Fort Bend County, Texas
Fort Bend County, Texas | |
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Fort Bend County Courthouse, Richmond, November 2008 | |
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Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
| Coordinates: 29°31′35.767″N 95°46′15.654″W / 29.52660194°N 95.77101500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Founded | 1837 (created) January 13, 1838 (organized) |
| Named after | A blockhouse positioned in a bend of the Brazos River |
| Seat | Richmond |
| Largest city | Sugar Land |
| Area | |
• Total | 885.250 sq mi (2,292.79 km2) |
| • Land | 861.785 sq mi (2,232.01 km2) |
| • Water | 23.465 sq mi (60.77 km2) 2.65% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 822,779 |
• Estimate (2024) | 958,434 |
| • Density | 1,112.141/sq mi (429.400/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional districts | 7th, 9th, 22nd |
| Website | www |
Fort Bend County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The county was founded on December 29, 1837, and organized the next year. It is named for a blockhouse at a bend of the Brazos River. The community developed around the fort in early days. The county seat is Richmond. The largest city located entirely within the county borders is Sugar Land. The largest city by population in the county is Houston, but most of Houston's population is located in neighboring Harris County.
Fort Bend County is included in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census, its population was 822,779, making it the state's eighth-most populous county, and was estimated to be 958,434 in 2024. In 2017, Forbes ranked it the fifth-fastest growing county in the United States.