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Welcome to Austin County ...

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

The community of Bellville is the Seat for Austin County.

Austin County is one of the original counties of Texas and was founded in 1836.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Austin had a population of 30,032 people. This is an increase of 5.88% since the last Census (which gave a population of 28,363 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Austin represented 0.11% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Austin County:

  • Bellville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Brazos Country
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Brazos Country is located in Austin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Industry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • San Felipe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sealy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sealy is located in Austin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sealy <2>
  • Wallis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Wallis is located in Austin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallis <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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