LIBERTY COUNTY, TEXAS

'Liberty County' is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the population is 70,154. Its county seat is Liberty⁶.

Contents

Geography

Major Highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Elected officials

United States Congress

Texas Legislature

Texas Senate

Texas House of Representatives

Liberty County Elected Officials

Cities and towns

Other Communities

Education

External links

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,046 km² (1,176 mi²). 3,004 km² (1,160 mi²) of it is land and 42 km² (16 mi²) of it (1.41%) is water.
The Trinity River flows through the county, dividing the county in half. The river begins on the northern border of Liberty County, forming the San Jacinto -Polk County line until the Liberty County line. The east fork of the San Jacinto River flows through far Northeast parts of the county, Flowing through Cleveland. Tarkington Bayou begins in the Sam Houston National Forest in San Jacinto County, working its way south through Northeast and east Liberty County and joining other feeders, before traveling into Harris County and dumping into Galveston Bay. The highest point in the county is Davis Hill, a salt dome in north Liberty County, off of CR 2252.

Major Highways

★ U.S. Highway 59

★ U.S. Highway 90

★ State Highway 61

★ State Highway 105

★ State Highway 146

★ See List of Highways in Liberty County for more roadways in Liberty County.

Adjacent counties

★ Polk County (north)

★ Hardin County (east)

★ Jefferson County (southeast)

★ Chambers County (south)

★ Harris County (southwest)

★ Montgomery County (west)

★ San Jacinto County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 70,154 people, 23,242 households, and 17,756 families residing in the county. The population density was 23/km² (60/mi²). There were 26,359 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (23/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 78.90% White, 12.82% Black or African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 6.03% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. 10.92% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 23,242 households out of which 38.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.50% were married couples living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.60% were non-families. 20.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the county, the population was spread out with 27.60% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 31.60% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 10.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $38,361, and the median income for a family was $43,744. Males had a median income of $37,957 versus $22,703 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,539. About 11.10% of families and 14.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.30% of those under age 18 and 15.00% of those age 65 or over.

Elected officials

United States Congress

'Senators'		'Name'	'Party'	'First Elected'	'Level'
	Senate Class 1	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Republican	1993	Senior Senator
	Senate Class 2	John Cornyn	Republican	2002	Junior Senator
'Representatives'		'Name'	'Party'	'First Elected'	'Area(s) of Liberty County Represented'
	District 2	Ted Poe	Republican	2004	Western and southern areas
	District 8	Kevin Brady	Republican	1996	Northern areas

Texas Legislature

Texas Senate

★ 'District 4:' Tommy Williams (R)- first elected in 2002

Texas House of Representatives

★ 'District 18:' John Otto (R)- first elected in 2004

Liberty County Elected Officials

Position	Official	Party
County Judge	Phil Fitzgerald	Democrat
County Commissioner Precinct 1	Todd Fontenot	Democrat
County Commissioner Precinct 2	Lee Groce	Democrat
County Commissioner Precinct 3	Melvin Hunt	Democrat
County Commissioner Precinct 4	Norman Brown	Democrat
County Attorney	A. J. Hartel, III	Democrat
County Clerk	Delia Sellers	Democrat
District Attorney	Michael R. Little	Democrat
District Clerk	Melody Gilmore	Democrat
Sheriff	Greg Arthur	Democrat
Assessor-Collector	Mark McClelland	Democrat
County Treasurer	Kim Harris	Republican
Constable Precinct 1	Tim Allison	Democrat
Constable Precinct 2	Mike Parrish	Democrat
Constable Precinct 3	Danny Frankum	Democrat
Constable Precinct 4	Charles Martin	Democrat
Constable Precinct 5	L.W. DeSpain	Democrat
Constable Precinct 6	Royce Wheeler	Democrat
Justice Of The Peace Precinct 1	Bobby Rader	Republican
Justice Of The Peace Precinct 2	Ronnie E. Davis	Democrat
Justice Of The Peace Precinct 3	Cody Parrish	Democrat
Justice Of The Peace Precinct 4	Glenn Pruett	Democrat
Justice Of The Peace Precinct 5	Burl Thomas	Democrat
Justice Of The Peace Precinct 6	Peggy Dunn	Democrat

Cities and towns

★ Ames ★ Cleveland ★ Daisetta

★ Dayton ★ Dayton Lakes ★ Devers

★ Hardin ★ Kenefick ★ Liberty

★ North Cleveland ★ Plum Grove

Other Communities

★ Davis Hill ★ Dolen ★ Eastgate ★ Hightower ★ Hull

★ Macedonia ★ Moss Bluff ★ Moss Hill ★ Rayburn ★ Raywood

★ Romayor ★ Rye ★ Tarkington Prairie

Education

★ Dayton ISD

★ Liberty ISD

★ Cleveland ISD

★ Tarkington ISD

★ Hardin ISD

★ Hull-Daisetta ISD

★ Devers ISD

External links

★ Liberty County government's website

★ Liberty County in ''Handbook of Texas Online'' from The University of Texas at Austin

★ I-Dineout-- Liberal Twist, Local news Mainly focuses on south Liberty County.

★ Liberty Dispatch-- Conservative Twist, Local news Mainly focuses on politics in Liberty County Texas.

★ Cleveland Advocate Cleveland Area Newspaper, covers north east Liberty County.