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Harris County

county in Texas, United States
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Harris County is an administrative area located in Texas, within the United States[1]. It was established in 1836, and its capital is Houston. As of 2020, the county had a population of 4.7M[2][3].

Harris County

Summary

Harris County is a county of Texas[1]. It ranks in the top 0.39% of county_of_texas entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,833 views/month, #1 of 258).[2]

Key Facts

  • Harris County is located in Texas[3].
  • Harris County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Harris County's instance of is recorded as county of Texas[5].
  • Harris County's capital is recorded as Houston[6].
  • Harris County's shares border with is recorded as Galveston County[7].
  • Harris County's shares border with is recorded as Montgomery County[8].
  • Harris County's shares border with is recorded as Fort Bend County[9].
  • Harris County's shares border with is recorded as Brazoria County[10].
  • Harris County's shares border with is recorded as Chambers County[11].
  • Harris County's shares border with is recorded as Liberty County[12].
  • Harris County's shares border with is recorded as Waller County[13].
  • John Richardson Harris is named after Harris County[14].
  • Harris County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Harris County Precinct 1[15].
  • Harris County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Harris County Precinct 2[16].
  • Harris County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Harris County Precinct 3[17].
  • Harris County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Harris County Precinct 4[18].
  • Harris County's child organization or unit is recorded as Harris County Toll Road Authority[19].
  • Harris County's Commons category is recorded as Harris County, Texas[20].
  • Harris County's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[21].
  • 1836 marks the founding of Harris County[22].
  • Harris County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29.86, 'lon': -95.39}[23].
  • Harris County's official website is recorded as https://www.harriscountytx.gov/[24].
  • Harris County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Harris County, Texas[25].
  • Harris County has a population of {'amount': '+4092459'}[26].
  • Harris County has a population of {'amount': '+4109067'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Harris County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4604'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+4092459'}[26], {'amount': '+4109067'}[27], {'amount': '+4176674'}[29], {'amount': '+4253963'}[30], {'amount': '+4336853'}[31], and {'amount': '+4538028'}[32].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1836 marks the founding of Harris County[22]. John Richardson Harris is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Harris County ranks in the top 0.39% of county_of_texas entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,833 views/month, #1 of 258).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

Texas The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center United States University of Houston–Clear Lake

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Mxn · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Q138812596
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  2. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 00009746
    Umls cui → C3815553
    Taxonomicon id → 1807897
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  3. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Harris County, Texas
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Texas
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Harris County, Texas
    Different from → Harris County
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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