Welcome to Henderson County ...
Time Zone: Henderson County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Athens is the Seat for Henderson County.
Henderson County was founded in 1846. Henderson was created by taking area from Houston and Nacogdoches Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Henderson had a population of 82,737 people. This is an increase of 5.18% since the last Census (which gave a population of 78,665 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Henderson represented 0.31% of the total population of Texas.
Below are some of the communities located in Henderson County:
- Athens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Athens is located in Henderson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,770 people
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- Berryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Brownsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Caney City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Caney City is located in Henderson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Chandler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coffee City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Enchanted Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Eustace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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- Gun Barrel City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Log Cabin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Log Cabin is located in Henderson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
- Malakoff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Moore Station is located in Henderson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Murchison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Payne Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Payne Springs is located in Henderson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Poynor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Points
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Star Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Star Harbor is located in Henderson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Tool
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tool is located in Henderson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tool <2>
- Trinidad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Texas
- Websites specific to Henderson County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Ellis County
- Kaufman County
- Navarro County
- Smith County
- Van Zandt 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. |