Waller County, Texas

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Waller County, Texas

Waller county courthouse.jpg
The Waller County Courthouse in Hempstead


Map of Texas highlighting Waller County
Location in the U.S. state of Texas

Map of the United States highlighting Texas
Texas's location in the U.S.
Founded1873
Named forEdwin Waller
SeatHempstead
Largest cityHempstead
Area
 • Total518 sq mi (1,342 km2)
 • Land513 sq mi (1,329 km2)
 • Water4.4 sq mi (11 km2), 0.8%
Population
 • (2010)43,205
 • Density84/sq mi (32/km2)
Congressional district10th
Time zone
Central: UTC−6/−5
Websitewww.co.waller.tx.us

Waller County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 43,205.[1] Its county seat is Hempstead.[2] The county was named for Edwin Waller, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and first mayor of Austin.


Waller County is included in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is a majority-white county, and home of the HBCU Prairie View A&M University.




Contents





  • 1 Geography

    • 1.1 Adjacent counties



  • 2 Demographics


  • 3 Economy


  • 4 Politics

    • 4.1 United States Congress


    • 4.2 Texas Legislature

      • 4.2.1 Texas Senate


      • 4.2.2 Texas House of Representatives



    • 4.3 Voting controversies



  • 5 Education


  • 6 Transportation

    • 6.1 Major highways


    • 6.2 Airports



  • 7 Media


  • 8 Communities

    • 8.1 Cities


    • 8.2 Town


    • 8.3 Unincorporated areas



  • 9 See also


  • 10 References


  • 11 External links




Geography


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 518 square miles (1,340 km2), of which 513 square miles (1,330 km2) are land and 4.4 square miles (11 km2) (0.8%) are covered by water.[3]



Adjacent counties



  • Grimes County (north)


  • Montgomery County (northeast)


  • Harris County (east)


  • Fort Bend County (south)


  • Austin County (west)


  • Washington County (northwest)


Demographics


































































Historical population
CensusPop.
%±
18809,024—
189010,88820.7%
190014,24630.8%
191012,138−14.8%
192010,292−15.2%
193010,014−2.7%
194010,2802.7%
195011,96116.4%
196012,0710.9%
197014,28518.3%
198019,79838.6%
199023,39018.1%
200032,66339.6%
201043,20532.3%
Est. 201650,115[4]16.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
1850–2010[6] 2010–2014[1]

As of the 2000 Census,[7] 32,663 people, 10,557 households, and 7,748 families resided in the county. The population density was 64 people per square mile (25/km²). The 11,955 housing units averaged 23 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 57.83% White, 29.25% Black or African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 10.28% from other races, and 1.76% from two or more races. About 19.42% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.


Of the 10,557 households, 35.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.70% were married couples living together, 13.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.60% were not families. About 21.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.25.


In the county, the population was distributed as 25.70% under the age of 18, 18.10% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 20.50% from 45 to 64, and 9.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.10 males.


The median income for a household in the county was $38,136, and for a family was $45,868. Males had a median income of $34,447 versus $25,583 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,338. About 11.50% of families and 16.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.00% of those under age 18 and 12.30% of those age 65 or over.



Economy


Igloo Corporation, a manufacturer of cooling and portable refrigeration products, is headquartered in unincorporated Waller County between Brookshire and Katy.[8] In 2004, Igloo announced that it was consolidating its corporate, distribution, and manufacturing operations in Waller County.[9]


Goya Foods has its Texas offices in an unincorporated area of the county near Brookshire.[10]



Politics



Presidential elections results




















































































































Presidential elections results[11]
Year

Republican

Democratic

Third parties

2016

62.7% 10,531
34.3% 5,748
3.0% 505

2012

58.1% 9,244
41.0% 6,514
0.9% 144

2008

53.3% 8,265
46.1% 7,153
0.6% 90

2004

55.3% 7,679
44.3% 6,145
0.4% 57

2000

52.4% 5,686
46.5% 5,046
1.2% 126

1996
41.3% 3,559

52.6% 4,535
6.1% 528

1992
33.8% 3,065

47.1% 4,270
19.0% 1,723

1988
47.3% 3,607

51.9% 3,957
0.8% 60

1984

51.7% 4,116
48.1% 3,828
0.2% 19

1980
46.7% 3,019

51.5% 3,329
1.8% 115

1976
41.0% 1,992

58.2% 2,828
0.9% 42

1972

59.0% 2,263
40.1% 1,538
1.0% 38

1968
27.9% 958

49.0% 1,684
23.2% 797

1964
31.1% 980

68.8% 2,167
0.1% 2

1960

49.2% 1,115
48.6% 1,101
2.3% 51

1956

59.5% 1,426
38.8% 929
1.8% 42

1952

54.0% 1,487
45.9% 1,264
0.1% 2

1948
27.4% 448

49.7% 812
22.9% 374

1944
13.2% 190

70.1% 1,007
16.6% 239

1940
22.0% 300

78.0% 1,065
0.1% 1

1936
11.1% 111

88.7% 889
0.2% 2

1932
6.9% 89

92.9% 1,192
0.2% 2

1928
42.7% 376

57.2% 504
0.1% 1

1924
13.9% 203

84.8% 1,239
1.3% 19

1920
13.4% 167

53.9% 674
32.7% 409

1916
22.0% 182

77.0% 636
1.0% 8

1912
16.8% 144

69.2% 594
14.0% 120



United States Congress































Senators

Name

Party

First Elected

Level
 
Senate Class 1

John Cornyn

Republican
2002
Senior Senator
 
Senate Class 2

Ted Cruz

Republican
2013
Junior Senator

Representatives

Name

Party

First Elected

Area(s) of Waller County Represented
 
District 10

Michael McCaul

Republican
2004
Entire county


Texas Legislature



Texas Senate


District 18: Lois Kolkhorst (R)- first elected in 2014.



Texas House of Representatives


District 28: John Zerwas (R)- first elected in 2006.



Voting controversies


A history of controversies exists regarding the reluctance of county officials to allow students attending historically black Prairie View A&M University to vote in Waller County.[12][13][1]


As reported by the US District Court (Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi Division) in Veasey v Perry, October 2014 (CIVIL ACTION NO. 13-CV-00193), pp 6–7 verbatim:


  • In 1971, after the 26th Amendment extended the vote to those 18 years old and older, Waller County, which was home to Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), a historically Black university, became troubled with race issues. Waller County's tax assessor and voter registrar prohibited students from voting unless they or their families owned property in the county. This practice was ended by a three-judge court in 1979.

  • In 1992, a county prosecutor indicted PVAMU students for illegally voting, but dropped the charges after receiving a protest from the DOJ.

  • In 2003, a PVAMU student ran for the commissioner's court. The local district attorney and county attorney threatened to prosecute students for voter fraud—for not meeting the old domicile test. These threatened prosecutions were enjoined, but Waller County then reduced early voting hours, which was particularly harmful to students because the election day was during their spring break. After the NAACP filed suit, Waller County reversed the changes to early voting and the student narrowly won the election.

  • In 2007-08, during then Senator Barack Obama's campaign for president, Waller County made a number of voting changes without seeking clearance. The county rejected “incomplete” voter registrations and required volunteer deputy registrars (VDRs) to personally find and notify the voters of the rejection. The county also limited the number of new registrations any VDR could submit, thus limiting the success of voter registration drives. These practices were eventually prohibited by a consent decree.

In 2018 (October 10) Jacob Aronowitz, a field director for Democratic U.S. House candidate Mike Siegel, delivered a letter from Siegel, which indicated a solution to attempts to keep students at Prairie View A&M University from voting, to a clerk on the county executive's staff. As a result, Aronowitz was arrested for what he was told was "48 hour investigative detention". It appears the arrest was due to his being a Democrat. [14]



Education


School districts serving Waller County include:


  • Hempstead Independent School District

  • Royal Independent School District


  • Katy Independent School District (portions of the district are in other counties)


  • Waller Independent School District (portions of the district are in other counties)

Brazos Valley Sudbury School was previously in operation in Waller County.


Prairie View A&M University is the only university located within the county.



Transportation


Main article: List of highways in Waller County, Texas




Houston Executive Airport



Major highways



  • I-10 (TX).svg Interstate 10


  • US 90.svg U.S. Highway 90


  • US 290.svg U.S. Highway 290


  • Texas 6.svg State Highway 6

The TTC-69 component (recommended preferred) of the once-planned Trans-Texas Corridor went through Waller County.[15]



Airports


Houston Executive Airport is located between Brookshire and Katy in an unincorporated area. Skydive Houston Airport (Skylake Airport) is located south of Waller in an unincorporated area.


The Houston Airport System stated that Waller County is within the primary service area of George Bush Intercontinental Airport, an international airport in Houston in Harris County.[16] In addition William P. Hobby Airport in Houston and in Harris County has commercial airline service.[citation needed]



Media


Main article: The Waller Times

The Waller Times publishes local community news, school news, and sports news weekly on Mondays.[17] It was founded in 1991 and is still family owned and operated.



Communities



Cities



  • Brookshire


  • Hempstead (county seat)


  • Katy (partly in Harris and Fort Bend Counties)

  • Pattison

  • Prairie View


  • Waller (partly in Harris County)



Town


  • Pine Island


Unincorporated areas



  • Fields Store

  • Monaville

  • Second Corinth

  • Shiloh

  • Sunny Side



See also



  • List of museums in the Texas Gulf Coast

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Waller County, Texas

  • Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Waller County


References




  1. ^ ab "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 29, 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.


  3. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2015.


  4. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.


  5. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 12, 2015.


  6. ^ "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010" (PDF). Texas Almanac. Retrieved May 12, 2015.


  7. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.


  8. ^ "Igloo Worldwide Headquarters Archived 2010-04-21 at the Wayback Machine.." Igloo Corporation. Accessed September 5, 2008. "Igloo Products Corp. 777 Igloo Road Katy, Texas 77494"


  9. ^ "Igloo consolidating operations in Katy facility." Houston Business Journal. Monday October 18, 2004. Retrieved on March 2, 2011. "1001 W. Sam Houston Parkway North" for the old Houston facility


  10. ^ "Contact Us." Goya Foods. Retrieved on March 26, 2016. "Goya Foods of Texas 30602 McAllister Road Brookshire, TX 77423"


  11. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".


  12. ^ "2 Voter Rights Cases, One Gripping a College Town, Stir Texas" by Ralph Blumenthal, New York Times, May 28, 2008


  13. ^ "Judges slap Waller voter rules, give hand to Prairie View" by Cindy George, Houston Chronicle October 24, 2008


  14. ^ "Texas cops arrest Democratic campaign worker after asking his candidate's party affiliation". 2018-10-11.


  15. ^ TxDoT, TTC Section C & S, Detailed Map 1, 2007-12-17 Archived 2009-02-07 at the Wayback Machine.


  16. ^ "Master Plan Executive Summary." George Bush Intercontinental Airport Master Plan. Houston Airport System. December 2006. 2-1 (23/130). Retrieved on December 14, 2010.


  17. ^ McLemee, Scott (February 6, 2004). "Justice Department to Look Into Alleged Threat to Students' Voting Rights", The Chronicle of Higher Education 50 (22): A30.




External links




  • Waller County government's website


  • Waller County from the Handbook of Texas Online


  • The Waller Times official website






Coordinates: 30°01′N 95°59′W / 30.01°N 95.98°W / 30.01; -95.98






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