Galveston County | |
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 Galveston County Courts Building | |
 Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
 Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 29°23′N 94°52′W / 29.38°N 94.86°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Founded | 1838 |
| Named for | City of Galveston |
| Seat | Galveston |
| Largest city | League City |
| Area | |
• Total | 874 sq mi (2,260 km2) |
| • Land | 378 sq mi (980 km2) |
| • Water | 495 sq mi (1,280 km2) 57% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 350,682 |
• Estimate (2021) | 355,062  |
| • Density | 400/sq mi (150/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 14th |
| Website | www |
Galveston County (/ˈɡælvɪstən/ GAL-vis-tən) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas, located along the Gulf Coast adjacent to Galveston Bay. As of the 2020 census, its population was 350,682.[1] The county was founded in 1838. The county seat is the City of Galveston, founded the following year, and located on Galveston Island. The most-populous municipality in the county is League City, a suburb of Houston at the northern end of the county, which surpassed Galveston in population during the early 2000s.[2]
Galveston County is part of the nine-county Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land (Greater Houston) metropolitan statistical area.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ Schladen, Marty (July 23, 2006). "Forces drive people off island". Galveston County Daily News. Archived from the original on December 31, 2007. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
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