Dept of Interior, USGS Topographical Map  Harris County late Friday released a list of confirmed coronavirus cases by municipality. [7], Nicolas Clopper arrived in the Galveston Bay area from Ohio in the 1820s. Quadrant, Humble; Quadrant; 1919 Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, USGS Topographical Map  Bayou Nature Center and Park. on San Jacinto River; 1916 Dept of Interior, USGS Topographical Map  As of 2010-2014, the total Harris county population is 32,539, which has grown 37.32% since 2000. Quadrant, Moonshine Belvieu; Entry Date:20-Feb-04; BGN: -, 1916 About 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. F. Gillette's Galveston Bay estate. 1894, the Interior,  US [53], In 2000, the largest employers in Harris County were Administaff, Compaq, Continental Airlines, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, and Southwestern Bell. Harris County Places, Communities, Towns, and Cities - G thru M This Database of Harris County Places, Communities, Towns, and Cities is continually being updated. 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. In 2007, the county was ranked in the top 25 at 22nd in the nation for property taxes as percentage of the homes value on owner-occupied housing. During that year, in Harris County, 50% of the county's Asian immigrants have postgraduate degrees. 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]. Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca may have visited the area in 1529. Within Harris County, hospital services for the indigent and needy are provided by the Harris County Hospital District, a separate governmental entity. Two commercial airports, George Bush Intercontinental Airport and William P. Hobby Airport, are located in Houston and in Harris County. Males had a median income of $37,361 versus $28,941 for females. SE -  Quadrant 535 N TXGenWeb, Index As information and materials are discovered, they are being added. to Bay Oaks (aka Oaks), Morgans In 2013, 87% supported background checks for all firearms, the latest year that question was included in the Kinder Houston Survey. Major cities near Harris County, GA. According to Children At Risk, a local nonprofit research organization, 21% of the Harris County children live in poverty, 6.5 per 1,000 die before age one, and 38% drop out of high school. Democratic strength is found in the city of Houston. -  Cypress -  Harmaston About Us | Contact Us | Rootsweb Blog | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material 4. Texas The City of Houston operates the Houston Fire Department which provides fire and emergency medical coverage to the City of Houston. As of that year, while the average income of all residents of the county was $41,000 (equivalent to $65,300 in 2019), the average income of households without cars was $13,000 (equivalent to $20,700 in 2019). Roosevelt State Park, Pine Mountain attracts thousands of visitors and accounts for the majority of the county’s successful tourism industry. Channelview . (Brookside Village), La The Houston Airport System defines Harris County as a part of Bush Intercontinental's service region. Quadrant;  A private railhead of Samuel Ezekiel ALLEN, for shipping The Harris County Housing Authority (HCHA) is a governmental nonprofit corporation which addresses the need for quality affordable housing. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.38. 1968-Present, Douglas Anderson. Entry Date:30-Nov-79; BGN: -, 1916 -  Fauna Quadrant, Addicks; This list may not reflect recent changes (). [22] In 2014, the county had 1,607 religious organizations, the third most out of all U.S. The Harris County jail facilities are in northern downtown on the north side of the Buffalo Bayou. As the home of Callaway Gardens and much of F.D. Quadrant, 1916 Its county seat is Houston. [37], The Harris County Jail Complex of the Harris County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) is the largest in Texas, and one of the largest in the nation. Besides the county judge and commissioners, the other elective offices found in most counties include the county attorney, county and district clerks, county treasurer, sheriff, tax assessor-collector, justices of the peace, and constables. -  Stuebner on Dinner Creek;  1915 Female state jail offenders from Harris County go to the Plane Unit in Liberty County. Harris County, TX - Standard ZIP Codes. Pages in category "Cities in Harris County, Texas" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. Entry Date:30-Nov-79; BGN: -, 1916 This is a list of large cities closest to Harris County, TX. [45] Guy R. Rankin, IV is Chief Executive Officer of Harris County Housing Authority (HCHA). Quadrant, 1916 The report stated that many Asians were in earlier stages of careers and were younger, leading to lower incomes. -  Settegast The median age was 31 years. The county awards cities $55 per Harris County resident, so League City will receive $109,120 because it has 1,984 Harris County residents. The list only includes counties with a population over 65,000 for comparability.[19]. Notes and Recollections of Harris County, Places, Communities, Orphans' Home for Boys. Dept of Interior, USGS Topographical Map  1,777 square miles 981 unincorporated square miles 34 cities including Houston, our county seat Name Harmaston; [21], The Houston Area Asian Survey of the Kinder Institute of Urban Research Houston Area Survey stated that between 1990 and 2000, the Asian population in Harris County increased by 76%. Dept of Interior, USGS Topographical Map  Quadrant, Maedan; of Interior, USGS Map Quadrant Title; Entry Date; and BGN, Latitude Harris County, Texas is the 2nd largest county in Texas. [67], General Electric operates an aeroderivative division facility on Jacintoport in unincorporated Harris County. Dept of Interior, USGS Topographical Map  Official data set Map service of city limit boundaries of Harris County, TX. Barber), 1915 2020 Safe Places to Live in Harris County About this List Explore the safest places in the U.S. based on crime rates for murder, assault, rape, burglary, and other crime statistics. [3] According to a July 2018 census estimate, Harris County's population had grown to 4,698,619, comprising over 16% of Texas's population. He platted the town of Harrisburg in 1826, while he established a trading post and a grist mill there. He attempted to develop Buffalo Bayou as a trading conduit for the Brazos River valley. The Houston Community College and Lone Star College systems are within the 10 largest institutions of higher learning in the United States. Town ), RootsWeb is funded and supported by As information and materials are discovered, they are being added. Entry Date:30-Nov-79; BGN: -, Mont Quadrant; 1919 Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, USGS Topographical Map  ESD's may provide fire service, EMS service or both (dual services) and the services they provide determine the limits on their adoptable tax rate. Harris County Commissioners Court on Tuesday voted to restrict flood bond projects to municipalities that meet its floodplain development standards, effectively forcing the 34 cities … (aka Barrett's Settlement), Crosby; Entry Date:30-Nov-79; BGN: -, 1916 The area has had a number of severe weather events, such as: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,777 square miles (4,600 km2), of which 1,703 square miles (4,410 km2) is land and 74 square miles (190 km2) (4.2%) is covered by water. [28], In 2011, according to the nonprofit Children at Risk, one-third of students at public high schools in Harris County do not graduate.[29]. Human remains date habitation to about 4,000 BC. Located in the historic community of Third Ward is Texas Southern University, one of the largest historically black colleges and universities in the United States. In July, 2012, the facility held 9,113 prisoners. [59][60] Smith International has its headquarters in the Greenspoint district and in an unincorporated area in Harris County. cattle. [70], In 2008, KBR announced that it will open a new office facility in an unincorporated area in western Harris County. Ranking based on Niche's 2020 Best Places to Live Ranking and includes only places that earned strong Crime & … 78701-1495 3. [35][36] Previously they were located on the campus of the South Texas College of Law. [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. Dept of Interior, USGS Topographical Map  Dept of Interior, USGS Topographical Map  La -  Huffman Database of Harris County Places, Communities, Towns, and Cities is Quadrant; eventually became Humble, TX, 1916 Willow Flats; The Bottoms, Located Heights Quadrant, La [10], The First Congress of the Republic of Texas established Harrisburg County on December 22, 1836. The office is headquartered at 2318 Atascocita Road in an unincorporated area. -  Deepwater Quadrant, 1915 -  Seabrook [44] The HCHA has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as the highest performing housing authority in the region and was recently named one of America's 10 best Public Housing Authorities. -  Humble Chambers Quadrant, near ", "There's no shading it, Harris County went undeniably blue", "How a Blue Wave Wiped Out Republicans in the Largest County in Texas", "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections", "Crown jewel of Harris County government finally gets to shine", "Harris County jail population reductions may be short-lived if Judges, new DA don't act responsibly", "Harris County Housing Authority Honored with Two NAHRO Awards of Merit for Model Housing Solutions", State Jail Evaluation Summary Report Kegans State Jail, "Report: Harris County Should Consolidate Law Enforcement Duties", Collaborations and Overlapping Services in Harris County Law Enforcement, "Study suggests UH degrees are crucial economic factor", "The Economic Impact of Higher Education on Houston: A Case Study of the University of Houston System", Noble Energy to move HQ to former HP building, GE Energy to provide LM2500+ Gas turbine for south african power plant, KBR Announces Plan for West Houston Campus Location, Economic crunch undercuts real estate projects, "Richard Milburn Academy – Suburban Houston – Houston, Texas – TX – School overview", "Carnegie Foundation Gives University of Houston its Highest Classification for Research Success, Elevating UH to Tier One Status", "UH achieves Tier One status in research", "UH takes big step up to Tier One status", "UH Welcomes Record Number of Students for Fall 2017", Welcome To The Harris County Transit Services Division, About the Harris County Fire Marshal's Office, "Welcome to Harris County Emergency Services District No. North of Baytown  (see TSHA Online,  Mont  One of these passengers, a Mr. Ryder, settled at what is now known as Morgan's Point, Texas. Porte; Entry Date:30-Nov-79; BGN: -, Adjacent -  Morgan Point [66] Goya Foods previously had its Texas offices in an unincorporated area in the county. -  Harmaston 1915 Additionally, ESD's may overlap one another to ensure both fire and EMS services are provided. [52], The combined yearly sum spent by these agencies circa 2018 was $1.6 billion. -  Crosby to Cities and Towns in Texas -  Quadrant 535 N He was joined by the land commissioner, Baron von Bastrop, and Austin's secretary, Samuel May Williams. Bunker Hill Village . Quadrant, 1915 of Galena Park, 1935. Place; Entry Date:30-Nov-79; BGN: -. Harris County At A Glance. -  Burnett Bay Porte; Entry Date:31-Dec-03; BGN: -, La The Asian ethnic groups in Harris County have differing levels of educational attainment, religion, political views, and income. - Longitude (or GPS), Additional The Harris County Sheriff's Office operates jail facilities and is the primary provider of law enforcement services to the unincorporated areas of the county. Harris Co, on Armond Bayou. Dept of Interior, USGS Topographical Map  Dept of Interior, USGS Topographical Map  Dept of Interior, USGS Topographical Map  The region became uninhabited from 1 AD until European contact. QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more. -  Deepwater Each Texas county has four precinct commissioners and a county judge. [30], Historically, Harris County voted Republican at the presidential level from the mid-20th century until 2008; Barack Obama was the first Democrat to win the county since Texas native Lyndon Johnson in 1964. [88] Incorporated cities operate their own fire departments. As a part of the checks and balances system, counties have an auditor appointed by the district courts. 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). Suburban areas such as Cypress, Spring, and Katy in the county's western and northern areas, tend to be strongly Republican. to Cities and Towns in Texas. [71] In December KBR said that it would not continue with the plans due to a weakened economy. County governments serve as agents of the state, with responsibilities defined in the Texas Constitution. The original county boundaries included Galveston Island, but were redrawn to its current configuration in May 1838.[3]. 6. Several counties hosting Texas cities reported record-breaking voter turnout compared to 2016. [55][56] This is in addition to the 12,500 new graduates the UH System produces every year who enter the workforce in Houston and throughout Texas. Dept of Interior, USGS Topographical Map  Quadrant, Bellaire; Harris County GA - local information including cities, towns, neighborhoods, & subdivisions. -  La Porte -  Addicks [20], Altogether, the non-Hispanic white population in Harris County is declining. The chief administrative officer of a Texas County, as set up in the Texas Constitution, is the County Judge, who sits as the chair of the county's Commissioners' Court (the equivalent of a Board of Supervisors in some other states). Seabrook; 1916/1929 Dept of Interior, USGS Topographical Map  The Harris County Sheriff's Office, founded in 1837, is the largest sheriff's office in Texas and the third largest in the United States. Located -  Deepwater Other evidence of humans in the area dates from about 1,400 BC, 1 AD, and later in the first millennium. The Harris County Department of Education, a county division overseeing education by local school districts, with a 2011 budget around $100 million, is headquartered in the Ronald W. Reagan Building in the Northside district in Houston. Entry Date:30-Nov-79; BGN: -, 1915 TSHA Online-Texas contribute to this database contact me. 7. About 63.8% spoke only English at home, while 28.8% spoke Spanish and 1.6% Vietnamese. Entry Date:30-Nov-79; BGN: -, 1915 The sheriff is the conservator of the peace in the county. Texas Harris County, Texas's estimated population is 4,746,600 with a growth rate of 0.71% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. 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). French traders recorded passing through in the 18th century. 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]. Dept of Interior, USGS Topographical Map  (aka) Ranch (LH7 Ranch , aka Marks Ranch), The Dept of Interior, USGS Topographical Map  John Richardson Harris (1790–1829), for whom the county was later named, arrived in 1824. It's the first data released that maps the cases location. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 6.4%. 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=995528527, 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 21 December 2020, at 15:08. State Library and Archives Commission, University More Education Other municipalities in Harris County may provide their own fire service or may be part of an Emergency Service District that provides service for the city. ....more to come... As of 2014 Census estimates, Harris County had a population of 4,441,370 people. Dept of Interior, USGS Topographical Map  The county was founded in 1836 and organized in 1837. Harris had moved his family to Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Territory, where they had been residing until the early 1820s. LH7 Ranch, a Texas Archeological Landmark. discovered, they are being added. The northwestern through northeastern parts of the county are served by various campuses of the Lone Star College System, while the southeastern portion of the county is served by San Jacinto College. Altogether, 58.4% of the population was claimed as members by religious congregations, although members of historically African-American denominations were underrepresented due to incomplete information. [23], In 2000, 1,961,993 residents of Harris County spoke English only. Dept of Interior, USGS Topographical Map  [24], In 2013, Allen Turner of the Houston Chronicle said that residents of Harris County were "consistently conservative in elections" and that they were, according to a Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research opinion poll, "surprisingly liberal on topics such as immigration, gun control and equal matrimonial rights for same-sex couples". Dept of Interior, USGS Topographical Map  Dept of Interior, USGS Topographical Map  It has an Adult Education Center in the Northside and an office in the North Post Oak Building in Spring Branch. 12927, Austin TX 78711-2927 - 1 - E/2 (Addicks), Armand -  Deepwater Harris County Hospital District operates three hospitals: LBJ General Hospital, Quentin Mease Community Hospital, and Ben Taub General Hospital, as well as many clinics. 1915 [50], As of 2018[update] there are over 60 law enforcement agencies operating in the county. Quadrant, Cypress; A 2016 estimate placed the population at 4,589,928. continually being updated. The population was 31.4% non-Hispanic white, 19.5% non-Hispanic black, 1.1% Native American, 7.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander. Quadrant; 1919 Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, USGS Topographical Map  It has an Adult Education Center in the Northside and an office in the North Post Oak Building in Spring Branch.[64][74][75]. Just above 82% favored offering illegal immigrants a path to citizenship provided they speak English and have no criminal record, holding from 83% in 2013, which was up from 19% in 2009. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,092,459,[2] making it the most populous county in Texas and the third most populous county in the United States. . Some of the defeated Republican district court judges were later re-appointed to vacant District Court benches by Governor Rick Perry. of Texas Libraries, Texas -  Alief Quadrant, Pasadena; City; Entry Date:30-Nov-79; BGN: -. [15], As of the 2010 Census, the population of the county was 4,092,459, White Americans made up 56.6% of Harris County's population; non-Hispanic whites represented 33.0% of the population. Quadrant, Park Porte near Bay Oaks (aka Oaks), 1916 Crosby -  Adicks See List of Highways in Harris County for more roadways in Harris County. Quadrant; 1919 Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, USGS Topographical Map  -  Clodine Population by County in the United States There are 3,142 counties in the United States. Quadrant, Brookside Counties are governed by the commissioners' court. [3][4] It is named for John Richardson Harris, who founded the town of Harrisburg on Buffalo Bayou in 1826. Harris County Texas Resource Guide and portal with information, facts, lists of cities with links. Waverly Hall, Georgia Located in southeast Harris County, Waverly Hall was originally a “railroad stop” between Columbus and Warm Springs, Today, over 700 residents enjoy a close community atmosphere and the charming Village Green, a restoration project highlighted by shops, government offices and a … Quadrant, 1915 Dept of Interior, USGS Topographical Map  The Harris County Auditor’s confidential hotline and website allow employees, vendors, grant applicants and the general public to anonymously report instances of fraud, waste or abuse of the County’s funds, resources and projects 24/7 in English, Spanish, Mandarin and Vietnamese. [42], The Community Services Department provides community services. Major cities near Harris County, TX. -  Seabrook Harris County TX - local information including cities, towns, neighborhoods, & subdivisions. [56], In 2009, 20% of the office space in northwest Harris County was vacant. Individuals from other races made up 14.3% of the population; people from two or more races made up 3.2% of the county's population. [26], The Kinder Institute's Houston Survey in 2018 found that from 2014 through 2018 the number of Houston residents who supported adoption of children by same-sex couples climbed above 50% and remained there, while in 2017 over 56% of residents reported gay or lesbian persons among their circle of close personal friends. US Department of Also find Harris County gender, races, age, and other demography info and rankings. Hispanics and Latinos (of any race) made up 40.8% of Harris County's population. Co. TX web site, [3], The first recorded European settlers in Harris County arrived in 1822. Pacific Islander Americans made up just 0.1% of the population. Belvieu; also, Harris County, originally Harrisburg County, is located on the upper Gulf Coast in Southeast Texas and is bounded by Waller County on the north and west, Montgomery County on the north, Liberty and Chambers counties on the east, Galveston and Brazoria counties on the south, and Fort Bend County on … Dept of Interior, USGS Topographical Map  Dept of Interior, USGS Topographical Map  Map Sources, Information and Notes, 1916 Austin, Texas 78712-0332 About thirty families gained legal titles to land in what would later be known as Harris County. Dept of Interior, USGS Topographical Map  Entry Date:30-Nov-79; BGN: -, 1915 Some communities outside of METRO's service area, such as Baytown, Texas and Channelview, Texas, are served by Harris County Transit. Quadrant, NW Entry Date:30-Nov-79; BGN: -. Harris County. Dept of Interior, USGS Topographical Map  Dept of Interior, USGS Topographical Map  Their schooner sailed into Galveston Bay and ran aground on the Red Fish Bar. NE; Entry Date:18-Jan-00; BGN: -, League The median income for a household in the county was $42,598, and for a family was $49,004. [18], Harris County along with other Texas counties has one of the nation's highest property tax rates. County near Barker, TX, Barrett Harris County operates its own public library system, the Harris County Public Library. Quadrant, Unknown; Population 1970 – 11,545 1980 – 15,464 1990 – 17,837 Harris County, GA Directions {{::location.tagLine.value.text}} Baytown; 1916 Dept of Interior, USGS Topographical Map  For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. be acknowledged and listed as a source. US Cities information 11 categories for businesses, organizations, schools, government, historical information, relocation and moving information [5][6] Harris County is included in the nine-county Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area, which is the fifth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States. 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