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  1. Find information about Austin County government, services, elections, emergency management, and more. Learn about the county's history, demographics, resources, and events.

  2. Austin County is a rural, agricultural dominated county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,167. Its seat is Bellville. The county and region was settled primarily by German emigrants in the 1800s. Austin County is included in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land Metropolitan Statistical Area.

  3. www.austincounty.com › page › austinAustin County, Texas

    Austin County is one of the oldest counties in Texas, organized in 1837 during the Republic of Texas. San Felipe was the County Seat of Austin County until 1848 when it was moved to Bellville. Total area in square miles is 663. The County of First. San Felipe, the first capital of Texas.

  4. www.tshaonline.org › handbook › entriesAustin County - TSHA

    Nov 14, 2022 · Austin County. Austin County, in southeastern Texas thirty-five miles west of Houston, is bordered on the north by Washington County, on the east by Waller and Fort Bend counties, on the south by Wharton County, and on the West by Colorado and Fayette counties. Bellville, the county seat and second largest town, is fifty miles west-northwest of ...

  5. www.austincounty.com › page › austinAustin County, Texas

    The area now known as Austin County was selected by Stephen Fuller Austin in 1823 as the site for his colony, the first Anglo-American settlement in Texas. It was Stephen F. Austin's father, Moses, who had originally obtained permission from the Mexican government in January, 1821, to bring three hundred families to Texas to establish a colony.

  6. Things to Do in Austin County. Explore a castle, savor a glass of Texas wine, and discover where the “Father of Texas” himself once called home. These are just some of the unique things to do in Austin County, where the towns of Bellville, Sealy, San Felipe, Industry, Wallis, and more await. Travel from one place to another and you’ll ...

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