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Houston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, its population was 22,066. [1] Its county seat is Crockett. [2] Houston County was one of 46 entirely dry counties in the state of Texas, until voters in a November 2007 special election legalized the sale of alcohol in the county.
Houston (/ ˈ h juː s t ən / ⓘ HEW-stən) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States.Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat of Harris County, as well as the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the ...
Houston County: 225: Crockett: 1837: Nacogdoches County: Sam Houston (1793–1863), general of the Texan Revolution, commander at the Battle of San Jacinto and later president of the Republic of Texas, U.S. Senator and governor of the state of Texas 22,066: 1,231 sq mi (3,188 km 2) Howard County: 227: Big Spring: 1876: Bexar County
Crockett is located near the center of Houston County. Several highways converge on the city. U.S. Route 287 leads north 35 miles (56 km) to Palestine and southeast 46 miles (74 km) to Corrigan. Texas State Highway 21 leads northeast 33 miles (53 km) to Alto and southwest 38 miles (61 km) to Madisonville at Interstate 45.
Houston County Courthouse is in Crockett, the county seat of Houston County, Texas. It is situated on a public square bounded by East Houston Avenue, South Fifth Street, Goliad Avenue, and South Fourth Street. Surrounding the courthouse are various buildings, both contemporary to the period it was built as well as modern. [2]
Cooper is a small unincorporated community located in southwestern Houston County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas , the community had a population of 27 in 2000. History
Hopewell is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas , [ citation needed ] the community had a population of 22 in 2000. History
Houston County Airport covers an area of 55 acres (22 ha) which contains one Asphalt paved runway, 2/20, measuring 4,000 x 75 ft (1,219 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending October 5, 2022, the airport had 8,800 aircraft operations, average 24 per day, 100% of which were general aviation .