Henderson County
Henderson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 82,150. The county seat is Athens. The county is named in honor of James Pinckney Henderson, the first attorney general of the Republic of Texas, and secretary of state for the republic. He later served as the first governor of Texas. Henderson County was established in 1846, the year after Texas gained statehood. Its first town was Buffalo, laid out in 1847. Henderson County comprises the Athens micropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Dallas-Fort Worth combined statistical area.
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Cities and towns 19
- City of Athens pop. 12,890
- City of Brownsboro pop. 1,229
- City of Caney City pop. 188
- City of Coffee City pop. 244
- City of Eustace pop. 1,153
- City of Gun Barrel pop. 6,378
- City of Log Cabin pop. 749
- City of Malakoff pop. 2,219
- City of Moore Station pop. 159
- City of Murchison pop. 523
- City of Poynor pop. 288
- City of Seven Points pop. 1,402
- City of Star Harbor pop. 501
- City of Trinidad pop. 861
- Town of Berryville pop. 852
- Town of Chandler pop. 3,400
- Town of Enchanted Oaks pop. 354
- Town of Payne Springs pop. 750
- Town of Tool pop. 2,212
Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)
- Census ID (PID6)
- 183772
- FIPS state
- 48
- FIPS county
- 213
- FIPS place
- 99213
- Census record name
- COUNTY OF HENDERSON
- Mailing address
- 125 N PRAIRIEVILLE ST, ATHENS 75751