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Chambers County, Texas
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The Chambers County Courthouse in Anahuac
Map of Texas highlighting Chambers County
Location in the state of Texas
Map of the U.S
Texas's location in the U.S.
Founded 1858
Seat Anahuac
Largest city Mont Belvieu
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

871 sq mi (2,256 km²)
597 sq mi (1,546 km²)
274 sq mi (710 km²), 31%
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

46,571
auto/sq mi (Expression error: Unrecognized word "auto"./km²)
Congressional districts 14th, 36th
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
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.[1][2] The county seat is Anahuac.[3]

Chambers County is one of the nine counties that comprise Greater Houston, the HoustonThe WoodlandsSugar 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.[4]

Chambers County was founded in 1858. It is named for Thomas Jefferson Chambers,[5] 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 onboard were killed.[6]

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.[7]

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[]

  • Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
  • Moody National Wildlife Refuge

State and local protected areas[]

  • Candy Cain Abshier Wildlife Management Area
  • Turtle Bayou Nature Preserve

Communities[]

Cities[]

Census-designated places[]

  • Oak Island
  • Stowell
  • Winnie

Unincorporated communities[]

  • Double Bayou
  • Hankamer
  • Monroe City
  • Seabreeze
  • Smith Point
  • Turtle Bayou
  • Wallisville

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1860 1,508
1870 1,503 −0.3%
1880 2,187 45.5%
1890 2,241 2.5%
1900 3,046 35.9%
1910 4,234 39.0%
1920 4,162 −1.7%
1930 5,710 37.2%
1940 7,511 31.5%
1950 7,871 4.8%
1960 10,379 31.9%
1970 12,187 17.4%
1980 18,538 52.1%
1990 20,088 8.4%
2000 26,031 29.6%
2010 35,096 34.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1850–2010[9] 2010[10] 2020[11]
Chambers County, Texas - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010[10] Pop 2020[11] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 24,767 29,858 70.57% 64.11%
Black or African American alone (NH) 2,817 3,148 8.03% 6.76%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 134 161 0.38% 0.35%
Asian alone (NH) 326 622 0.93% 1.34%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 13 0 0.04% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 25 215 0.07% 0.46%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 379 1,615 1.08% 3.47%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6,635 10,952 18.91% 23.52%
Total 35,096 46,571 100.00% 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,[12] 26,031 people, 9,139 households, and 7,219 families were residing in the county. The population density was 43 people per sq mi (17/km2). The 10,336 housing units averaged 17 per sq mi (7/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[]

Office Name Political party First elected Area(s) represented
  County Judge Jimmy Sylvia Republican 1996 Countywide
  Commissioner, Precinct 1 Jimmy E. Gore Republican 2016 Hankamer, Seabreeze, Stowell, Wallisville, Winnie
  Commissioner, Precinct 2 Mark Tice Republican 2018 Anahuac, Beach City, Cove, Double Bayou, Oak Island, Smith Point
  Commissioner, Precinct 3 Gary R. Nelson Republican 2006 Mont Belvieu, Old River-Winfree
  Commissioner, Precinct 4 Billy Combs Republican 2018 Baytown, Beach City

Elected Officials[]

Office Name Political party
  County Attorney Ashley Cain Land Republican
  County Clerk Heather H. Hawthorne Republican
  District Attorney Cheryl Swope Lieck Republican
  District Clerk Patti Henry Republican
  Sheriff Brian Hawthorne Republican
  Tax Assessor-Collector Denise Hutter Republican
  Treasurer Nicole Whittington Republican
County Surveyor Michael W. Chandler

Constables[]

Office Name Political party Area(s) represented
  Constable, Precinct 1 Dennis Dugat Republican Stowell, Winnie
  Constable, Precinct 2 John Mulryan Republican Anahuac, Turtle Bayou, Wallisville
  Constable, Precinct 3 Donnie Standley Republican Double Bayou, Oak Island, Smith Point
  Constable, Precinct 4 Ben L. "Butch" Bean Republican Mont Belvieu, Old River-Winfree
  Constable, Precinct 5 Bradley W. Moon Republican Hankamer, Wallisville
  Constable, Precinct 6 Kirk W. Ritch Republican Baytown, Beach City, Cove

United States Congress[]

Senators Name Political party First elected Level
  Senate Class 2 John Cornyn Republican 2002 Senior Senator
  Senate Class 1 Ted Cruz Republican 2012 Junior Senator
Representatives Name Political Party First Elected Area(s) Represented
  Texas's 14th District Randy Weber Republican 2012 A small, unpopulated portion of the county that extends to the Gulf of Mexico, across the Intracoastal Waterway.
  Texas's 36th District Brian Babin Republican 2014 All populated areas of the county

Texas Legislature[]

Texas Senate[]

District Senator Political party First elected Area(s) represented
  4 Brandon Creighton Republican 2014 Countywide, district also covers all of Jefferson County and portions of Galveston, Harris, and Montgomery Counties

Texas House of Representatives[]

District Representative Political party First elected Area(s) represented
  23 Mayes Middleton Republican 2018 Countywide, district also covers portions of Galveston County

State Board of Education[]

District Member Political party First elected Area(s) represented
  7 Matt Robinson Republican 2018 Countywide, district also covers all of Brazoria, Galveston, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Sabine, San Augustine, and Tyler Counties and portions of Fort Bend County


Courts[]

Justices of the Peace[]

Office Name Political party
  Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 Celia Devillier Republican
  Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 Randy Van Deventer Republican
  Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 Tracy Woody Republican
  Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 Blake Sylvia Republican
  Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5 David Hatfield Republican
  Justice of the Peace, Precinct 6 Larry Ray Cryer Republican

District Courts[]

Office Name Political party Area(s) represented
  253rd District Court Chap B. Cain, III Republican Countywide, district also covers Liberty County
  344th District Court Randy McDonald Republican Countywide

1st Court of Appeals[]

Name Political party First elected
  Chief Justice Sherry Radack Republican 2004, appointed in 2002
  Place 2 Gordon Goodman Democrat 2018
  Place 3 Veronica Rivas-Molloy Democrat 2020
  Place 4 April Farris Republican 2020 (appointed)
  Place 5 Amparo Guerra Democrat 2020
  Place 6 Sarah Beth Landau Democrat 2018
  Place 7 Julie Countiss Democrat 2018
  Place 8 Richard Hightower Democrat 2018
  Place 9 Peter Kelly Democrat 2018

14th Court of Appeals[]

Name Political party First elected
  Chief Justice Tracy E. Christopher Republican 2020
  Place 2 Kevin Jewell Republican 2016
  Place 3 Jerry Zimmerer Democrat 2018
  Place 4 Charles A. Spain Democrat 2018
  Place 5 Frances Bourliot Democrat 2018
  Place 6 Meagan Hassan Democrat 2018
  Place 7 Ken Wise Republican 2014, Appointed in 2013
  Place 8 Margaret "Meg" Poissant Democrat 2018
  Place 9 Randy Wilson Republican 2020 (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[13]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 17,353 80.15% 3,997 18.46% 302 1.39%
2016 13,339 79.23% 2,948 17.51% 549 3.26%
2012 11,787 79.99% 2,790 18.93% 158 1.07%
2008 9,988 75.14% 3,188 23.98% 116 0.87%
2004 8,618 73.98% 2,953 25.35% 78 0.67%
2000 6,769 69.03% 2,888 29.45% 149 1.52%
1996 4,101 52.37% 2,876 36.73% 854 10.91%
1992 3,398 40.62% 2,832 33.85% 2,136 25.53%
1988 3,694 54.48% 3,035 44.76% 52 0.77%
1984 4,322 61.84% 2,632 37.66% 35 0.50%
1980 3,140 54.08% 2,517 43.35% 149 2.57%
1976 1,835 37.82% 2,927 60.33% 90 1.85%
1972 2,390 66.35% 1,206 33.48% 6 0.17%
1968 1,061 29.42% 1,217 33.74% 1,329 36.85%
1964 1,023 34.61% 1,921 64.99% 12 0.41%
1960 1,260 44.74% 1,524 54.12% 32 1.14%
1956 1,520 63.52% 860 35.94% 13 0.54%
1952 1,497 57.20% 1,116 42.64% 4 0.15%
1948 302 21.70% 787 56.54% 303 21.77%
1944 179 13.47% 1,038 78.10% 112 8.43%
1940 219 14.60% 1,279 85.27% 2 0.13%
1936 134 11.95% 984 87.78% 3 0.27%
1932 91 9.69% 843 89.78% 5 0.53%
1928 256 51.41% 242 48.59% 0 0.00%
1924 239 42.30% 315 55.75% 11 1.95%
1920 278 49.38% 240 42.63% 45 7.99%
1916 101 26.17% 239 61.92% 46 11.92%
1912 4 1.59% 217 86.45% 30 11.95%



Education[]

Public School Districts[14]

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

  • Goose Creek CISD
  • Barbers Hill ISD
  • Anahuac ISD
  • East Chambers ISD
  • La Porte ISD (parts of uninhabited Galveston Bay)
Higher Education

Community Colleges

  • Lee College (for most all of Chambers County)[15]
  • San Jacinto College (parts of uninhabited Galveston Bay)[16]
Public libraries

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

  • Chambers County Library (main branch) in Anahuac
  • Juanita Hargraves Memorial Branch in Winnie
  • Sam and Carmena Goss Memorial Branch in Mont Belvieu

Transportation[]

Major highways[]

  • I-10 (TX) Interstate 10
  • Texas 61 State Highway 61
  • Texas 65 State Highway 65
  • Toll Texas 99 State Highway 99 (Grand Parkway)
  • Texas 146 State Highway 146
  • See List of Highways in Chambers County for more roadways in Chambers County.

Airports[]

The county operates two airports in unincorporated areas:

  • Chambers County Airport is east of Anahuac.
  • Chambers County-Winnie Stowell Airport serves Stowell and Winnie.

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.[17]

See also[]

  • List of museums in the Texas Gulf Coast
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Chambers County, Texas
  • Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Chambers County

References[]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Chambers County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/chamberscountytexas/PST120221. 
  2. ^ "Chambers County, Texas". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48071. Retrieved January 30, 2022. 
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. 
  4. ^ Alvarez, Elizabeth Cruce (Nov 8, 2011). Texas Almanac 2012–2013. Texas A&M University Press. pp. Contents. ISBN 9780876112571. https://books.google.com/books?id=rlxFHFdF3_gC&q=Arp%2C+Texas&pg=PT566. 
  5. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off.. pp. 74. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ. 
  6. ^ "Human remains found after Atlas Air cargo plane crashes in Chambers Co.". KTRK-TV. 2019-02-23. https://abc13.com/witnesses-recall-moments-before-cargo-plane-crash/5153812/abc13.com/5153229/. 
  7. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt. 
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000". US Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html. 
  9. ^ "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010". Texas Almanac. http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf. 
  10. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Chambers County, Texas". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48071&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2. 
  11. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Chambers County, Texas". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48071&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2. 
  12. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov. 
  13. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS. 
  14. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Chambers County, TX". U.S. Census Bureau. https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48071_chambers/DC20SD_C48071.pdf. Retrieved 2022-06-29.  - Text list
  15. ^ Texas Education Code, Section 130.186, "Lee College District Service Area". Its service area includes Goose Creek, Barbers Hill, Anahuac, and East Chambers school districts.
  16. ^ Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.197. SAN JACINTO COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA..
  17. ^ "Master Plan Executive Summary Archived July 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine." George Bush Intercontinental Airport Master Plan. Houston Airport System. December 2006. 2-1 (23/130). Retrieved on December 14, 2010.

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