150px|right|thumb|"Courts Under the Oaks" in [[Athens, Texas|Athens]]
200px|right|thumb|Henderson County Peace Officers Association monument
Henderson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 82,150. The county seat is Athens. The county is named in honor of James Pinckney Henderson, the first attorney general of the Republic of Texas, and secretary of state for the republic. He later served as the first governor of Texas. Henderson County was established in 1846, the year after Texas gained statehood. Its first town was Buffalo, laid out in 1847. Henderson County comprises the Athens micropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Dallas-Fort Worth combined statistical area.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which (7.9%) are covered by water.
Major highways
- 25px U.S. Highway 175
- 20px State Highway 19
- 20px State Highway 31
- 20px State Highway 155
- 20px State Highway 198
- 20px State Highway 274
- 20px State Highway 334
Lakes
- Cedar Creek Reservoir
- Lake Palestine
Adjacent counties
- Kaufman County (north)
- Van Zandt County (north)
- Smith County (east)
- Cherokee County (southeast)
- Anderson County (south)
- Freestone County (southwest)
- Navarro County (west)
- Ellis County (northwest)
Communities
Cities
- Athens (county seat)
- Brownsboro
- Chandler
- Eustace
- Gun Barrel City
- Log Cabin
- Malakoff
- Moore Station
- Murchison
- Seven Points (small part in Kaufman County)
- Star Harbor
- Tool
- Trinidad
Towns
- Berryville
- Caney City
- Coffee City
- Enchanted Oaks
- Mabank (mostly in Kaufman County)
- Payne Springs
- Poynor
Census-designated place
- Sunrise Shores
Unincorporated communities
- Aley
- Antioch
- Baxter
- Bethel
- Big Rock
- Buffalo
- Crescent Heights
- Cross Roads
- Dauphin
- Evelyn
- Fincastle
- Harmony
- LaRue
- Leagueville
- Mankin
- New Hope
- New York
- Opelika
- Pauline
- Pickens
- Pine Grove
- Ruth Springs
- Shady Oaks
- Stockard
- Summer Hill
- Union Hill
- Virginia Hill
Ghost towns
- Centreville
- Corinth