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Welcome to Aransas County ...

Time Zone: Aransas County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Rockport is the Seat for Aransas County.

Aransas County was founded in 1871 and was created by taking area from Refugio County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Aransas had a population of 23,510 people. This is an increase of 1.42% since the last Census (which gave a population of 23,181 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Aransas represented 0.09% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Aransas County:

  • Aransas Pass
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Fulton
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fulton is located in Aransas County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
  • Rockport
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rockport is located in Aransas County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,847 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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