Based on population, Harris County is the largest county in Texas. The Harris County School District holds preschool to grade 12, and consists of four elementary schools, an intermediate school, a middle school, and a high school. Harris. Hispanics and Latinos (of any race) made up 40.8% of Harris County's population. This chart shows the proportion of each racial group as a percentage of the total population. John Richardson Harris (1790–1829), for whom the county was later named, arrived in 1824. [49], The South Texas Intermediate Sanction Facility Unit, a parole confinement facility for males operated by Global Expertise in Outsourcing, is in downtown Houston, west of Minute Maid Park.
Area of Harris County is 1,777.5 mi² (=4603.6 km²),
Asian Americans made up 6.2% of the population (2.0% Vietnamese, 1.2% Indian, 1.1% Chinese, 0.6% Filipino, 0.3% Korean, 0.1% Japanese, 1.0% Other).
Also in 1822, John Iiams settled his family at Cedar Point after sailing from Berwick's Bay, Louisiana. Home; Continents; Countries; World Cities; US States; US Counties; US … He settled at Morgan's Point and was a grantee of land there. [20] Of Indian and Pakistani residents, the second most educated Asian group in the county, behind Taiwanese, 71% have university or post-graduate degrees and 2% did not finish high school. [73], Various consulates are located in the county, mostly within the city of Houston. Among the 26 districts are: On July 1, 2013 the North Forest Independent School District closed and its territory became a part of Houston ISD.[76]. Additionally, ESD's may overlap one another to ensure both fire and EMS services are provided. This was 1.289% of total US population and 15% of total Texas state population. Of Vietnamese, the least educated Asian group in the county, 30% have university or post-graduate degrees and 20% did not finish high school.[20]. [22] In 2014, the county had 1,607 religious organizations, the third most out of all U.S. Lynched as scapegoats by a white mob of 100 men, they were later shown to have been utterly innocent. This measure has moved up steadily from 60% in 1985 to 69% in 2000. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,024. [3][4] It is named for John Richardson Harris, who founded the town of Harrisburg on Buffalo Bayou in 1826. The University of Houston is a nationally recognized Tier One research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. This assumes that the net migration rate is equal to one half of that of 1990–2000. [59][60] Smith International has its headquarters in the Greenspoint district and in an unincorporated area in Harris County. In the 21st century, the facility received another major renovation. [67], General Electric operates an aeroderivative division facility on Jacintoport in unincorporated Harris County. To handle overcrowding in the facility, the county had to ship inmates to other counties and some are housed out of the state.[38]. (Note: There was confusion about the names of victims at the time, and variations in spelling have been published. In the antebellum era, parts of the county were developed for cotton plantations, the premier commodity crop. Name Status County Population Census 1990-04-01 Population Census 2000-04-01 Population Census 2010-04-01 ; Aldine: Census-Designated Place: Harris: 11,133: 13,979 [42], The Community Services Department provides community services. [56], In 2009, 20% of the office space in northwest Harris County was vacant.
As of 2013, 19% of Blacks in Harris County had college or postgraduate degrees. The population was 31.4% non-Hispanic white, 19.5% non-Hispanic black, 1.1% Native American, 7.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander. Four days later Gilbert was dead, shot while held in jail by the Harris County Sheriff, who said it was self-defense. Harris County is located in the U.S. state of Texas, located in the southeastern part of the state near Galveston Bay. Click on flag to hide it. The per capita income for the county was $31,073. )[4], The four had been taken in for questioning about Hadley's murder by Sheriff Marion Madison "Buddie" Hadley, but never arrested. 51.4 mi, 15°. [9], Harris was granted a league of land (about 4,428 acres) at Buffalo Bayou. Harris County is located in the U.S. state of Texas, located in the southeastern part of the state near Galveston Bay.
Map. The list only includes counties with a population over 65,000 for comparability.[19].
The original county boundaries included Galveston Island, but were redrawn to its current configuration in May 1838.[3]. How is Harris County's population distributed by race? [23], Of the 11,823 households, 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 21.6% were non-families, and 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals. [1870-1880] +4.88 %/yr [1910-1920] +4.9 %/yr [87] The city of Houston operates Ellington Field, a general aviation and military airport in Harris County. As of 2010, the county authorized the Community Services Department to purchase about 50 acres (20 ha) of land in the Huffman area so the county will have additional spaces for indigent burials.[43]. The Houston Airport System defines Harris County as a part of Bush Intercontinental's service region.
‡ This symbol represents that the indicated city is part of two or more counties. Harris. The five largest foreign languages in the county were Spanish or Spanish Creole (1,106,883 speakers), Vietnamese (53,311 speakers), Chinese (33,003 speakers), French including Cajun and Patois (33,003 speakers), and Urdu (14,595 speakers). The majority of Harris County is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Lake Harding subbasin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin), with the exception of the county's southeastern border area, south of Ellerslie, which is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Walter F. George Lake subbasin of the same ACF River Basin. Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. [1920-1930] +6.77 %/yr The county was founded in 1836 and organized in 1837. Population 1970 – 11,545 1980 – 15,464 1990 – 17,837
The City of Houston operates the Houston Fire Department which provides fire and emergency medical coverage to the City of Houston. counties.
Four separate and distinct state universities are located in Harris County. Charter schools in unincorporated areas include: The department of education of the county operates the Highpoint Schools.[78]. The population density was 1,967 people per square mile (759/km²). 59.2 mi, 323° In 1984, however, the state swung from a 16.8 percent victory for Jimmy Carter to a nearly 20-point victory for Ronald Reagan. [5][4][9], In 1947, prosperous farmer Henry "Peg" Gilbert, a married African-American man who owned and farmed 100 acres in Troup County, Georgia, was arrested by officials from neighboring Harris County and charged with harboring a fugitive. Last official estimated population of Harris County was 4,108,909 (year 2014) [1]. [20], Altogether, the non-Hispanic white population in Harris County is declining.
• Galveston County
For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
Based on population, Harris County is the largest county in Texas. The Harris County School District holds preschool to grade 12, and consists of four elementary schools, an intermediate school, a middle school, and a high school. Harris. Hispanics and Latinos (of any race) made up 40.8% of Harris County's population. This chart shows the proportion of each racial group as a percentage of the total population. John Richardson Harris (1790–1829), for whom the county was later named, arrived in 1824. [49], The South Texas Intermediate Sanction Facility Unit, a parole confinement facility for males operated by Global Expertise in Outsourcing, is in downtown Houston, west of Minute Maid Park.
Area of Harris County is 1,777.5 mi² (=4603.6 km²),
Asian Americans made up 6.2% of the population (2.0% Vietnamese, 1.2% Indian, 1.1% Chinese, 0.6% Filipino, 0.3% Korean, 0.1% Japanese, 1.0% Other).
Also in 1822, John Iiams settled his family at Cedar Point after sailing from Berwick's Bay, Louisiana. Home; Continents; Countries; World Cities; US States; US Counties; US … He settled at Morgan's Point and was a grantee of land there. [20] Of Indian and Pakistani residents, the second most educated Asian group in the county, behind Taiwanese, 71% have university or post-graduate degrees and 2% did not finish high school. [73], Various consulates are located in the county, mostly within the city of Houston. Among the 26 districts are: On July 1, 2013 the North Forest Independent School District closed and its territory became a part of Houston ISD.[76]. Additionally, ESD's may overlap one another to ensure both fire and EMS services are provided. This was 1.289% of total US population and 15% of total Texas state population. Of Vietnamese, the least educated Asian group in the county, 30% have university or post-graduate degrees and 20% did not finish high school.[20]. [22] In 2014, the county had 1,607 religious organizations, the third most out of all U.S. Lynched as scapegoats by a white mob of 100 men, they were later shown to have been utterly innocent. This measure has moved up steadily from 60% in 1985 to 69% in 2000. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,024. [3][4] It is named for John Richardson Harris, who founded the town of Harrisburg on Buffalo Bayou in 1826. The University of Houston is a nationally recognized Tier One research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. This assumes that the net migration rate is equal to one half of that of 1990–2000. [59][60] Smith International has its headquarters in the Greenspoint district and in an unincorporated area in Harris County. In the 21st century, the facility received another major renovation. [67], General Electric operates an aeroderivative division facility on Jacintoport in unincorporated Harris County. To handle overcrowding in the facility, the county had to ship inmates to other counties and some are housed out of the state.[38]. (Note: There was confusion about the names of victims at the time, and variations in spelling have been published. In the antebellum era, parts of the county were developed for cotton plantations, the premier commodity crop. Name Status County Population Census 1990-04-01 Population Census 2000-04-01 Population Census 2010-04-01 ; Aldine: Census-Designated Place: Harris: 11,133: 13,979 [42], The Community Services Department provides community services. [56], In 2009, 20% of the office space in northwest Harris County was vacant.
As of 2013, 19% of Blacks in Harris County had college or postgraduate degrees. The population was 31.4% non-Hispanic white, 19.5% non-Hispanic black, 1.1% Native American, 7.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander. Four days later Gilbert was dead, shot while held in jail by the Harris County Sheriff, who said it was self-defense. Harris County is located in the U.S. state of Texas, located in the southeastern part of the state near Galveston Bay. Click on flag to hide it. The per capita income for the county was $31,073. )[4], The four had been taken in for questioning about Hadley's murder by Sheriff Marion Madison "Buddie" Hadley, but never arrested. 51.4 mi, 15°. [9], Harris was granted a league of land (about 4,428 acres) at Buffalo Bayou. Harris County is located in the U.S. state of Texas, located in the southeastern part of the state near Galveston Bay.
Map. The list only includes counties with a population over 65,000 for comparability.[19].
The original county boundaries included Galveston Island, but were redrawn to its current configuration in May 1838.[3]. How is Harris County's population distributed by race? [23], Of the 11,823 households, 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 21.6% were non-families, and 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals. [1870-1880] +4.88 %/yr [1910-1920] +4.9 %/yr [87] The city of Houston operates Ellington Field, a general aviation and military airport in Harris County. As of 2010, the county authorized the Community Services Department to purchase about 50 acres (20 ha) of land in the Huffman area so the county will have additional spaces for indigent burials.[43]. The Houston Airport System defines Harris County as a part of Bush Intercontinental's service region.
‡ This symbol represents that the indicated city is part of two or more counties. Harris. The five largest foreign languages in the county were Spanish or Spanish Creole (1,106,883 speakers), Vietnamese (53,311 speakers), Chinese (33,003 speakers), French including Cajun and Patois (33,003 speakers), and Urdu (14,595 speakers). The majority of Harris County is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Lake Harding subbasin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin), with the exception of the county's southeastern border area, south of Ellerslie, which is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Walter F. George Lake subbasin of the same ACF River Basin. Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. [1920-1930] +6.77 %/yr The county was founded in 1836 and organized in 1837. Population 1970 – 11,545 1980 – 15,464 1990 – 17,837
The City of Houston operates the Houston Fire Department which provides fire and emergency medical coverage to the City of Houston. counties.
Four separate and distinct state universities are located in Harris County. Charter schools in unincorporated areas include: The department of education of the county operates the Highpoint Schools.[78]. The population density was 1,967 people per square mile (759/km²). 59.2 mi, 323° In 1984, however, the state swung from a 16.8 percent victory for Jimmy Carter to a nearly 20-point victory for Ronald Reagan. [5][4][9], In 1947, prosperous farmer Henry "Peg" Gilbert, a married African-American man who owned and farmed 100 acres in Troup County, Georgia, was arrested by officials from neighboring Harris County and charged with harboring a fugitive. Last official estimated population of Harris County was 4,108,909 (year 2014) [1]. [20], Altogether, the non-Hispanic white population in Harris County is declining.
• Galveston County
For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
Based on population, Harris County is the largest county in Texas. The Harris County School District holds preschool to grade 12, and consists of four elementary schools, an intermediate school, a middle school, and a high school. Harris. Hispanics and Latinos (of any race) made up 40.8% of Harris County's population. This chart shows the proportion of each racial group as a percentage of the total population. John Richardson Harris (1790–1829), for whom the county was later named, arrived in 1824. [49], The South Texas Intermediate Sanction Facility Unit, a parole confinement facility for males operated by Global Expertise in Outsourcing, is in downtown Houston, west of Minute Maid Park.
Area of Harris County is 1,777.5 mi² (=4603.6 km²),
Asian Americans made up 6.2% of the population (2.0% Vietnamese, 1.2% Indian, 1.1% Chinese, 0.6% Filipino, 0.3% Korean, 0.1% Japanese, 1.0% Other).
Also in 1822, John Iiams settled his family at Cedar Point after sailing from Berwick's Bay, Louisiana. Home; Continents; Countries; World Cities; US States; US Counties; US … He settled at Morgan's Point and was a grantee of land there. [20] Of Indian and Pakistani residents, the second most educated Asian group in the county, behind Taiwanese, 71% have university or post-graduate degrees and 2% did not finish high school. [73], Various consulates are located in the county, mostly within the city of Houston. Among the 26 districts are: On July 1, 2013 the North Forest Independent School District closed and its territory became a part of Houston ISD.[76]. Additionally, ESD's may overlap one another to ensure both fire and EMS services are provided. This was 1.289% of total US population and 15% of total Texas state population. Of Vietnamese, the least educated Asian group in the county, 30% have university or post-graduate degrees and 20% did not finish high school.[20]. [22] In 2014, the county had 1,607 religious organizations, the third most out of all U.S. Lynched as scapegoats by a white mob of 100 men, they were later shown to have been utterly innocent. This measure has moved up steadily from 60% in 1985 to 69% in 2000. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,024. [3][4] It is named for John Richardson Harris, who founded the town of Harrisburg on Buffalo Bayou in 1826. The University of Houston is a nationally recognized Tier One research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. This assumes that the net migration rate is equal to one half of that of 1990–2000. [59][60] Smith International has its headquarters in the Greenspoint district and in an unincorporated area in Harris County. In the 21st century, the facility received another major renovation. [67], General Electric operates an aeroderivative division facility on Jacintoport in unincorporated Harris County. To handle overcrowding in the facility, the county had to ship inmates to other counties and some are housed out of the state.[38]. (Note: There was confusion about the names of victims at the time, and variations in spelling have been published. In the antebellum era, parts of the county were developed for cotton plantations, the premier commodity crop. Name Status County Population Census 1990-04-01 Population Census 2000-04-01 Population Census 2010-04-01 ; Aldine: Census-Designated Place: Harris: 11,133: 13,979 [42], The Community Services Department provides community services. [56], In 2009, 20% of the office space in northwest Harris County was vacant.
As of 2013, 19% of Blacks in Harris County had college or postgraduate degrees. The population was 31.4% non-Hispanic white, 19.5% non-Hispanic black, 1.1% Native American, 7.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander. Four days later Gilbert was dead, shot while held in jail by the Harris County Sheriff, who said it was self-defense. Harris County is located in the U.S. state of Texas, located in the southeastern part of the state near Galveston Bay. Click on flag to hide it. The per capita income for the county was $31,073. )[4], The four had been taken in for questioning about Hadley's murder by Sheriff Marion Madison "Buddie" Hadley, but never arrested. 51.4 mi, 15°. [9], Harris was granted a league of land (about 4,428 acres) at Buffalo Bayou. Harris County is located in the U.S. state of Texas, located in the southeastern part of the state near Galveston Bay.
Map. The list only includes counties with a population over 65,000 for comparability.[19].
The original county boundaries included Galveston Island, but were redrawn to its current configuration in May 1838.[3]. How is Harris County's population distributed by race? [23], Of the 11,823 households, 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 21.6% were non-families, and 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals. [1870-1880] +4.88 %/yr [1910-1920] +4.9 %/yr [87] The city of Houston operates Ellington Field, a general aviation and military airport in Harris County. As of 2010, the county authorized the Community Services Department to purchase about 50 acres (20 ha) of land in the Huffman area so the county will have additional spaces for indigent burials.[43]. The Houston Airport System defines Harris County as a part of Bush Intercontinental's service region.
‡ This symbol represents that the indicated city is part of two or more counties. Harris. The five largest foreign languages in the county were Spanish or Spanish Creole (1,106,883 speakers), Vietnamese (53,311 speakers), Chinese (33,003 speakers), French including Cajun and Patois (33,003 speakers), and Urdu (14,595 speakers). The majority of Harris County is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Lake Harding subbasin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin), with the exception of the county's southeastern border area, south of Ellerslie, which is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Walter F. George Lake subbasin of the same ACF River Basin. Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. [1920-1930] +6.77 %/yr The county was founded in 1836 and organized in 1837. Population 1970 – 11,545 1980 – 15,464 1990 – 17,837
The City of Houston operates the Houston Fire Department which provides fire and emergency medical coverage to the City of Houston. counties.
Four separate and distinct state universities are located in Harris County. Charter schools in unincorporated areas include: The department of education of the county operates the Highpoint Schools.[78]. The population density was 1,967 people per square mile (759/km²). 59.2 mi, 323° In 1984, however, the state swung from a 16.8 percent victory for Jimmy Carter to a nearly 20-point victory for Ronald Reagan. [5][4][9], In 1947, prosperous farmer Henry "Peg" Gilbert, a married African-American man who owned and farmed 100 acres in Troup County, Georgia, was arrested by officials from neighboring Harris County and charged with harboring a fugitive. Last official estimated population of Harris County was 4,108,909 (year 2014) [1]. [20], Altogether, the non-Hispanic white population in Harris County is declining.
• Galveston County
For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
Based on population, Harris County is the largest county in Texas. The Harris County School District holds preschool to grade 12, and consists of four elementary schools, an intermediate school, a middle school, and a high school. Harris. Hispanics and Latinos (of any race) made up 40.8% of Harris County's population. This chart shows the proportion of each racial group as a percentage of the total population. John Richardson Harris (1790–1829), for whom the county was later named, arrived in 1824. [49], The South Texas Intermediate Sanction Facility Unit, a parole confinement facility for males operated by Global Expertise in Outsourcing, is in downtown Houston, west of Minute Maid Park.
Area of Harris County is 1,777.5 mi² (=4603.6 km²),
Asian Americans made up 6.2% of the population (2.0% Vietnamese, 1.2% Indian, 1.1% Chinese, 0.6% Filipino, 0.3% Korean, 0.1% Japanese, 1.0% Other).
Also in 1822, John Iiams settled his family at Cedar Point after sailing from Berwick's Bay, Louisiana. Home; Continents; Countries; World Cities; US States; US Counties; US … He settled at Morgan's Point and was a grantee of land there. [20] Of Indian and Pakistani residents, the second most educated Asian group in the county, behind Taiwanese, 71% have university or post-graduate degrees and 2% did not finish high school. [73], Various consulates are located in the county, mostly within the city of Houston. Among the 26 districts are: On July 1, 2013 the North Forest Independent School District closed and its territory became a part of Houston ISD.[76]. Additionally, ESD's may overlap one another to ensure both fire and EMS services are provided. This was 1.289% of total US population and 15% of total Texas state population. Of Vietnamese, the least educated Asian group in the county, 30% have university or post-graduate degrees and 20% did not finish high school.[20]. [22] In 2014, the county had 1,607 religious organizations, the third most out of all U.S. Lynched as scapegoats by a white mob of 100 men, they were later shown to have been utterly innocent. This measure has moved up steadily from 60% in 1985 to 69% in 2000. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,024. [3][4] It is named for John Richardson Harris, who founded the town of Harrisburg on Buffalo Bayou in 1826. The University of Houston is a nationally recognized Tier One research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. This assumes that the net migration rate is equal to one half of that of 1990–2000. [59][60] Smith International has its headquarters in the Greenspoint district and in an unincorporated area in Harris County. In the 21st century, the facility received another major renovation. [67], General Electric operates an aeroderivative division facility on Jacintoport in unincorporated Harris County. To handle overcrowding in the facility, the county had to ship inmates to other counties and some are housed out of the state.[38]. (Note: There was confusion about the names of victims at the time, and variations in spelling have been published. In the antebellum era, parts of the county were developed for cotton plantations, the premier commodity crop. Name Status County Population Census 1990-04-01 Population Census 2000-04-01 Population Census 2010-04-01 ; Aldine: Census-Designated Place: Harris: 11,133: 13,979 [42], The Community Services Department provides community services. [56], In 2009, 20% of the office space in northwest Harris County was vacant.
As of 2013, 19% of Blacks in Harris County had college or postgraduate degrees. The population was 31.4% non-Hispanic white, 19.5% non-Hispanic black, 1.1% Native American, 7.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander. Four days later Gilbert was dead, shot while held in jail by the Harris County Sheriff, who said it was self-defense. Harris County is located in the U.S. state of Texas, located in the southeastern part of the state near Galveston Bay. Click on flag to hide it. The per capita income for the county was $31,073. )[4], The four had been taken in for questioning about Hadley's murder by Sheriff Marion Madison "Buddie" Hadley, but never arrested. 51.4 mi, 15°. [9], Harris was granted a league of land (about 4,428 acres) at Buffalo Bayou. Harris County is located in the U.S. state of Texas, located in the southeastern part of the state near Galveston Bay.
Map. The list only includes counties with a population over 65,000 for comparability.[19].
The original county boundaries included Galveston Island, but were redrawn to its current configuration in May 1838.[3]. How is Harris County's population distributed by race? [23], Of the 11,823 households, 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 21.6% were non-families, and 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals. [1870-1880] +4.88 %/yr [1910-1920] +4.9 %/yr [87] The city of Houston operates Ellington Field, a general aviation and military airport in Harris County. As of 2010, the county authorized the Community Services Department to purchase about 50 acres (20 ha) of land in the Huffman area so the county will have additional spaces for indigent burials.[43]. The Houston Airport System defines Harris County as a part of Bush Intercontinental's service region.
‡ This symbol represents that the indicated city is part of two or more counties. Harris. The five largest foreign languages in the county were Spanish or Spanish Creole (1,106,883 speakers), Vietnamese (53,311 speakers), Chinese (33,003 speakers), French including Cajun and Patois (33,003 speakers), and Urdu (14,595 speakers). The majority of Harris County is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Lake Harding subbasin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin), with the exception of the county's southeastern border area, south of Ellerslie, which is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Walter F. George Lake subbasin of the same ACF River Basin. Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. [1920-1930] +6.77 %/yr The county was founded in 1836 and organized in 1837. Population 1970 – 11,545 1980 – 15,464 1990 – 17,837
The City of Houston operates the Houston Fire Department which provides fire and emergency medical coverage to the City of Houston. counties.
Four separate and distinct state universities are located in Harris County. Charter schools in unincorporated areas include: The department of education of the county operates the Highpoint Schools.[78]. The population density was 1,967 people per square mile (759/km²). 59.2 mi, 323° In 1984, however, the state swung from a 16.8 percent victory for Jimmy Carter to a nearly 20-point victory for Ronald Reagan. [5][4][9], In 1947, prosperous farmer Henry "Peg" Gilbert, a married African-American man who owned and farmed 100 acres in Troup County, Georgia, was arrested by officials from neighboring Harris County and charged with harboring a fugitive. Last official estimated population of Harris County was 4,108,909 (year 2014) [1]. [20], Altogether, the non-Hispanic white population in Harris County is declining.
• Galveston County
For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
Based on population, Harris County is the largest county in Texas. The Harris County School District holds preschool to grade 12, and consists of four elementary schools, an intermediate school, a middle school, and a high school. Harris. Hispanics and Latinos (of any race) made up 40.8% of Harris County's population. This chart shows the proportion of each racial group as a percentage of the total population. John Richardson Harris (1790–1829), for whom the county was later named, arrived in 1824. [49], The South Texas Intermediate Sanction Facility Unit, a parole confinement facility for males operated by Global Expertise in Outsourcing, is in downtown Houston, west of Minute Maid Park.
Area of Harris County is 1,777.5 mi² (=4603.6 km²),
Asian Americans made up 6.2% of the population (2.0% Vietnamese, 1.2% Indian, 1.1% Chinese, 0.6% Filipino, 0.3% Korean, 0.1% Japanese, 1.0% Other).
Also in 1822, John Iiams settled his family at Cedar Point after sailing from Berwick's Bay, Louisiana. Home; Continents; Countries; World Cities; US States; US Counties; US … He settled at Morgan's Point and was a grantee of land there. [20] Of Indian and Pakistani residents, the second most educated Asian group in the county, behind Taiwanese, 71% have university or post-graduate degrees and 2% did not finish high school. [73], Various consulates are located in the county, mostly within the city of Houston. Among the 26 districts are: On July 1, 2013 the North Forest Independent School District closed and its territory became a part of Houston ISD.[76]. Additionally, ESD's may overlap one another to ensure both fire and EMS services are provided. This was 1.289% of total US population and 15% of total Texas state population. Of Vietnamese, the least educated Asian group in the county, 30% have university or post-graduate degrees and 20% did not finish high school.[20]. [22] In 2014, the county had 1,607 religious organizations, the third most out of all U.S. Lynched as scapegoats by a white mob of 100 men, they were later shown to have been utterly innocent. This measure has moved up steadily from 60% in 1985 to 69% in 2000. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,024. [3][4] It is named for John Richardson Harris, who founded the town of Harrisburg on Buffalo Bayou in 1826. The University of Houston is a nationally recognized Tier One research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. This assumes that the net migration rate is equal to one half of that of 1990–2000. [59][60] Smith International has its headquarters in the Greenspoint district and in an unincorporated area in Harris County. In the 21st century, the facility received another major renovation. [67], General Electric operates an aeroderivative division facility on Jacintoport in unincorporated Harris County. To handle overcrowding in the facility, the county had to ship inmates to other counties and some are housed out of the state.[38]. (Note: There was confusion about the names of victims at the time, and variations in spelling have been published. In the antebellum era, parts of the county were developed for cotton plantations, the premier commodity crop. Name Status County Population Census 1990-04-01 Population Census 2000-04-01 Population Census 2010-04-01 ; Aldine: Census-Designated Place: Harris: 11,133: 13,979 [42], The Community Services Department provides community services. [56], In 2009, 20% of the office space in northwest Harris County was vacant.
As of 2013, 19% of Blacks in Harris County had college or postgraduate degrees. The population was 31.4% non-Hispanic white, 19.5% non-Hispanic black, 1.1% Native American, 7.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander. Four days later Gilbert was dead, shot while held in jail by the Harris County Sheriff, who said it was self-defense. Harris County is located in the U.S. state of Texas, located in the southeastern part of the state near Galveston Bay. Click on flag to hide it. The per capita income for the county was $31,073. )[4], The four had been taken in for questioning about Hadley's murder by Sheriff Marion Madison "Buddie" Hadley, but never arrested. 51.4 mi, 15°. [9], Harris was granted a league of land (about 4,428 acres) at Buffalo Bayou. Harris County is located in the U.S. state of Texas, located in the southeastern part of the state near Galveston Bay.
Map. The list only includes counties with a population over 65,000 for comparability.[19].
The original county boundaries included Galveston Island, but were redrawn to its current configuration in May 1838.[3]. How is Harris County's population distributed by race? [23], Of the 11,823 households, 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 21.6% were non-families, and 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals. [1870-1880] +4.88 %/yr [1910-1920] +4.9 %/yr [87] The city of Houston operates Ellington Field, a general aviation and military airport in Harris County. As of 2010, the county authorized the Community Services Department to purchase about 50 acres (20 ha) of land in the Huffman area so the county will have additional spaces for indigent burials.[43]. The Houston Airport System defines Harris County as a part of Bush Intercontinental's service region.
‡ This symbol represents that the indicated city is part of two or more counties. Harris. The five largest foreign languages in the county were Spanish or Spanish Creole (1,106,883 speakers), Vietnamese (53,311 speakers), Chinese (33,003 speakers), French including Cajun and Patois (33,003 speakers), and Urdu (14,595 speakers). The majority of Harris County is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Lake Harding subbasin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin), with the exception of the county's southeastern border area, south of Ellerslie, which is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Walter F. George Lake subbasin of the same ACF River Basin. Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. [1920-1930] +6.77 %/yr The county was founded in 1836 and organized in 1837. Population 1970 – 11,545 1980 – 15,464 1990 – 17,837
The City of Houston operates the Houston Fire Department which provides fire and emergency medical coverage to the City of Houston. counties.
Four separate and distinct state universities are located in Harris County. Charter schools in unincorporated areas include: The department of education of the county operates the Highpoint Schools.[78]. The population density was 1,967 people per square mile (759/km²). 59.2 mi, 323° In 1984, however, the state swung from a 16.8 percent victory for Jimmy Carter to a nearly 20-point victory for Ronald Reagan. [5][4][9], In 1947, prosperous farmer Henry "Peg" Gilbert, a married African-American man who owned and farmed 100 acres in Troup County, Georgia, was arrested by officials from neighboring Harris County and charged with harboring a fugitive. Last official estimated population of Harris County was 4,108,909 (year 2014) [1]. [20], Altogether, the non-Hispanic white population in Harris County is declining.
• Galveston County
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One of these passengers, a Mr. Ryder, settled at what is now known as Morgan's Point, Texas. He was described by journalist Karen Branan in her 2016 book about these events as a white "near penniless plowboy-playboy"[5] and "notorious predator of black women. Democratic strength is found in the city of Houston. Other elected positions in Harris County include a County Attorney, a County Clerk, a District Attorney, a District Clerk, a Sheriff, 8 Constables, a Tax Assessor-Collector, a County Treasurer, and every judge in the county except municipal judges, who are appointed by the mayors and confirmed by city councils of their respective cities. [1860-1870] +6.72 %/yr 48", Account of the early days of Harris County, 1824 – 1838, Accepted design illustration of Court House from the University of Houston Digital Library (1920–1924), list of cities and towns in Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land MSA, National Register of Historic Places Sites, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harris_County,_Texas&oldid=985584946, 1837 establishments in the Republic of Texas, Articles with dead external links from July 2018, Articles with permanently dead external links, Articles with dead external links from December 2018, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2018, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Wikipedia articles needing clarification from March 2020, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz area identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Atascosita, Huffman, Humble, Kingwood, Spring, West Houston, Memorial Villages, Bellaire, West University Place, west and northwest areas of county, Alief, Southwest Houston, Houston's Southside, Downtown Houston, Bush IAH, northwest and northeast Houston, inner portions of Houston's Southside, Aldine, Channelview, East Houston, Fall Creek portion of Humble, Galena Park, Jacinto City, northern Pasadena, North Shore, western Sheldon, South Houston, Clear Lake City, NASA Johnson Space Center, southern and central Pasadena, Deer Park, Baytown, Crosby, La Porte, eastern Sheldon, Dayton, Seabrook, Morgan's Point, Shore Acres, El Lago, Nassau Bay, Taylor Lake Village, Kingwood, far eastern portions of Baytown, Houston Ship Channel, eastern portions of Houston, Jacinto City, Galena Park, northern Pasadena, western portion of Baytown, Memorial Villages, Memorial/Spring Branch area, Addicks Reservoir, northwest portions of county, Downtown Houston, Texas Medical Center, southwest and northeast Houston, Houston's Southside, Northwest Houston, Bush IAH, southern portion of Humble, eastern Harris County, Meyerland, Bellaire, West University Place, much of Greater Katy area, far west Houston, Barker Reservoir, Humble, Kingwood, Lake Houston, Atascocita, Crosby, Wallisville, Clear Lake City, NASA Johnson Space Center, Southeast Harris County (including Seabrook and Webster), Northwest Harris County (including Cypress, Tomball, Waller), West Harris County (including Greater Katy area), Inner western portions of Houston (including Meyerland, River Oaks and Memorial Park), Texas Medical Center, West University Place, Bellaire, Southside Place, Western, Jersey Village and southeastern segments of the Champions/FM 1960 area, Southwest Houston (including Sharpstown and Gulfton), Northwest Houston and parts of the Memorial/Spring Branch area north of I-10, Addicks Reservoir, Northeast Houston, Bush IAH, Greenspoint, southern portion of Humble, East Houston within Loop 610, Houston Ship Channel, Galena Park, Jacinto City, northern Pasadena, Inner southeastern portions of Houston (mainly east of I-45), South Houston (not part of the city of Houston), Downtown Houston, inner southeastern portions of Houston (mainly west of I-45), Eastern, North and Northwest Houston mainly within Loop 610 (including Houston Heights), Far west Houston, Alief, unincorporated portions of Katy area east of Fry Rd, Barker Reservoir, North Harris County (including Spring and Klein), Richard Milburn Academy Houston (high school) – Of, Memorial Village (Bunker Hill, Piney Point, Hunters Creek), This page was last edited on 26 October 2020, at 19:33. About 12.1% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.6% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over. The Pine Mountain Range begins in the county, and runs across the northernmost parts of the county, with the highest point on the range found at Dowdell's Knob near the Meriwether County line.
Based on population, Harris County is the largest county in Texas. The Harris County School District holds preschool to grade 12, and consists of four elementary schools, an intermediate school, a middle school, and a high school. Harris. Hispanics and Latinos (of any race) made up 40.8% of Harris County's population. This chart shows the proportion of each racial group as a percentage of the total population. John Richardson Harris (1790–1829), for whom the county was later named, arrived in 1824. [49], The South Texas Intermediate Sanction Facility Unit, a parole confinement facility for males operated by Global Expertise in Outsourcing, is in downtown Houston, west of Minute Maid Park.
Area of Harris County is 1,777.5 mi² (=4603.6 km²),
Asian Americans made up 6.2% of the population (2.0% Vietnamese, 1.2% Indian, 1.1% Chinese, 0.6% Filipino, 0.3% Korean, 0.1% Japanese, 1.0% Other).
Also in 1822, John Iiams settled his family at Cedar Point after sailing from Berwick's Bay, Louisiana. Home; Continents; Countries; World Cities; US States; US Counties; US … He settled at Morgan's Point and was a grantee of land there. [20] Of Indian and Pakistani residents, the second most educated Asian group in the county, behind Taiwanese, 71% have university or post-graduate degrees and 2% did not finish high school. [73], Various consulates are located in the county, mostly within the city of Houston. Among the 26 districts are: On July 1, 2013 the North Forest Independent School District closed and its territory became a part of Houston ISD.[76]. Additionally, ESD's may overlap one another to ensure both fire and EMS services are provided. This was 1.289% of total US population and 15% of total Texas state population. Of Vietnamese, the least educated Asian group in the county, 30% have university or post-graduate degrees and 20% did not finish high school.[20]. [22] In 2014, the county had 1,607 religious organizations, the third most out of all U.S. Lynched as scapegoats by a white mob of 100 men, they were later shown to have been utterly innocent. This measure has moved up steadily from 60% in 1985 to 69% in 2000. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,024. [3][4] It is named for John Richardson Harris, who founded the town of Harrisburg on Buffalo Bayou in 1826. The University of Houston is a nationally recognized Tier One research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. This assumes that the net migration rate is equal to one half of that of 1990–2000. [59][60] Smith International has its headquarters in the Greenspoint district and in an unincorporated area in Harris County. In the 21st century, the facility received another major renovation. [67], General Electric operates an aeroderivative division facility on Jacintoport in unincorporated Harris County. To handle overcrowding in the facility, the county had to ship inmates to other counties and some are housed out of the state.[38]. (Note: There was confusion about the names of victims at the time, and variations in spelling have been published. In the antebellum era, parts of the county were developed for cotton plantations, the premier commodity crop. Name Status County Population Census 1990-04-01 Population Census 2000-04-01 Population Census 2010-04-01 ; Aldine: Census-Designated Place: Harris: 11,133: 13,979 [42], The Community Services Department provides community services. [56], In 2009, 20% of the office space in northwest Harris County was vacant.
As of 2013, 19% of Blacks in Harris County had college or postgraduate degrees. The population was 31.4% non-Hispanic white, 19.5% non-Hispanic black, 1.1% Native American, 7.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander. Four days later Gilbert was dead, shot while held in jail by the Harris County Sheriff, who said it was self-defense. Harris County is located in the U.S. state of Texas, located in the southeastern part of the state near Galveston Bay. Click on flag to hide it. The per capita income for the county was $31,073. )[4], The four had been taken in for questioning about Hadley's murder by Sheriff Marion Madison "Buddie" Hadley, but never arrested. 51.4 mi, 15°. [9], Harris was granted a league of land (about 4,428 acres) at Buffalo Bayou. Harris County is located in the U.S. state of Texas, located in the southeastern part of the state near Galveston Bay.
Map. The list only includes counties with a population over 65,000 for comparability.[19].
The original county boundaries included Galveston Island, but were redrawn to its current configuration in May 1838.[3]. How is Harris County's population distributed by race? [23], Of the 11,823 households, 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 21.6% were non-families, and 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals. [1870-1880] +4.88 %/yr [1910-1920] +4.9 %/yr [87] The city of Houston operates Ellington Field, a general aviation and military airport in Harris County. As of 2010, the county authorized the Community Services Department to purchase about 50 acres (20 ha) of land in the Huffman area so the county will have additional spaces for indigent burials.[43]. The Houston Airport System defines Harris County as a part of Bush Intercontinental's service region.
‡ This symbol represents that the indicated city is part of two or more counties. Harris. The five largest foreign languages in the county were Spanish or Spanish Creole (1,106,883 speakers), Vietnamese (53,311 speakers), Chinese (33,003 speakers), French including Cajun and Patois (33,003 speakers), and Urdu (14,595 speakers). The majority of Harris County is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Lake Harding subbasin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin), with the exception of the county's southeastern border area, south of Ellerslie, which is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Walter F. George Lake subbasin of the same ACF River Basin. Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. [1920-1930] +6.77 %/yr The county was founded in 1836 and organized in 1837. Population 1970 – 11,545 1980 – 15,464 1990 – 17,837
The City of Houston operates the Houston Fire Department which provides fire and emergency medical coverage to the City of Houston. counties.
Four separate and distinct state universities are located in Harris County. Charter schools in unincorporated areas include: The department of education of the county operates the Highpoint Schools.[78]. The population density was 1,967 people per square mile (759/km²). 59.2 mi, 323° In 1984, however, the state swung from a 16.8 percent victory for Jimmy Carter to a nearly 20-point victory for Ronald Reagan. [5][4][9], In 1947, prosperous farmer Henry "Peg" Gilbert, a married African-American man who owned and farmed 100 acres in Troup County, Georgia, was arrested by officials from neighboring Harris County and charged with harboring a fugitive. Last official estimated population of Harris County was 4,108,909 (year 2014) [1]. [20], Altogether, the non-Hispanic white population in Harris County is declining.
• Galveston County
For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
