Waller County, Texas
Waller County, Texas | |
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The Waller County Courthouse in Hempstead | |
Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
| Coordinates: 30°01′N 95°59′W / 30.01°N 95.98°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Founded | 1873 |
| Named after | 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 | 111/sq mi (42.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 10th |
| Website | www |
Waller County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 56,794. Its county seat is Hempstead. 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 metropolitan statistical area. It is home of the Prairie View A&M University.