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Harris County, Texas

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{{Template:US County infobox| county = Harris County| state = Texas | seal = Harris County tx seal.jpg | map = Map of Texas highlighting Harris County.png | map size = 250| founded = | seat = Houston, Texas Houston | area = 4,604 square kilometre kmÂ² (1,778 square mile miÂ²) | area water = 127 kmÂ² (49 miÂ²) | area percentage = 2.75% | census yr = 2005| pop = 3,693,050 | density = 759| web = www.co.harris.tx.us| |}} '''Harris County''' is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Greater Houston Houstonâ€“Sugar Landâ€“Baytown metropolitan area. As of 2000 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 3.4 million (though a 2005 estimate placed the population at almost 3.7 million) and is the third-largest county in the United States. Its county seat is Houston, Texas Houston Geographic references ⁶. Harris County is named for John Richardson Harris, an early settler of the area.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,604 square kilometer kmÂ² (1,778 square mile miÂ²). 4,478 kmÂ² (1,729 miÂ²) of it is land and 127 kmÂ² (49 miÂ²) of it (2.75%) is water.

Adjacent counties
*Montgomery County, Texas Montgomery County (north) *Liberty County, Texas Liberty County (northeast) *Chambers County, Texas Chambers County (east) *Galveston County, Texas Galveston County (southeast) *Brazoria County, Texas Brazoria County (south) *Fort Bend County, Texas Fort Bend County (southwest) *Waller County, Texas Waller County (northwest)

Demographics
As of the census Geographic references#2 ² of 2000, there were 3,400,578 people, 1,205,516 households, and 834,217 families residing in the county. The population density was 759/kmÂ² (1,967/miÂ²). There were 1,298,130 housing units at an average density of 290/kmÂ² (751/miÂ²). The racial makeup of the county was 58.73% Race (United States Census) White, 18.49% Race (United States Census) Black or Race (United States Census) African American, 0.45% Race (United States Census) Native American, 5.14% Race (United States Census) Asian, 0.06% Race (United States Census) Pacific Islander, 14.18% from Race (United States Census) other races, and 2.96% from two or more races. 32.93% of the population were Race (United States Census) Hispanic or Race (United States Census) Latino of any race. There were 1,205,516 households out of which 37.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.60% were Marriage married couples living together, 13.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.30% 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 3.38. In the county, the population was spread out with 29.00% under the age of 18, 10.30% from 18 to 24, 33.40% from 25 to 44, 19.80% from 45 to 64, and 7.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.00 males. The median income for a household in the county was $42,598, and the median income for a family was $49,004. Males had a median income of $37,361 versus $28,941 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,435. There were 12.10% of families and 15.00% of the population living below the poverty line , including 19.60% of under eighteens and 12.20% of those over 64.

Cities and towns

*Baytown, Texas Baytown *Bellaire, Texas Bellaire *Bunker Hill Village, Texas Bunker Hill Village *Deer Park, Texas Deer Park *El Lago, Texas El Lago *Friendswood, Texas Friendswood *Galena Park, Texas Galena Park *Hedwig Village, Texas Hedwig Village *Hilshire Village, Texas Hilshire Village

*Houston, Texas Houston *Humble, Texas Humble *Hunters Creek Village, Texas Hunters Creek Village *Jacinto City, Texas Jacinto City *Jersey Village, Texas Jersey Village *Katy, Texas Katy *La Porte, Texas La Porte *League City, Texas League City *Missouri City, Texas Missouri City

*Morgan's Point, Texas Morgan's Point *Nassau Bay, Texas Nassau Bay *Pasadena, Texas Pasadena *Pearland, Texas Pearland *Piney Point Village, Texas Piney Point Village *Seabrook, Texas Seabrook *Shoreacres, Texas Shoreacres *South Houston, Texas South Houston *Southside Place, Texas Southside Place

*Spring Valley, Texas Spring Valley *Stafford, Texas Stafford *Taylor Lake Village, Texas Taylor Lake Village *Tomball, Texas Tomball *Waller, Texas Waller *Webster, Texas Webster *West University Place, Texas West University Place