Waller County, Texas

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Waller County, Texas
Map
Location in the state of Texas
Texas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1873
Seat	Hempstead
Area - Total - Land - Water	518 sq mi (1,342 km²) 514 sq mi (1,331 km²) 5 sq mi (13 km²), 0.94%
Population - (2000) - Density	32,663 65/sq mi (25/km²)
Website: www.co.waller.tx.us

Waller County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. The 2000 U.S. Census recorded its population to be 32,663. The 2007 Census estimate placed the county's population at 35,933. Its county seat is Hempstead. The county was named for Virginia native Edwin Waller, the first mayor of Austin and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Major highways
- 1.2 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Elected officials
- 3.1 United States Congress
- 3.2 Texas Legislature
  - 3.2.1 Texas Senate
  - 3.2.2 Texas House of Representatives
4 Communities
- 4.1 Cities and towns
- 4.2 Unincorporated areas
5 Transportation
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 518 square miles (1,343 km²), of which, 514 square miles (1,330 km²) of it is land and 4 square miles (13 km²) of it (0.94%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

See List of Highways in Waller County for more roadways in Waller County.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Grimes County (north)
Montgomery County (northeast)
Harris County (east)
Fort Bend County (south)
Austin County (west)
Washington County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

As of the 2000 Census^[1], there were 32,663 people, 10,557 households, and 7,748 families residing in the county. The population density was 64 people per square mile (25/km²). There were 11,955 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 57.83% White, 29.25% Black or African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 10.28% from other races, and 1.76% from two or more races. 19.42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 10,557 households out of which 35.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.70% were married couples living together, 13.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.60% were non-families. 21.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.50% 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 3.25.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 18.10% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 20.50% from 45 to 64, and 9.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 98.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,136, and the median income for a family was $45,868. Males had a median income of $34,447 versus $25,583 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,338. About 11.50% of families and 16.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.00% of those under age 18 and 12.30% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Elected officials

[edit] United States Congress

Senators		Name	Party	First Elected	Level
	Senate Class 1	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Republican	1993	Senior Senator
	Senate Class 2	John Cornyn	Republican	2002	Junior Senator
Representatives		Name	Party	First Elected	Area(s) of Waller County Represented
	District 10	Michael McCaul	Republican	2004	Entire county

[edit] Texas Legislature

[edit] Texas Senate

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

[edit] Texas House of Representatives

District 28: John Zerwas (R)- first elected in 2006.

[edit] Communities

[edit] Cities and towns

Katy †
Pattison

Waller

† Katy is incorporated in Harris County, but a small part extends into Waller County.

[edit] Unincorporated areas

[edit] Transportation

The TTC-69 component (recommended preferred) of the planned Trans-Texas Corridor goes through Waller County ^[2].

Skydive Houston Airport (Skylake Airport) is located south of Waller in an unincorporated area.

[edit] References

^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ TxDoT, TTC Section C & S, Detailed Map 1, 2007-12-17

[edit] External links

Waller County government's website
Waller County from the Handbook of Texas Online

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Waller County, Texas

County seat: Hempstead

Cities	Brookshire \| Hempstead \| Katy‡ \| Pattison \| Prairie View \| Waller‡

Town	Pine Island

Unincorporated communities	Fields Store \| Shiloh

Footnotes	‡This city also has portions in adjacent county or counties

	Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown METROPOLITAN AREA
Counties	Austin \| Brazoria \| Chambers \| Fort Bend \| Galveston \| Harris \| Liberty \| Montgomery \| San Jacinto \| Waller
"Principal" cities	Houston \| Sugar Land \| Baytown \| Galveston
Cities and towns	Alvin \| Angleton \| Bellaire \| Cleveland \| Clute \| Conroe \| Dayton \| Deer Park \| Dickinson \| Freeport \| Friendswood \| Galena Park \| Hitchcock \| Hempstead \| Humble \| Jacinto City \| Jersey Village \| Katy \| Lake Jackson \| La Marque \| La Porte \| League City \| Liberty \| Meadows Place \| Missouri City \| Pasadena \| Pearland \| Richmond \| Rosenberg \| Santa Fe \| Seabrook \| Sealy \| South Houston \| Stafford \| Texas City \| Tomball \| Webster \| West University Place
Unincorporated areas	Atascocita \| Channelview \| Cloverleaf \| Cypress \| Klein \| Spring \| The Woodlands