Henderson County, Texas

Henderson County
Henderson County
County
	The Henderson County Courthouse in Athens
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 32°13′N 95°51′W / 32.21°N 95.85°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1846
Named for	James Pinckney Henderson
Seat	Athens
Largest city	Athens
Area
• Total	948 sq mi (2,460 km2)
• Land	874 sq mi (2,260 km2)
• Water	75 sq mi (190 km2) 7.9%
Population (2020)
• Total	82,150
• Density	87/sq mi (34/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	5th
Website	www.co.henderson.tx.us

Henderson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 82,150.^[1] The county seat is Athens.^[2] The county is named in honor of James Pinckney Henderson, the first attorney general of the Republic of Texas, and secretary of state for the republic.^[3] He later served as the first governor of Texas. Henderson County was established in 1846, the year after Texas gained statehood. Its first town was Buffalo, laid out in 1847.^[4] Henderson County comprises the Athens micropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Dallas-Fort Worth combined statistical area.

^ "Henderson 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.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 154.
^ A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. 1893. p. 199. Retrieved September 28, 2014.