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Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state Texas was originally divided into municipalities, a unit of local government under Spanish and Mexican rule. When the Republic of Texas gained its independence in 1836, there were 23 municipalities, which became the original Texas counties. Many of these would later be divided into new counties. The most recent county to be created was Kenedy County in 1921. The most recent county to be organized was Loving County in 1931
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Fort Bend County, Texas

Fort Bend County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Richmond
Year Organized: 1837
Square Miles: 875
Court House:

301 Jackson Street
County Courthouse
Richmond, TX 77469-3108

Etymology - Origin of County Name

a blockhouse positioned in a bend of the Brazos River which was the center of life in the future county in early days

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Fort Bend County is a county located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas. Since the 1970s Fort Bend County has been one of the fastest growing counties in the United States. It is named for a blockhouse positioned in a bend of the Brazos River, which was the center of life in the future county in early days. Its county seat is Richmond, while its largest city is Sugar Land.


In May 1837 the Congress of the Republic of Texasqv passed an act incorporating nineteen towns, including Richmond. Robert Eden Handyqv of Pennsylvania and William Lusk of Richmond, Virginia, both of whom had arrived in Texas shortly before the war for independence from Mexico, founded and named the town with eight other proprietors, including Branch T. Archer, Thomas Freeman McKinney, and Samuel May Williams.qqv An act establishing Fort Bend County and fixing its boundaries was passed on December 29, 1837; Wyly Martinqv was appointed the first chief justice. On January 13, 1838, the citizens voted to make Richmond the county seat. The county was taken from portions of Austin, Brazoria, and Harris counties. Its irregular shape was, in part, the result of using waterways to form the west and segments of the south and east boundaries. Several efforts have been made to change the lines but with little success.

More at Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "," http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/FF/hcf7.html (accessed November 5, 2008).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 886 square miles (2,295 kmē), of which, 875 square miles (2,265 kmē) of it is land and 11 square miles (30 kmē) of it (1.29%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

  • Waller County (north)
  • Harris County (east)
  • Brazoria County (southeast)
  • Wharton County (southwest)
  • Austin County (northwest)

Cities and Towns:

- Beasley city Incorporated Area
- Fairchilds village Incorporated Area
- Fulshear city Incorporated Area
- Houston city Incorporated Area
- Katy city Incorporated Area
- Kendleton city Incorporated Area
- Meadows Place city Incorporated Area
- Missouri City city Incorporated Area
- Needville city Incorporated Area
- Orchard city Incorporated Area
- Pleak village Incorporated Area
- Richmond (County Seat) city Incorporated Area
- Rosenberg city Incorporated Area
- Simonton city Incorporated Area
- Stafford city Incorporated Area
- Sugar Land city Incorporated Area
- Thompsons town Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of this country!"

But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.

Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."
 
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