Washington County, Texas

administration
Washington County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP with number 90000447
US state :	Texas
Administrative headquarters :	Brenham
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Washington County Courthouse 100 E. Main Street Brenham, TX 77833
Foundation :	1836
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 979
Demographics
Residents :	35,882 (2019)
Population density :	22.7 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1609 km²
Water surface :	31 km²
map

Website : www.co.washington.tx.us

The Washington County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is Brenham .

geography

The county is located in east Texas, about halfway to Louisiana and about 120 km from the Gulf of Mexico in the southwest. It has an area of 1609 square kilometers, of which 31 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Brazos County , Grimes County , Waller County , Austin County , Fayette County , Lee County, and Burleson Counties .

history

Washington County was formed as the original county in 1836. It was named after George Washington , the first President of the United States.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	5983	-
1860	15,215	154.3%
1870	23,104	51.9%
1880	27,565	19.3%
1890	29,161	5.8%
1900	32,931	12.9%
1910	25,561	-22.4%
1920	26,624	4.2%
1930	25,394	-4.6%
1940	25,387	-0%
1950	20,542	-19.1%
1960	19,145	-6.8%
1970	18,842	-1.6%
1980	21,998	16.7%
1990	26,154	18.9%
2000	30,373	16.1%
2010	33,718	11%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 Washington County Age Pyramid

The Chappell Hill Circulating Library , listed on the NRHP with the number 85000343

Chappell Hill Methodist Episcopal Church , listed on the NRHP with number 85000344

As of the 2000 census , Washington County had 30,373 people in 11,322 households and 7,936 families. The population density was 19 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 74.68 percent white, 18.66 percent African American, 0.27 percent Native American, 1.21 percent Asian and 4.02 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.16 percent were descended from two or more races. 8.71 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 11,322 households, 31.6 percent had children or young people living with them. 54.8 percent were married couples living together, 11.4 percent were single mothers, and 29.9 percent were non-families. 25.7 percent were single households and 12.9 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.53 people and the average family size was 3.05 people.

24.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 11.1 percent between 18 and 24, 25.3 percent between 25 and 44, 22.1 percent between 45 and 64, and 16.9 percent were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 36,760 , and the median income for a family is $ 43,982. Males had a median income of $ 31,698 versus $ 21,346 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,384. 9.8 percent of families and 12.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.