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, the population was 30,167.<ref name="QF">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Its seat is Bellville.<ref name="GR6">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The county and region was settled primarily by German emigrants in the 1800s.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=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, approximately 110 miles to the northwest.

HistoryEdit

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

GeographyEdit

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (1.5%) is covered by water.<ref name="GR1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Adjacent countiesEdit

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

CommunitiesEdit

CitiesEdit

TownEdit

DemographicsEdit

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**Austin County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition**
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Partial<ref name="2020CensusP2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=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%
Mixed race or 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 census<ref name="GR8">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> of 2000, 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 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.