WALLER COUNTY, TEXAS

30° 0' 36" N, 95° 58' 48" W (30.01, -95.98)
Population: 50,115 Est. (2016) 43,205 (2010)
Total area: 518 square miles (1,340 km2)
513 square miles (1,330 km2) land
4.4 square miles (11 km2) (0.8%) water

Waller County History

Historical Marke (on Hwy 6, 1 mile N of Hempstead):

WALLER COUNTY
Created from Austin and Grimes counties, April 28, and organized Aug. 16, 1873.
Named for Edwin Waller (1800-1861), a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; Postmaster General, Texas Republic; First mayor of Austin.
Site of rich 1831-1874 Groce plantations, later home of sculptress Elisabet Ney. Hempstead, founded 1857 during building of Houston & Texas Railroad, an important transportation center, is the county seat. Since 1876, county has been site of Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical College. Economy is based on industry, diversified agriculture and oil production.



1936 Texas Centennial Marker (on US Hwy 290/SH 20, 1 mile N of Hempstead):

WALLER COUNTY
Created April 28, 1873,
Organized August 16, 1873.
Named in honor of Edwin Waller, 1800-1881, member of the consultation in 1835, signer of the Texas declaration of independence, first mayor of the city of Austin, member of the secession convention of 1861.
Hempstead, the county seat.

Waller County Town List

Waller County Vintage Maps