Welcome to Waller County ...
Time Zone: Waller County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Hempstead is the Seat for Waller County.
Waller County was founded in 1873. Waller was created by taking area from Austin and Grimes Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Waller had a population of 55,246 people. This is an increase of 26.95% since the last Census (which gave a population of 43,519 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Waller represented 0.17% of the total population of Texas.
Below are some of the communities located in Waller County:
- Brookshire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hempstead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pattison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Island is located in Waller County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
- Prairie View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Texas
- Websites specific to Waller County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Austin County
- Fort Bend County
- Grimes County
- Harris County
- Montgomery County
- Washington 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. |