About Harris County, Texas

Located along the Gulf Coast region in the United States of Texas is Houston which is a 10- county metropolitan area. The area is also recognized as "Greater Houston". The city is the sixth-largest in the US and is home to 5,946,800 people as of 2010. The majority of the population lives in Houston, which is the center of the metropolis area.

The 10 counties in the metropolis are as follows:

Harris County: Harris County has a population of 4,092,459 which makes the county the most populous county in Texas. Its county seat is Houston.
Fort Bend County: Fort Bend County has a population of 585,375 and is considered to be one of the fastest-growing counties in the US. Its county seat is Richmond.
Montgomery County: Montgomery County has a population of 455,746 and is the 24th fastest-growing county in the US. The seat of the county is Conroe.
Brazoria County: Brazoria County has a population of 313,166 with its largest its largest city being Pearland. The seat for the county is Angleton.
Galveston County: Galveston County has a population of 313,166 with League City being the largest city in the county. The county's seat is Galveston.
Liberty County: Liberty County has a population of 75,643 the seat for the county is Liberty.
Waller County: Waller County has a population of 43,205 and seat for the county is Hempstead. Waller County was named after the first mayor of Austin, Edwin Waller.
Chambers County: Chambers County has a population of 35,096 and was founded in 1858. The seat of the county is Anahuac.
Austin County: Austin County has a population of 28,417 p and was named for the facilitator of the Anglo American colonization of Texas, Stephen F. Austin. The seat for the county is Bellville.
San Jacinto County: San Jacinto County has a population and was of 26,384 and it county seat is Coldspring.

About Harris County, Texas

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