Harris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of 2000 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 3.4 million (though a 2005 estimate placed the population at almost 3.7 million), making it the most populous county in Texas and the third most populous county in the United States. Its county seat is Houston⁶. Image File history File links Harris_County_tx_seal. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Image File history File links Map_of_USA_TX.svg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Texas ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: , Country United States State Texas Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Incorporated June 5, 1837 Government  - Mayor Bill White Area  - City  601. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... The Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area, a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003, is the seventh-largest metropolitan area and one of the most diverse[2] in the United States consisting of 10 counties within the state of Texas. ... The U.S. Census is mandated by the United States Constitution. ... List of the largest counties in the United States (by population). ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: , Country United States State Texas Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Incorporated June 5, 1837 Government  - Mayor Bill White Area  - City  601. ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of encyclopedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ...

Harris County is named for John Richardson Harris, an early settler of the area.

History

The county was founded on December 22, 1836 as Harrisburg County and Harrisburgh County. The name was changed to Harris County in December 1839.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,604 km² (1,778 mi²). 4,478 km² (1,729 mi²) of it is land and 127 km² (49 mi²) of it (2.75%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

• Montgomery County (north)
• Liberty County (northeast)
• Chambers County (east)
• Galveston County (southeast)
• Brazoria County (south)
• Fort Bend County (southwest)
• Waller County (northwest)

Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. ... Liberty County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. ... Chambers County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. ... Galveston County Courts Building Galveston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. ... Brazoria County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas located on the Gulf Coast within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. ... Official website: www. ... Waller County is a county located in the state of Texas. ...

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 3,400,578 people, 1,205,516 households, and 834,217 families residing in the county, making it the largest county by population in Texas. The population density was 759/km² (1,967/mi²). There were 1,298,130 housing units at an average density of 290/km² (751/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 58.73% White, 18.49% Black or African American, 0.45% Native American, 5.14% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 14.18% from other races, and 2.96% from two or more races. 32.93% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The Seventh Census of the United States, conducted by the Bureau of the Census, determined the resident population of the United States to be 23,191,876 — an increase of 35. ... The United States Census of 1860 was the eighth Census conducted in the United States. ... The Ninth United States Census was taken in 1870. ... 1880 US Census The United States Census of 1880 was the tenth United States Census. ... The Eleventh United States Census was taken June 1, 1890. ... 1900 US Census The Twelfth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 76,212,168, an increase of 21. ... The Thirteenth United States Census was taken in 1910. ... The Fourteenth United States Census was taken in 1920. ... The Fifteenth United States Census was taken in 1930. ... The Sixteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7. ... The Seventeenth United States Census was taken in 1950. ... The Eighteenth United States Census was taken in 1960. ... The Nineteenth United States Census was taken in 1970. ... The Twetieth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,542,199, an increase of 11. ... The Twenty-first United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 248,709,873, an increase of 9. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of encyclopedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ...

In 2006 Harris County had 3,886,207 residents. This represented 14.3% growth since 2000.

By 2005 74.4% of the county population was white. However this was a change brought about by the arbitrary decision on the part of census administrators to place all Hispanics who had marked "some other race" under the white category. Thus probably a more realistic figure to look at was the 38.2% of the population that was non-Hispanic whites. This is also not comparable to the 2000 white figure, since it included several Hispanics.

2005 saw Harris county with 37.5% of its population Latino. This represented an increase of over 120,000 in the number of Latinos in the county. 5.5% of the population was Asian. African Americans constituted 18.4% of the county's population, representing a slight decline in percentage. It however meant the total number of African-Americans in the county had risen.^[1].

In 2000 There were 1,205,516 households out of which 37.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.60% were married couples living together, 13.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.38. “Spouse” redirects here. ...

In the county, the population was spread out with 29.00% under the age of 18, 10.30% from 18 to 24, 33.40% from 25 to 44, 19.80% from 45 to 64, and 7.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,598, and the median income for a family was $49,004. Males had a median income of $37,361 versus $28,941 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,435. About 12.10% of families and 14.97% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.60% of those under age 18 and 12.20% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Elected officials

United States Congress

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Texas Legislature

Texas Senate

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Texas House of Representatives

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Harris County Elected Officials

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Communities

Cities

Baytown is a city located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. ... Chambers County is the name of several counties in the United States: Chambers County, Alabama Chambers County, Texas This is a disambiguation page &#8212; a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Another sign at the edge of the city limits. ... Bunker Hill Village is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Deer Park is a city in Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area and is situated in Southeast Texas. ... El Lago is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Friendswood is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas, partially in Galveston County and Harris County, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. ... Galena Park is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Hedwig Village is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Hilshire Village is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: , Country United States State Texas Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Incorporated June 5, 1837 Government  - Mayor Bill White Area  - City  601. ... Downtown Humble facing east Humble is a city located in Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. ... Hunters Creek Village is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Jacinto City is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Jersey Village is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Katy is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. ... La Porte is a city in Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. ... League City is a city located in Galveston County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. ... Flag of Missouri City Missouri City is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. ... Morgans Point is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Nassau Bay is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Nickname: Strawberry Capitol Location in the state of Texas. ... Pearland is a city located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area and is partially in Brazoria County, partially in Fort Bend County, and partially in Harris County. ... Piney Point Village is a city in Harris County, Texas. ... Seabrook is the most south-eastern city of Harris County, Texas. ... Shoreacres is a city located in Texas, partly in Chambers County and partly in Harris County. ... South Houston is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Southside Place is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Spring Valley is a city located in Harris County, Texas, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 3,611. ... Stafford is a city in Texas partly located in Fort Bend County and partly in Harris County. ... Taylor Lake Village is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Tomball is a city located in Texas, partially in Harris County and partially in Montgomery County. ... Waller is a city located in Texas, partly in Waller County and partly in Harris County. ... Webster is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... A sculpture with the logo of the city of West University Place An electronic sign in the center of West University Place West University Place, often called West University or West U for short, is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land...

Unincorporated areas

Atascocita is a census-designated place located in Harris County, Texas. ... Barrett is a census-designated place located in Harris County, Texas. ... Bridgeland, Texas is a community in unincorporated Harris County, Texas to the northwest of Houston bordered by Mallard Lake and Cypress Creek. ... Channelview is a census-designated place located in Harris County, Texas. ... Cloverleaf is a census-designated place located in Harris County, Texas. ... Crosby is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harris County, Texas, United States. ... Cypress is an unincorporated town located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston within Harris County, Texas in the USA. The town is located along U.S. Highway 290, twenty miles northwest of Houston. ... Highlands is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harris County, Texas, United States. ... Hockley is an unincorporated community located in Harris County, Texas approximately 5 miles southeast of Waller. ... Klein is an unincorporated community in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston within north Harris County, Texas, bordering on Houston to the South and Tomball to the North. ... Kohrville, also named Korville and Pilotville, is an unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas. ... Sheldon is a census-designated place located in Harris County, Texas. ... Spring is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston in northern Harris County, Texas and southern Montgomery County, Texas. ... Westfield is an unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas, United States. ... The Woodlands is a census-designated place (CDP) and master-planned community located in the the counties of Montgomery and Harris in the state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. ...

Education

Several school districts serve Harris County communities. School districts are a form of special-purpose district in the United States (amongst some other places) which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools. ...

Harris County operates its own public library system, the Harris County Public Library. Aldine Independent School District is a school district based in Houston, Texas. ... Alief Independent School District is a school district that is based in southwest Houston, Texas. ... Channelview Independent School District is a school district in Channelview, an unincorporated section of Harris County, Texas (USA). ... Clear Creek Independent School District (CCISD) is a school district based in League City, Texas. ... Crosby Independent School District is a public school district based in Crosby—an unincorporated area of northeastern Harris County, Texas (USA) within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. ... The Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD, often referred to as Cy-Fair) is a large school district in northwest Harris County, Texas. ... Dayton Independent School District is a public school district based in Dayton, Texas. ... Deer Park Independent School District is a public school district based in Deer Park, Texas, but also includes parts of neighboring Pasadena. ... Galena Park Independent School District is a school district based in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. ... Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District (GCCISD) is a School district whose offices are located in Baytown, Texas off of Interstate 10. ... The Houston Independent School District is the largest public school system in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States. ... Humble Independent School District is a school district based in Humble, Texas. ... The Katy Independent School District is a public school district in the state of Texas. ... A typical Klein ISD Student Klein Independant School District is a school district in Klein, TX. This school district is so notoriously bad it was ranked by Texas Biweekly as the worst school district in Texas for 8 years in a row. ... La Porte Independent School District is a school district based in La Porte, Texas, United States. ... North Forest Independent School District (formerly Northeast Houston Independent School District) is a school district based in northeast Houston, Texas. ... Pasadena Independent School District is a school district that is based in Pasadena, Texas. ... Sheldon Independent School District is a public school district in Sheldon, Texas, within the unincorporated area of eastern Harris County, Texas (USA) which is part of Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. ... Spring Independent School District is a school district based in unincorporated Harris County, Texas. ... Spring Branch ISD Logo Spring Branch Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Hedwig Village, Texas. ... Stafford Municipal School District is a school district based in Stafford, Texas. ... Tomball Independent School District is a school district serving Tomball, Texas. ... Waller Independent School District is a public school district based in Waller, Texas. ... Librarians and patrons in a typical larger urban public library. ... The Harris County Public Library West University Branch and the West University Place Recreation Center, both located in West University Place, Texas Harris County Public Library is a public library system operated in Harris County, Texas. ...

In addition, Houston has the Houston Public Library, a city-controlled public library system. The John P. McGovern-Stella Link Branch of the Houston Public Library, located in the Braeswood Place neighborhood The Houston Public Library Heights Branch Meyer Branch Eleanor K. Freed Montrose Branch Houston Public Library is the public library system serving Houston, Texas. ...

The cities of Baytown, Bellaire, and Pasadena have their own city-controlled libraries. Baytown is a city located in Texas, partly in Chambers County and partly in Harris County. ... Another sign at the edge of the city limits. ... Nickname: Strawberry Capitol Location in the state of Texas. ...

Emergency services

Police services

Incorporated areas operate their own police departments.

Harris County operates the Harris County Sheriff's Office, which serves unincorporated areas and supplements police forces of incorporated areas. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Harris County also has a constable for each of its eight precincts and hundreds of deputies assigned to each. They mainly serve in a patrol function, established to maintain peace in the county as well as providing security to county buildings such as court houses and district attorney's offices.

Fire services

Harris County maintains the Harris County Fire Marshall office [1] to assist with fire investigations.

Incorporated cities operate their own fire departments; some cities share fire departments.

Fire departments serving unincorporated areas:

• Aldine
• Atascocita VFD
• Champions VFD
• Channelview VFD
• Cloverleaf VFD
• Community VFD (covers unincorporated southwest Harris County and unincorporated northeast Fort Bend County)
• Crosby VFD
• Cypress-Fairbanks VFD
• Cypress Creek VFD and EMS
• Easttex FD
• Forest Bend VFD (Southeast unincorporated Harris County)
• Huffman VFD
• Little York VFD
• Northwest VFD
• Ponderosa VFD
• Rosehill FD
• Spring FD
• Tri-County FD
• West I-10 FD
• Westfield

Political organization

The head of a Texas County, as set up in the Texas Constitution, is the County Judge, who sits as the chair of the county's Commissioner's Court. As of 2007, this position in Harris County is held by Judge Ed Emmett. The county is split into 4 geographical divisions called Precincts. Each precinct elects a Commissioner to sit as a representative of their precinct on the commissioner's court and also for the oversight of county functions in their area. The Texas Constitution is the document that describes the structure and function of the government of Texas. ... A precinct is a space enclosed by the walls or other boundaries of a particular place or building, or by an arbitrary and imaginary line drawn around it. ... Commissioner is a designation that may be used for a variety of official positions, especially referring to a high-ranking public (administrative or police) official, or an analogous official in the private sector (e. ...

Other elected positions in Harris County include a County Attorney, a County Clerk, a District Attorney, a District Clerk, a Sheriff, 8 Constables, a Tax Assessor-Collector, a County Treasurer, and every judge in the county except municipal judges, who are appointed by the officials of their repsective cities. A county attorney in the United States is the prosecutor for a county or local judicial district. ... The term county clerk has been commonly applied, in several English-speaking countries, to an influential employee of a county administration. ... A district attorney is, in some U.S. jurisdictions, the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminals. ... A court clerk or clerk of the court is an occupation whose responsibilities include maintaining the records of a court. ... Look up Sheriff in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the painter, see John Constable. ... In many governments, a treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Hospital services

Within Harris County, hospital services for the indigent and needy are provided by the Harris County Hospital District, a separate governmental entity. Harris County Hospital District operates three hospitals: LBJ General Hospital, Quentin Mease Community Hospital, and Ben Taub General Hospital, as well as many clinics. The Harris County Hospital District is a governmental entity with taxing authority that owns and operates three hospitals and numerous clinics throughout Harris County, Texas. ... Ben Taub General Hospital is a hospital in Houston, Texas. ...

Additionally, numerous private and public hospitals operate in Harris County, including institutions in Texas Medical Center and throughout the county. Texas Medical Center The Texas Medical Center, with more than five million patient visits annually and one of the highest densities of clinical facilities and basic science and translational research of any location, is the largest medical district in the world. ...

Trivia

• Harris County receives more tornado warnings than any other county.^[2]
• Harris County has sent more people to the death chamber than any other state.^[3]

Tornado at beginning of life. ... . The execution chamber at Florida State Prison An execution chamber, or death chamber, is a room in which a legal execution is carried out. ...

References

See also

• Harris County, Georgia
• USNS Harris County (T-LST-822)

Harris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. ... The USNS Harris County (T-LST-822) was one of 612 LST-542-class tank landing ships (LSTs) built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for counties in Georgia and Texas, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. ...

External links

• Harris County government’s website
• The Handbook of Texas Online: Harris County
• Account of the early days of Harris County, 1824 - 1838 from Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas by John Henry Brown, hosted by The Portal to Texas History

Harris County local event listings John Henry Brown (October 29, 1820–May 31, 1895) was an American historian, journalist, author, military hero, and a politician who served as a state legislator and as mayor of both Dallas and Galveston, Texas. ...

Coordinates: 29°52′N 95°23′W / 29.86, -95.39 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...