Chambers County, Texas

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Chambers County, Texas
Map
Location in the state of Texas
Texas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1858
Seat	Anahuac
Area - Total - Land - Water	872 sq mi (2,258 km²) 599 sq mi (1,551 km²) 273 sq mi (707 km²), 31.27%
Population - (2000) - Density	26,031 44/sq mi (17/km²)
Website: www.co.chambers.tx.us

Chambers County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. In 2000 U.S. Census, its population was 26,031. As of the 2007, Census estimated that the county has a population of 28,771. It is named for Thomas Jefferson Chambers, an early lawyer in Texas. The seat of the county is Anahuac^[1].

1 Geography
- 1.1 Major highways
- 1.2 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Elected officials
- 3.1 United States Congress
- 3.2 Texas Legislature
  - 3.2.1 Texas Senate
  - 3.2.2 Texas House of Representatives
4 Communities
- 4.1 Cities
- 4.2 Unincorporated areas
  - 4.2.1 CDPs
  - 4.2.2 Other areas
5 Education
6 Transportation
7 References
8 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 872 square miles (2,258 km²), of which, 599 square miles (1,552 km²) of it is land and 273 square miles (706 km²) of it (31.27%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

See List of Highways in Chambers County for more roadways in Chambers County.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Liberty County (north)
Jefferson County (east)
Galveston County (southwest)
Harris County (west)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 26,031 people, 9,139 households, and 7,219 families residing in the county. The population density was 43 people per square mile (17/km²). There were 10,336 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 81.88% White, 9.77% Black or African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 6.02% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. 10.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 9,139 households out of which 40.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.70% were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.00% were non-families. 17.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.90% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 9.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,964, and the median income for a family was $52,986. Males had a median income of $43,351 versus $25,478 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,863. About 8.30% of families and 11.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.30% of those under age 18 and 12.60% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Elected officials

[edit] United States Congress

Senators		Name	Party	First Elected	Level
	Senate Class 1	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Republican	1993	Senior Senator
	Senate Class 2	John Cornyn	Republican	2002	Junior Senator
Representatives		Name	Party	First Elected	Area(s) of Chambers County Represented
	District 14	Ron Paul	Republican	1996 (also served 1976-1977 and 1979-1985)	Entire county

[edit] Texas Legislature

[edit] Texas Senate

District 4: Tommy Williams (R)- first elected in 2002.

[edit] Texas House of Representatives

District 23: Craig Eiland (D)- first elected in 1994.

[edit] Communities

[edit] Cities

Anahuac
Baytown (the main part of Baytown is in Harris County, Texas)
Beach City
Cove
Mont Belvieu

Old River-Winfree
Shoreacres (water area only)
Seabrook (water area only)
Texas City (water area only)

[edit] Unincorporated areas

[edit] CDPs

[edit] Other areas

[edit] Education

[edit] Transportation

The county operates two airports in unincorporated areas:

Chambers County Airport is east of Anahuac
Chambers County-Winnie Stowell Airport serves Stowell and Winnie

In addition, RWJ Airpark, a privately-owned airport, is located in Beach City.

[edit] References

^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

	Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown METROPOLITAN AREA
Counties	Austin \| Brazoria \| Chambers \| Fort Bend \| Galveston \| Harris \| Liberty \| Montgomery \| San Jacinto \| Waller
"Principal" cities	Houston \| Sugar Land \| Baytown \| Galveston
Cities and towns	Alvin \| Angleton \| Bellaire \| Cleveland \| Clute \| Conroe \| Dayton \| Deer Park \| Dickinson \| Freeport \| Friendswood \| Galena Park \| Hitchcock \| Hempstead \| Humble \| Jacinto City \| Jersey Village \| Katy \| Lake Jackson \| La Marque \| La Porte \| League City \| Liberty \| Meadows Place \| Missouri City \| Pasadena \| Pearland \| Richmond \| Rosenberg \| Santa Fe \| Seabrook \| Sealy \| South Houston \| Stafford \| Texas City \| Tomball \| Webster \| West University Place
Unincorporated areas	Atascocita \| Channelview \| Cloverleaf \| Cypress \| Klein \| Spring \| The Woodlands

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Chambers County, Texas

County seat: Anahuac

Cities	Anahuac \| Baytown‡ \| Beach City \| Cove \| Mont Belvieu‡ \| Old River-Winfree‡ \| Shoreacres‡ \| Seabrook‡ \| Texas City‡

CDPs	Stowell \| Winnie

Unincorporated communities	Double Bayou \| Hankamer \| Monroe City \| Oak Island \| Seabreeze \| Smith Point \| Turtle Bayou \| Wallisville

Footnotes	‡This city also has portions in adjacent county or counties