Fort Bend County, Texas

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Fort Bend County, Texas is a populous and rapidly growing county in the Houston metropolitan area known for its diverse communities, suburban cities, and historic county seat of Richmond.

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instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borderedBy Austin County, Texas NERFINISHED
Brazoria County, Texas NERFINISHED
Harris County
surface form: Harris County, Texas

Waller County, Texas NERFINISHED
Wharton County, Texas NERFINISHED
climate humid subtropical climate
contains Arcola, Texas
Fulshear, Texas
Katy, Texas, United States
surface form: Katy, Texas

Meadows Place, Texas
Missouri City, Texas
Needville, Texas
Richmond, Texas
Rosenberg, Texas NERFINISHED
Simonton, Texas
Stafford, Texas
Sugar Land, Texas
Thompsons, Texas
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countrySubdivisionType county of Texas
countySeat Richmond, Texas
daylightSavingTimeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time
demographicsCharacteristic one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the United States
economySector education
energy industry
healthcare
manufacturing
retail
executiveHead Fort Bend County Judge
governmentType county government
hasHigherEducationInstitution Houston Community College System
surface form: Houston Community College (Fort Bend campuses)

Wharton County Junior College Sugar Land campus
surface form: Wharton County Junior College (Fort Bend campuses)
hasHistoricSite Fort Bend County Courthouse
surface form: Fort Bend County Courthouse in Richmond

George Ranch Historical Park
Imperial Sugar refinery
surface form: Sugar Land’s Imperial Sugar historic facilities
hasJurisdiction Fort Bend County District Courts
Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office
hasSchoolDistrict Fort Bend Independent School District
Katy Independent School District
Lamar Consolidated Independent School District
Needville Independent School District
knownFor ethnic and cultural diversity
historic sites in Richmond and surrounding areas
master-planned suburban communities
rapid population growth
largestCity Sugar Land, Texas
legislativeBody Fort Bend County Commissioners Court
locatedIn Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area
Texas
locatedOn Brazos River
namedAfter Fort Bend NERFINISHED
namedFor a bend in the Brazos River where a fort was built
partOf Gulf Coast of Texas
surface form: Gulf Coast region of Texas

Houston metropolitan area
surface form: Houston metropolitan statistical area

Texas District Courts
surface form: State of Texas judicial district system
state Texas
timeZone Central Time Zone
transportInfrastructure Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road
Interstate 69 NERFINISHED
State Highway 6 NERFINISHED
U.S. Highway 59 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 90A
surface form: U.S. Highway 90A

Westpark Tollway

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Texas's 9th congressional district locatedIn Fort Bend County, Texas
Texas's 7th congressional district locatedIn Fort Bend County, Texas
Harris County borderedBy Fort Bend County, Texas
this entity surface form: Fort Bend County
Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area containsCounty Fort Bend County, Texas
this entity surface form: Fort Bend County
Richmond, Texas county Fort Bend County, Texas
Southwest Houston locatedIn Fort Bend County, Texas
Katy, Texas, United States county Fort Bend County, Texas
subject surface form: Katy, Texas
Morton Cemetery locatedIn Fort Bend County, Texas
Missouri City, Texas county Fort Bend County, Texas
Montgomery County borders Fort Bend County, Texas
subject surface form: Montgomery County, Texas
Buffalo Bayou flowsThrough Fort Bend County, Texas
Sugar Land county Fort Bend County, Texas
this entity surface form: Fort Bend County
Stafford, Texas county Fort Bend County, Texas
Fresno, Texas county Fort Bend County, Texas
Fresno, Texas countyGovernment Fort Bend County, Texas
this entity surface form: Fort Bend County government
New Territory, Texas county Fort Bend County, Texas
Greatwood, Texas county Fort Bend County, Texas
Mission Bend, Texas county Fort Bend County, Texas
this entity surface form: Fort Bend County
Fort Bend County (part) partOf Fort Bend County, Texas
this entity surface form: Fort Bend County
Fort Bend County (part) county Fort Bend County, Texas
this entity surface form: Fort Bend County
Fort Bend County (part) hasHigherLevelAdministrativeUnit Fort Bend County, Texas
this entity surface form: Fort Bend County
Fort Bend County (part) hasTaxingAuthority Fort Bend County, Texas
this entity surface form: Fort Bend County
Sugar Land, Texas county Fort Bend County, Texas
Pecan Grove, Texas county Fort Bend County, Texas
Lamar Consolidated Independent School District serves Fort Bend County, Texas
this entity surface form: Needville area of Fort Bend County, Texas
METRO local bus network serviceAreaIncludes Fort Bend County, Texas
this entity surface form: Fort Bend County (selected areas)