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Houston County

county in Texas, United States
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Houston County

Summary

Houston County is a county of Texas[1]. It draws 198 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_texas category, ranking #50 of 258).[2]

Key Facts

  • Houston County is located in Texas[3].
  • Houston County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Houston County's instance of is recorded as county of Texas[5].
  • Houston County's capital is recorded as Crockett[6].
  • Houston County's shares border with is recorded as Anderson County[7].
  • Houston County's shares border with is recorded as Cherokee County[8].
  • Houston County's shares border with is recorded as Angelina County[9].
  • Houston County's shares border with is recorded as Trinity County[10].
  • Houston County's shares border with is recorded as Walker County[11].
  • Houston County's shares border with is recorded as Madison County[12].
  • Houston County's shares border with is recorded as Leon County[13].
  • Sam Houston is named after Houston County[14].
  • Houston County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Crockett[15].
  • Houston County's Commons category is recorded as Houston County, Texas[16].
  • Houston County's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[17].
  • 1837 marks the founding of Houston County[18].
  • Houston County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.32, 'lon': -95.43}[19].
  • Houston County's official website is recorded as https://www.co.houston.tx.us/[20].
  • Houston County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Houston County, Texas[21].
  • Houston County has a population of {'amount': '+23732'}[22].
  • Houston County has a population of {'amount': '+23694'}[23].
  • Houston County has a population of {'amount': '+23374'}[24].
  • Houston County has a population of {'amount': '+23184'}[25].
  • Houston County has a population of {'amount': '+22911'}[26].
  • Houston County has a population of {'amount': '+22785'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Houston County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3203'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+23732'}[22], {'amount': '+23694'}[23], {'amount': '+23374'}[24], {'amount': '+23184'}[25], {'amount': '+22911'}[26], and {'amount': '+22785'}[27].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1837 marks the founding of Houston County[18]. Sam Houston is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Houston County draws 198 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_texas category, ranking #50 of 258).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Sam Houston Texas United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3812709
    Taxonomicon id → 1807909
    Obo gazetteer id → 22222668
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  2. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fast id → 1210364
    Nci thesaurus id → C110323
    Located in time zone → Central Time Zone
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  3. 16d ago · Dcflyer · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people born here → Q19846379
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Houston County, Texas
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 31.32, 'lon': -95.43}
    Population → {'amount': '+23732'}, {'amount': '+23694'}, {'amount': '+23374'} +4
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1621]]: Map of USA TX.svg"
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