Austin County, Texas

Austin County is a located in the  of  within the  metropolitan area. As of the, the county had population of 23,590. Its is. Austin County is named for, who facilitated the colonization of Texas and is known as the "Father of Texas." Austin County is not to be confused with the City of Austin (Texas Capital) approximately 110 miles northwest in Travis County, or named after the same person located approximately 205 miles northeast in Nacogdoches County.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,700 (656 ). 1,690 km² (653 sq mi) of it is land and 10 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.58%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of, there were 23,590 people, 8,747 households, and 6,481 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (36/sq mi). There were 10,205 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 80.22%, 10.64% or , 0.28% , 0.29% , 6.99% from , and 1.58% from two or more races. 16.13% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,747 households out of which 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.60% were living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were non-families. 22.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.00% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.90 males.

The for a household in the county was $38,615, and the median income for a family was $46,342. Males had a median income of $32,455 versus $22,142 for females. The for the county was $18,140. About 8.80% of families and 12.10% of the population were below the, including 13.70% of those under age 18 and 14.40% of those age 65 or over.

Texas Senate
District 18:- - first elected in.

Texas House of Representatives
District 13:- - first elected in.

Towns


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Education
The following school districts serve Austin County:
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