Chambers County, Texas

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Chambers County
County
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The Chambers County Courthouse in Anahuac
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Location within the U.S. state of Texas
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Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 29°42′N94°41′W / 29.7°N 94.68°W / 29.7; -94.68
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Texas.svg  Texas
Founded1858
Named for Thomas Jefferson Chambers
Seat Anahuac
Largest city Mont Belvieu
Area
 • Total871 sq mi (2,260 km2)
 • Land597 sq mi (1,550 km2)
 • Water274 sq mi (710 km2)  31%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total46,571 [1]
 • Density78.0/sq mi (30.1/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts 14th, 36th
Website www.co.chambers.tx.us

Chambers County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 46,571. [2] [3] The county seat is Anahuac. [4]

Contents

Chambers County is one of the nine counties that comprise Greater Houston, the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area.

History

Mission Nuestra Señora de la Luz, a Spanish mission in Texas, was established in 1756 near what is now Wallisville. [5]

Chambers County was founded in 1858. It is named for Thomas Jefferson Chambers, [6] a major general in the Texas Revolution.

In 2019, Atlas Air Flight 3591, a cargo flight operating for Amazon Air, crashed in the Trinity Bay, in Chambers County and near Anahuac, while flying from Miami to Houston. All three people on board were killed. [7]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 871 square miles (2,260 km2), of which 597 square miles (1,550 km2) are land and 274 square miles (710 km2) (31%) are covered by water. [8]

The south and southwestern parts of the county lie in the Galveston Bay Area on the shores of Trinity Bay and East Bay. A small portion of the southeastern area lies on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.

Adjacent counties

National protected areas

State and local protected areas

Communities

Cities

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1860 1,508—
1870 1,503−0.3%
1880 2,18745.5%
1890 2,2412.5%
1900 3,04635.9%
1910 4,23439.0%
1920 4,162−1.7%
1930 5,71037.2%
1940 7,51131.5%
1950 7,8714.8%
1960 10,37931.9%
1970 12,18717.4%
1980 18,53852.1%
1990 20,0888.4%
2000 26,03129.6%
2010 35,09634.8%
2020 46,57132.7%
2023 (est.)53,87615.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [9]
1850–2010 [10] 2010 [11] 2020 [12]
Chambers County, Texas - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / EthnicityPop 2010 [11] Pop 2020 [12] % 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)24,76729,85870.57%64.11%
Black or African American alone (NH)2,8173,1488.03%6.76%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)1341610.38%0.35%
Asian alone (NH)3266220.93%1.34%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)1300.04%0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)252150.07%0.46%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)3791,6151.08%3.47%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,63510,95218.91%23.52%
Total35,09646,571100.00%100.00%

Note: the U.S. Census Bureau treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

As of the census of 2000, [13] 26,031 people, 9,139 households, and 7,219 families were residing in the county. The population density was 43 people/sq mi (17 people/km2). The 10,336 housing units averaged 17 units per square mile (6.6/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 81.88% White, 9.77% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 6.02% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. About 10.79% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

Of the 9,139 households, 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 not families. About 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 age distribution was 28.90% under 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 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 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.

Government

Chambers County is governed by a five-member commissioners' court, consisting of the county judge and four county commissioners. The county judge is elected to four-year terms in a countywide election. Commissioners are elected to four-year terms from single-member districts.

Chambers County Commissioners' Court

OfficeNamePolitical partyFirst electedArea(s) represented
 County JudgeJimmy Sylvia Republican 1996Countywide
 Commissioner, Precinct 1Jimmy E. GoreRepublican2016Anahuac, Double Bayou, Hankamer, Oak Island, Seabreeze, Smith Point, Stowell, Wallisville, Winnie
 Commissioner, Precinct 2Mark TiceRepublican2018Beach City, Cove, Turtle Bayou, Wallisville
 Commissioner, Precinct 3Tommy HammondRepublican2006Mont Belvieu, Old River-Winfree
 Commissioner, Precinct 4Ryan DagleyRepublican2018Baytown, Beach City

Elected Officials

OfficeNamePolitical party
 County AttorneyAshley Cain LandRepublican
 County ClerkHeather H. HawthorneRepublican
County Court JudgeCindy S. PriceRepublican
 District AttorneyCheryl Swope LieckRepublican
 District ClerkPatti HenryRepublican
 SheriffBrian HawthorneRepublican
 Tax Assessor-CollectorLaurie G. PaytonRepublican
 TreasurerNicole WhittingtonRepublican
County SurveyorMichael W. Chandler

Constables

OfficeNamePolitical partyArea(s) represented
 Constable, Precinct 1Dennis DugatRepublicanStowell, Winnie
 Constable, Precinct 2John MulryanRepublicanAnahuac, Turtle Bayou, Wallisville
 Constable, Precinct 3Donnie StandleyRepublicanDouble Bayou, Oak Island, Smith Point
 Constable, Precinct 4Ben L. "Butch" BeanRepublicanMont Belvieu, Old River-Winfree
 Constable, Precinct 5Bradley W. MoonRepublicanHankamer, Wallisville
 Constable, Precinct 6Kirk W. RitchRepublicanBaytown, Beach City, Cove

United States Congress

SenatorsNamePolitical partyFirst electedLevel
 Senate Class 2 John Cornyn Republican2002Senior Senator
 Senate Class 1 Ted Cruz Republican2012Junior Senator
RepresentativesNamePolitical PartyFirst ElectedArea(s) Represented
  Texas's 14th District Randy Weber Republican2012A small, unpopulated portion of the county that extends to the Gulf of Mexico, across the Intracoastal Waterway.
  Texas's 36th District Brian Babin Republican2014All populated areas of the county

Texas Legislature

Texas Senate

DistrictSenatorPolitical partyFirst electedArea(s) represented
  4 Brandon Creighton Republican2014Countywide, district also covers portions of Galveston, Harris, Jefferson, and Montgomery Counties

Texas House of Representatives

DistrictRepresentativePolitical partyFirst electedArea(s) represented
 23Terri Leo-WilsonRepublican2022Chambers County, Galveston County (part)

State Board of Education

DistrictMemberPolitical partyFirst electedArea(s) represented
 7Julie PickrenRepublican2022Countywide, district also covers all of Brazoria, Galveston, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, and Tyler Counties and most of Fort Bend County

Courts

Justices of the Peace

OfficeNamePolitical party
 Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1Celia DevillierRepublican
 Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2Michael W. WheatRepublican
 Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4Blake D. SylviaRepublican
 Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5David HatfieldRepublican
 Justice of the Peace, Precinct 6Larry Ray CryerRepublican

District Courts

OfficeNamePolitical partyArea(s) represented
 253rd District CourtChap B. Cain, IIIRepublicanCountywide, district also covers Liberty County
 344th District CourtRandy McDonaldRepublicanCountywide

1st Court of Appeals

NamePolitical partyFirst elected
 Chief JusticeSherry RadackRepublican2004, appointed in 2002
 Place 2Gordon GoodmanDemocrat2018
 Place 3Veronica Rivas-MolloyDemocrat2020
 Place 4April FarrisRepublican2020 (appointed)
 Place 5Amparo GuerraDemocrat2020
 Place 6Sarah Beth LandauDemocrat2018
 Place 7Julie CountissDemocrat2018
 Place 8Richard HightowerDemocrat2018
 Place 9Peter KellyDemocrat2018

14th Court of Appeals

NamePolitical partyFirst elected
 Chief JusticeTracy E. ChristopherRepublican2020
 Place 2Kevin JewellRepublican2016
 Place 3Jerry ZimmererDemocrat2018
 Place 4Charles A. SpainDemocrat2018
 Place 5Frances BourliotDemocrat2018
 Place 6Meagan HassanDemocrat2018
 Place 7Ken WiseRepublican2014, Appointed in 2013
 Place 8Margaret "Meg" PoissantDemocrat2018
 Place 9Randy WilsonRepublican2020 (appointed)

Politics

As with much of the Southern United States, Democrats won locally up into the 21st century, with many local politicians switching party allegiances in the mid-2000s. As of 2020 all elected county offices are represented by Republicans with the retirement of the Precinct 5 Constable Cecil. R. "Popeye" Oldham, a Democrat, who was last elected in 2016.

United States presidential election results for Chambers County, Texas [14]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No. %No. %No. %
2020 17,35380.15%3,99718.46%3021.39%
2016 13,33979.23%2,94817.51%5493.26%
2012 11,78779.99%2,79018.93%1581.07%
2008 9,98875.14%3,18823.98%1160.87%
2004 8,61873.98%2,95325.35%780.67%
2000 6,76969.03%2,88829.45%1491.52%
1996 4,10152.37%2,87636.73%85410.91%
1992 3,39840.62%2,83233.85%2,13625.53%
1988 3,69454.48%3,03544.76%520.77%
1984 4,32261.84%2,63237.66%350.50%
1980 3,14054.08%2,51743.35%1492.57%
1976 1,83537.82%2,92760.33%901.85%
1972 2,39066.35%1,20633.48%60.17%
1968 1,06129.42%1,21733.74%1,32936.85%
1964 1,02334.61%1,92164.99%120.41%
1960 1,26044.74%1,52454.12%321.14%
1956 1,52063.52%86035.94%130.54%
1952 1,49757.20%1,11642.64%40.15%
1948 30221.70%78756.54%30321.77%
1944 17913.47%1,03878.10%1128.43%
1940 21914.60%1,27985.27%20.13%
1936 13411.95%98487.78%30.27%
1932 919.69%84389.78%50.53%
1928 25651.41%24248.59%00.00%
1924 23942.30%31555.75%111.95%
1920 27849.38%24042.63%457.99%
1916 10126.17%23961.92%4611.92%
1912 41.59%21786.45%3011.95%

Education

Public School Districts [15]

Local Primary and Secondary School Jurisdictions. Each are governed by their own respective school board.

Higher Education

Community Colleges

Public libraries

The Chambers County Library System operates three libraries in the county.

Transportation

Major highways

Airports

The county operates two airports in unincorporated areas:

In addition, RWJ Airpark, a privately owned airport for public use, is located in Beach City.

The Houston Airport System stated that Chambers County is within the primary service area of George Bush Intercontinental Airport, an international airport in Houston in Harris County. [18]

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Chambers County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
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  17. ↑ Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.197. SAN JACINTO COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA..
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