Harris County, Texas
| Harris County | |
| County | |
 Harris Countys domstolshus i Houston. | |
| Land |  USA |
|---|---|
| Delstat |  Texas |
| Huvudort | Houston |
| Största stad | Houston |
| Area | 4 604 km² (2010)[1] |
| - land | 4 412 km² (96%) |
| - vatten | 192 km² (4%) |
| Folkmängd | 4 092 459 (2010)[2] |
| Befolkningstäthet | 928 invånare/km² |
| Grundat | 1836 |
| - uppkallat efter | John Richardson Harris |
| Tidszon | CST (UTC-6) |
| - sommartid | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS-kod | 48201 |
| Geonames | 4696376 |
 Läge i delstaten Texas. | |
 Delstatens läge i USA. | |
| Webbplats: http://www.harriscountytx.gov/ | |
| Fotnoter: Naco - Find a county | |
Harris County är ett administrativt område i delstaten Texas, USA, med 4 092 459 invånare (2010). Den administrativa huvudorten (county seat) är Houston.
Geografi
Enligt United States Census Bureau har countyt en total area på 4 605 km². 4 478 km² av den arean är land och 127 km² är vatten.
Angränsande countyn
- Montgomery County - norr
- Liberty County - nordost
- Chambers County - öster
- Galveston County - sydost
- Brazoria County - söder
- Fort Bend County - sydväst
- Waller County - nordväst
Orter
- Baytown (delvis i Chambers County)
- Bellaire
- Bunker Hill Village
- Deer Park
- El Lago
- Friendswood (delvis i Galveston County)
- Galena Park
- Hedwig Village
- Hilshire Village
- Houston (huvudort, delvis i Fort Bend County och Montgomery County)
- Humble
- Hunters Creek Village
- Jacinto City
- Jersey Village
- Katy (delvis i Fort Bend County och Waller County)
- La Porte
- League City (delvis i Galveston County)
- Missouri City (delvis i Fort Bend County)
- Morgan's Point
- Nassau Bay
- Pasadena
- Pearland (delvis i Brazoria County och Fort Bend County)
- Piney Point Village
- Seabrook (delvis i Chambers County)
- Shoreacres (delvis i Chambers County)
- South Houston
- Southside Place
- Spring Valley Village
- Stafford (delvis i Fort Bend County)
- Taylor Lake Village
- Tomball
- Waller (delvis i Waller County)
- Webster
- West University Place
Källor
- ^ ”2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files for Counties”. U.S. Census Bureau. Arkiverad från originalet den 5 juli 2012. https://www.webcitation.org/68vYLbou5?url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_counties_national.txt. Läst 5 juli 2012.
- ^ ”State & County QuickFacts, Harris County, Texas” (på engelska). U.S. Census Bureau. Arkiverad från originalet den 11 juli 2011. https://www.webcitation.org/606IF616l?url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48201.html. Läst 6 juli 2011.
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Harris County Courthouse — in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
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Harris County Courthouse — in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
- This site has served as the courthouse square for Harris (Originally Harrisburg) County since the completion of the first county courthouse, a two-story frame structure, in April 1838. Later courthouses were constructed on this site in 1851, 1860 and 1884. The present structure, which was built in 1909-1910, served as the fifth Harris County Courthouse at this location.
- It was designed in 1909 by Charles Erwin Barglebaugh, an associate in the prominent Dallas architectural firm of Lang and Winchell. The building features a Neoclassical style design. Outstanding details include the domed roof, ornate central projections, or risalits, with Corinthian columns, and elaborate ornamentation of terra cotta, limestone and masonry. Building materials include pink Texas granite and light brown St. Louis brick. During construction of the courthouse, county offices were housed in a nearby theater.
- Shortly after a new criminal courthouse and jail facility was built east of the square in 1952, this structure was remodeled and used as the Harris County Civil Courts Building. Beginning in 2009, the county restored the exterior and interior public spaces to their original 1910 appearances. Now in its second century serving the citizens of Harris County, the 1910 courthouse is a dramatic example civic architecture and a symbol of Harris County's dynamic growth in the early part of the twentieth century.
- The Harris County Civil Courts Building is in the National Register of Historic Places in Houston, Texas.