RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Texas >> Houston County  

Welcome to Houston County ...

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

The community of Crockett is the Seat for Houston County.

Houston County was founded in 1837 and was created by taking area from Nacogdoches County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Houston had a population of 22,968 people. This is a decrease of 3.01% since the last Census (which gave a population of 23,682 people in 2010).

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

Below are some of the communities located in Houston County:

  • Crockett
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Crockett is located in Houston County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <2>
  • Grapeland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Kennard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Kennard is located in Houston County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennard <2>
  • Latexo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Latexo is located in Houston County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latexo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latexo <2>
  • Lovelady
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

Websites of Interest ...

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.