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Austin County
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county in Texas, United States
Austin County is a county located in Texas, United States. It is one of Texas's many counties that serves as a local government jurisdiction for the residents and communities within its borders.
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 30167
- Area
- 1700
- Official website
- www.austincounty.com
- Image
- Austin county courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 11569
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- Commons category
- Austin County, Texas
- inception
- 1836-03-17
- water as percent of area
- 1.5
- native label
- Austin County
- per capita income
- 31592
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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. Its seat is Bellville. The county and region were settled primarily by German immigrants in the 1800s.
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.