the U S state of Texas As of the 2020 census the population was 30 167 1 2 Its seat is Bellville 3 The county and region was settled primarily by German emigrants in the 1800s 4 Austin CountyCountyThe Austin County Courthouse in BellvilleFlagLocation within the U S state of TexasTexas s location within the U S Coordinates 29 53 N 96 17 W 29 88 N 96 28 W 29 88 96 28Country United StatesState TexasFounded1837Named forStephen F AustinSeatBellvilleLargest citySealyArea Total656 sq mi 1 700 km2 Land647 sq mi 1 680 km2 Water9 9 sq mi 26 km2 1 5 Population 2020 Total30 167 Density46 sq mi 18 km2 Time zoneUTC 6 Central Summer DST UTC 5 CDT Congressional district10thWebsitewww wbr austincounty wbr comAustin County is included in the Houston The Woodlands Sugar Land Metropolitan Statistical Area Austin County does not contain the city of Austin the state capital of Texas which lies in Travis County about 110 miles to the northwest Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Adjacent counties 3 Communities 3 1 Cities 3 2 Town 3 3 Unincorporated communities 3 4 Ghost town 4 Demographics 5 Politics 5 1 United States Congress 5 2 Texas Legislature 5 2 1 Texas Senate 5 2 2 Texas House of Representatives 5 3 Austin County Courthouse 6 Education 7 Transportation 7 1 Major highways 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory editIn 1836 the Texas Legislature established Austin County naming it for Stephen F Austin who facilitated Texas Anglo American colonization Geography editAccording 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 5 Adjacent counties edit Washington County north Waller County east Fort Bend County southeast Wharton County south Colorado County west Fayette County northwest Communities editCities edit Bellville county seat Brazos Country Sealy South Frydek WallisTown edit Industry San FelipeUnincorporated communities edit Bleiblerville Buckhorn Burleigh Cat Spring Cochran Frydek Kenney Millheim Nelsonville New Wehdem New Ulm Peters Post Oak Point Raccoon Bend Rockhouse Shelby Wehdem Welcome Ghost town edit RexvilleDemographics editHistorical population CensusPop Note 18503 841 186010 139164 0 187015 08748 8 188014 429 4 4 189017 85923 8 190020 67615 8 191017 699 14 4 192018 8746 6 193018 860 0 1 194017 384 7 8 195014 663 15 7 196013 777 6 0 197013 8310 4 198017 72628 2 199019 83211 9 200023 59018 9 201028 41720 5 202030 1676 2 U S Decennial Census 6 1850 2010 7 2010 8 2020 9 Austin County Texas Demographic Profile NH Non Hispanic Note the US Census treats Hispanic Latino as an ethnic category This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category Hispanics Latinos may be of any race Race Ethnicity Pop 2010 8 Pop 2020 9 2010 2020White alone NH 18 657 18 480 65 65 61 26 Black or African American alone NH 2 622 2 352 9 23 7 80 Native American or Alaska Native alone NH 79 78 0 28 0 26 Asian alone NH 110 201 0 39 0 67 Pacific Islander alone NH 1 8 0 00 0 03 Some Other Race alone NH 36 107 0 13 0 35 Mixed Race Multi Racial NH 271 889 0 95 2 95 Hispanic or Latino any race 6 641 8 052 23 37 26 69 Total 28 417 30 167 100 00 100 00 As of the census 10 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 people km2 The 10 205 housing units averaged 16 units per square mile 6 2 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 editUnited States presidential election results for Austin County Texas 11 Year Republican Democratic Third partyNo No No 2020 11 447 78 48 2 951 20 23 188 1 29 2016 9 637 78 52 2 320 18 90 317 2 58 2012 9 265 79 53 2 252 19 33 132 1 13 2008 8 786 74 96 2 821 24 07 114 0 97 2004 8 072 75 43 2 582 24 13 48 0 45 2000 6 661 72 19 2 407 26 09 159 1 72 1996 4 669 58 36 2 719 33 98 613 7 66 1992 4 015 50 89 2 278 28 87 1 597 20 24 1988 4 524 63 18 2 593 36 22 43 0 60 1984 4 872 71 29 1 941 28 40 21 0 31 1980 3 734 64 91 1 893 32 90 126 2 19 1976 2 686 53 37 2 313 45 96 34 0 68 1972 3 084 74 24 1 043 25 11 27 0 65 1968 1 971 45 27 1 299 29 83 1 084 24 90 1964 1 545 39 46 2 365 60 41 5 0 13 1960 1 978 52 92 1 725 46 15 35 0 94 1956 2 501 67 12 1 215 32 61 10 0 27 1952 2 964 67 17 1 445 32 74 4 0 09 1948 1 260 43 98 1 252 43 70 353 12 32 1944 619 19 44 1 316 41 33 1 249 39 23 1940 1 400 49 88 1 404 50 02 3 0 11 1936 290 15 03 1 635 84 76 4 0 21 1932 142 4 81 2 806 94 96 7 0 24 1928 466 17 94 2 129 81 98 2 0 08 1924 457 12 60 2 601 71 71 569 15 69 1920 568 19 65 538 18 62 1 784 61 73 1916 673 40 96 960 58 43 10 0 61 1912 244 16 43 1 161 78 18 80 5 39 Austin County was one of the earliest counties in Texas to turn Republican After 1944 the only time a Democrat has carried this county is in 1964 Every Republican presidential candidate since 2000 has carried more than 70 of the county vote United States Congress edit Austin County is part of Texas s 10th congressional district which as of 2019 is represented in the United States House of Representatives by Michael McCaul Texas Legislature edit Texas Senate edit District 18 Lois Kolkhorst R first elected in 2014 Texas House of Representatives edit District 13 Ben Leman R first elected in 2018 Austin County Courthouse edit County Judge Tim Lapham R Tax Assessor Collector Marcus A Pena R first elected in 2012Education editThe 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 12 Transportation editMajor highways edit nbsp Interstate 10 nbsp U S Highway 90 nbsp State Highway 36 nbsp State Highway 159The TTC 69 component recommended preferred of the once planned Trans Texas Corridor went through Austin County 13 See also edit nbsp Texas portalAdelsverein List of museums in the Texas Gulf Coast National Register of Historic Places listings in Austin County Texas Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Austin CountyReferences edit U S Census Bureau QuickFacts Austin County Texas United States Census Bureau Retrieved January 31 2022 Austin County Texas United States Census Bureau Retrieved January 30 2022 Find a County National Association of Counties Archived from the original on May 31 2011 Retrieved June 7 2011 Austin County Texas 2010 Census Gazetteer Files United States Census Bureau August 22 2012 Retrieved April 18 2015 Census of Population and Housing from 1790 2000 US Census Bureau Retrieved January 24 2022 Texas Almanac Population History of Counties from 1850 2010 PDF Texas Almanac Archived PDF from the original on October 9 2022 Retrieved April 18 2015 a b P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE 2010 DEC Redistricting Data PL 94 171 Austin County Texas United States Census Bureau a b P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE 2020 DEC Redistricting Data PL 94 171 Austin County Texas United States Census Bureau U S Census website United States Census Bureau Retrieved May 14 2011 Leip David Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections uselectionatlas org Retrieved July 19 2018 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 amp S Detailed Map 2 2007 12 17 Archived February 2 2008 at the Wayback MachineExternal links edit nbsp Wikisource has the text of an 1879 American Cyclopaedia article about Austin County Texas 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 29 53 N 96 17 W 29 88 N 96 28 W 29 88 96 28 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Austin County Texas amp oldid 1165520059, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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