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Waller County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 43,205.^[1] Its county seat is Hempstead.^[2] 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, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area. Although a majority-white county, it is home of the HBCU Prairie View A&M University.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|518|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|513|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|4.4|sqmi}} (0.8%) are covered by water.^[3]

Adjacent counties

Demographics

As of the 2000 Census,^[7] 32,663 people, 10,557 households, and 7,748 families resided in the county. The population density was 64 people per square mile (25/km²). The 11,955 housing units averaged 23 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 57.83% White, 29.25% Black or African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 10.28% from other races, and 1.76% from two or more races. About 19.42% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 10,557 households, 35.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.70% were married couples living together, 13.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.60% were not families. About 21.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the county, the population was distributed as 25.70% under the age of 18, 18.10% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 20.50% from 45 to 64, and 9.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,136, and for a family was $45,868. Males had a median income of $34,447 versus $25,583 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,338. About 11.50% of families and 16.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.00% of those under age 18 and 12.30% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Politics

United States Congress

Texas Legislature

Texas Senate

Texas House of Representatives

Voting controversies

A history of controversies exists regarding the reluctance of county officials to allow students attending historically black Prairie View A&M University to vote in Waller County.^[12]^[13][https://web.archive.org/web/20110717130309/http://www.usstudents.org/press-room/articles/february-2008/prairie-view-students-experiencing-voting-problems-in-waller-county-texas/?searchterm=voter]

As reported by the US District Court (Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi Division) in Veasey v Perry, October 2014 (CIVIL ACTION NO. 13-CV-00193), pp 6–7 verbatim:

In 2018, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit a U.S. district court, alleging that the county's early-voting plan unduly limits early voting opportunities for students at Prairie View A&M.^[14] On October 10, Jacob Aronowitz, a field director for Democratic U.S. House candidate Mike Siegel, delivered a letter from Siegel, which indicated a solution to attempts to keep students at Prairie View A&M University from voting, to a clerk on the county executive's staff. As a result, Aronowitz was arrested for what he was told was "48 hour investigative detention". It appears the arrest was due to his being a Democrat. ^[15]

Education

Transportation

Major highways

The TTC-69 component (recommended preferred) of the once-planned Trans-Texas Corridor went through Waller County.^[16]

Airports

Houston Executive Airport is located between Brookshire and Katy in an unincorporated area. Skydive Houston Airport (Skylake Airport) is located south of Waller in an unincorporated area.

The Houston Airport System stated that Waller County is within the primary service area of George Bush Intercontinental Airport, an international airport in Houston in Harris County.^[17] In addition William P. Hobby Airport in Houston and in Harris County has commercial airline service.{{citation needed|date=December 2010}}

Media

The Waller Times publishes local community news, school news, and sports news weekly on Mondays.^[18] It was founded in 1991 and is still family owned and operated.

Communities

Cities

Town

Unincorporated areas

See also

References

1. ^¹{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48473.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 29, 2013}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 12, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 12, 2015}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|accessdate=May 12, 2015}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-05-14|title=American FactFinder}}
8. ^"Igloo Worldwide Headquarters {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421105201/http://www.igloocoolers.com/contact-us/world-hq/ |date=2010-04-21 }}." Igloo Corporation. Accessed September 5, 2008. "Igloo Products Corp. 777 Igloo Road Katy, Texas 77494"
9. ^"Igloo consolidating operations in Katy facility." Houston Business Journal. Monday October 18, 2004. Retrieved on March 2, 2011. "1001 W. Sam Houston Parkway North" for the old Houston facility
10. ^"Contact Us." Goya Foods. Retrieved on March 26, 2016. "Goya Foods of Texas 30602 McAllister Road Brookshire, TX 77423"
11. ^{{cite web | url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS | title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections}}
12. ^[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/28/us/28texas.html "2 Voter Rights Cases, One Gripping a College Town, Stir Texas" by Ralph Blumenthal], New York Times, May 28, 2008
13. ^"Judges slap Waller voter rules, give hand to Prairie View" by Cindy George, Houston Chronicle October 24, 2008
14. ^[https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/11/prairie-view-m-students-file-suit-over-voting-hours/574600/ "Fighting for the Right to Vote in a Tiny Texas County" by Vann R. Newkirk II and Adam Harris], The Atlantic magazine.
15. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.rawstory.com/2018/10/texas-cops-arrest-democratic-campaign-worker-asking-candidates-party-affiliation | title=Texas cops arrest Democratic campaign worker after asking his candidate's party affiliation| date=2018-10-11}}
16. ^TxDoT, TTC Section C & S, Detailed Map 1, 2007-12-17 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207090214/http://keeptexasmoving.com/index.php/ttc_i69_current_map |date=2009-02-07 }}
17. ^"Master Plan Executive Summary." George Bush Intercontinental Airport Master Plan. Houston Airport System. December 2006. 2-1 (23/130). Retrieved on December 14, 2010.
18. ^McLemee, Scott (February 6, 2004). "Justice Department to Look Into Alleged Threat to Students' Voting Rights", The Chronicle of Higher Education 50 (22): A30.