Austin County is a rural, agricultural dominated county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 30,167. Its seat is Bellville. The county and region were settled primarily by German immigrants in the 1800s.
Austin County is included in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area. Austin County and the state capital Austin were both named after Stephen F. Austin; the city Austin is in Travis County, about 110 miles to the northwest.
History
In 1836, the Texas Legislature established Austin County, naming it for Stephen F. Austin, who facilitated Texas' Anglo-American colonization.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which (1.5%) are covered by water.
Adjacent counties
- Washington County (north)
- Waller County (east)
- Fort Bend County (southeast)
- Wharton County (south)
- Colorado County (southwest)
- Fayette County (west)
Communities
Cities
- Bellville (county seat)
- Brazos Country
- Sealy
- South Frydek
- Wallis
Towns
- Industry
- San Felipe
Census-designated place
- New Ulm
Unincorporated communities
- Bleiblerville
- Buckhorn
- Burleigh
- Cat Spring
- Cochran
- Frydek
- Kenney
- Millheim
- Nelsonville
- New Wehdem
- Peters
- Post Oak Point
- Raccoon Bend
- Rockhouse
- Shelby
- Wehdem
- Welcome
Ghost town
- Rexville