Austin County, Texas

Austin County
Austin County
County
	The Austin County Courthouse in Bellville
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	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 29°53′N 96°17′W / 29.88°N 96.28°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1837
Named for	Stephen F. Austin
Seat	Bellville
Largest city	Sealy
Area
• Total	656 sq mi (1,700 km2)
• Land	647 sq mi (1,680 km2)
• Water	9.9 sq mi (26 km2) 1.5%
Population (2020)
• Total	30,167
• Density	46/sq mi (18/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	10th
Website	www.austincounty.com

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.^[1]^[2] Its seat is Bellville.^[3] The county and region was settled primarily by German emigrants in the 1800s.^[4]

Austin County is included in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Austin County does not contain the city of Austin, the state capital of Texas, which lies in Travis County, about 110 miles to the northwest.

^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Austin County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
^ "Austin County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Austin County, Texas".

[QF-1] "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Austin County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2022.

[2] "Austin County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.

[GR6-3] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[4] "Austin County, Texas".

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