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Fort Bend County

county in Texas, United States
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Fort Bend County

Summary

Fort Bend County is a county of Texas[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of county_of_texas entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (605 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fort Bend County is located in Texas[3].
  • Fort Bend County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Fort Bend County's instance of is recorded as county of Texas[5].
  • Fort Bend County's capital is recorded as Richmond[6].
  • Fort Bend County's shares border with is recorded as Waller County[7].
  • Fort Bend County's shares border with is recorded as Harris County[8].
  • Fort Bend County's shares border with is recorded as Austin County[9].
  • Fort Bend County's shares border with is recorded as Brazoria County[10].
  • Fort Bend County's shares border with is recorded as Wharton County[11].
  • Fort Bend County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Richmond[12].
  • Fort Bend County's Commons category is recorded as Fort Bend County, Texas[13].
  • Fort Bend County's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[14].
  • December 29, 1837 marks the founding of Fort Bend County[15].
  • Fort Bend County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29.53, 'lon': -95.77}[16].
  • Fort Bend County's official website is recorded as https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/[17].
  • Fort Bend County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fort Bend County, Texas[18].
  • Fort Bend County has a population of {'amount': '+585375'}[19].
  • Fort Bend County has a population of {'amount': '+590238'}[20].
  • Fort Bend County has a population of {'amount': '+607111'}[21].
  • Fort Bend County has a population of {'amount': '+625853'}[22].
  • Fort Bend County has a population of {'amount': '+652365'}[23].
  • Fort Bend County has a population of {'amount': '+716087'}[24].
  • Fort Bend County has a population of {'amount': '+764828'}[25].
  • Fort Bend County has a population of {'amount': '+822779'}[26].
  • Fort Bend County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Fort Bend County, Texas[27].

Body

Geography

Fort Bend County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Texas[3].

Physical Characteristics

Fort Bend County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2282'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+585375'}[19], {'amount': '+590238'}[20], {'amount': '+607111'}[21], {'amount': '+625853'}[22], {'amount': '+652365'}[23], and {'amount': '+716087'}[24].

Designation and Status

Fort Bend County's instance of is recorded as county of Texas[5].

History and Context

December 29, 1837 marks the founding of Fort Bend County[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Fort Bend County include Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority[29], a government agency[30], in United States[31], founded in 1996[32], headquartered in Sugar Land[33] and Houston Fort Bend Airport[34], an airport[35], in United States[36].

Why It Matters

Fort Bend County ranks in the top 3% of county_of_texas entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (605 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for it include Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority[29], a government agency[30], in United States[31], founded in 1996[32], headquartered in Sugar Land[33] and Houston Fort Bend Airport[34], an airport[35], in United States[36].

Related Entities

Bay Ridge Christian College Brazos River Texas United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . geonames.usgs.gov. geonames.usgs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . tshaonline.org. tshaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . www2.census.gov. www2.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 00009745
    Umls cui → C3830086
    Taxonomicon id → 1807875
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  2. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → county of Texas
    Official website → https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Fort Bend County, Texas
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Richmond
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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