Fort Bend County, Texas

Fort Bend County
County
Fort Bend County Courthouse, Richmond, November 2008
Fort Bend County Courthouse, Richmond, November 2008
Official seal of Fort Bend County
Seal
Map of Texas highlighting Fort Bend County
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Map of the United States highlighting Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 29°32′N 95°46′W / 29.53°N 95.77°W / 29.53; -95.77
Country United States
State Texas
Founded1838
Named forA blockhouse positioned in a bend of the Brazos River
SeatRichmond
Largest citySugar Land
Area
 • Total885 sq mi (2,290 km2)
 • Land861 sq mi (2,230 km2)
 • Water24 sq mi (60 km2)  2.7%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total822,779
 • Estimate 
(2022)
889,146 Increase
 • Density930/sq mi (360/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts7th, 9th, 22nd
Websitewww.fortbendcountytx.gov
Fort Bend County Court House in 1948

Fort Bend County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The county was founded in 1837 and organized the next year.[1] It is named for a blockhouse at a bend of the Brazos River. The community developed around the fort in early days. The county seat is Richmond. The largest city located entirely within the county borders is Sugar Land. The largest city by population in the county is Houston; however, most of Houston's population is located in neighboring Harris County.

Fort Bend County is included in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 822,779.[2][3] In 2017, Forbes ranked it the fifth-fastest growing county in the United States.[4]

In 2015, Fort Bend County became Texas's wealthiest county, with a median household income of $95,389 and a median family income of $105,944, surpassing Collin and Rockwall Counties since the 2000 census.[5]

  1. ^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Fort Bend County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  4. ^ Kotkin, Joel. "No 5: Fort Bend County, Texas - pg.5". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  5. ^ "2015 American Community Survey: Fort Bend County, Texas". census.gov. 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2016.