Waller County, Texas

Waller County
County
The Waller County Courthouse in Hempstead
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 30°01′N 95°59′W / 30.01°N 95.98°W / 30.01; -95.98
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1873
Named for	Edwin Waller
Seat	Hempstead
Largest city	Prairie View
Area
• Total	518 sq mi (1,340 km2)
• Land	513 sq mi (1,330 km2)
• Water	4.4 sq mi (11 km2)  0.8%
Population  (2020)
• Total	56,794
• Density	110/sq mi (42/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	10th
Website	www.co.waller.tx.us

Waller County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 56,794.^[1] Its county seat is Hempstead.^[2] The county was named for Edwin Waller, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and first mayor of Austin.

Waller County is included in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metropolitan statistical area. It is home of the Prairie View A&M University.