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Welcome to Harris County ...
Time Zone: Harris County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Houston is the Seat for Harris County.
Harris County is one of the original counties of Texas and was founded December 22, 1836.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Harris had a population of 4,713,325 people. This is an increase of 14.74% since the last Census (which gave a population of 4,107,666 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Harris represented 16.34% of the total population of Texas.
Below are some of the communities located in Harris County:
- Bear Creek Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek Village is located in Harris County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Bellaire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill Village is located in Harris County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,901 people
- City of Spring Valley Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deer Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- El Lago
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Galena Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hedwig Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hedwig Village is located in Harris County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedwig Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,600 people
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- Hilshire Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hilshire Village is located in Harris County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilshire Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Houston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Humble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hunters Creek Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hunters Creek Village is located in Harris County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
- Jacinto City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jersey Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- La Porte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Morgan's Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Morgan's Point is located in Harris County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan's Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
- Nassau Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pasadena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Point Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Piney Point Village is located in Harris County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,416 people
- Piney Point Village has also been known as:
- Piney Point
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Point Village <2>
- South Houston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southside Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Southside Place is located in Harris County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Place
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,885 people
- Southside Place has also been known as:
- South Side Place
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside Place <2>
- Taylor Lake Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tomball
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waller
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West University Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Texas
- Websites specific to Harris County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Brazoria County
- Chambers County
- Fort Bend County
- Galveston County
- Liberty County
- Montgomery County
- Waller County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
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