Austin County, Texas

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Austin County is a rural, agricultural dominated county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 30,167.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Its seat is Bellville.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The county and region were settled primarily by German immigrants in the 1800s.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Austin County is included in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area. Austin County and the state capital Austin were both named after Stephen F. Austin; the city Austin is in Travis County, about 110 miles to the northwest.

History

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 Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert (1.5%) are covered by water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

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Austin County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2010<ref name="2010CensusP2">Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Partial<ref name="2020CensusP2">Template:Cite web</ref> % 2000 % 2010 Template:Partial
White alone (NH) 16,964 18,657 18,480 71.91% 65.65% 61.26%
Black or African American alone (NH) 2,475 2,622 2,352 10.49% 9.23% 7.80%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 47 79 78 0.20% 0.28% 0.26%
Asian alone (NH) 68 110 201 0.29% 0.39% 0.67%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 1 1 8 0.00% 0.00% 0.03%
Other race alone (NH) 34 36 107 0.14% 0.13% 0.35%
Multiracial (NH) 196 271 889 0.83% 0.95% 2.95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,805 6,641 8,052 16.13% 23.37% 26.69%
Total 23,590 28,417 30,167 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

As of the 2000 census,<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref> 23,590 people, 8,747 households, and 6,481 families resided in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. The 10,205 housing units averaged Template:Convert. 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 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 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 27.0% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 92.9 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

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United States Congress

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

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: Tim Lapham (R)

Tax assessor-collector: Kim Rinn (R)

Education

These school districts serve Austin County:<ref>Template:Cite map - Text list</ref> Template:Div col

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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.<ref>Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.168. BLINN JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sec. 130.211. WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA..</ref>

Transportation

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The TTC-69 component (recommended preferred) of the once-planned Trans-Texas Corridor went through Austin County.<ref>TxDoT, TTC Section C & S, Detailed Map 2, 2007-12-17 Template:Webarchive</ref>

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