Back مقاطعة هاردين (تكساس) Arabic هاردین بؤلگهسی، تکزاس AZB Hardin County, Texas BAR Хардын (акруга, Тэхас) Byelorussian Хардин (окръг, Тексас) Bulgarian হারডিন কাউন্টি, টেক্সাস BPY Comtat de Hardin (Texas) Catalan Hardin Gông (Texas) CDO Hardin County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Texas) CEB Hardin County (Texas) Czech
Hardin County | |
|---|---|
 The Hardin County Courthouse in Kountze | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
 Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 30°20′N 94°23′W / 30.34°N 94.39°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Founded | 1858 |
| Seat | Kountze |
| Largest city | Lumberton |
| Area | |
• Total | 898 sq mi (2,330 km2) |
| • Land | 891 sq mi (2,310 km2) |
| • Water | 7.0 sq mi (18 km2) 0.% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 56,231 |
| • Density | 63/sq mi (24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 36th |
| Website | www |
Hardin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 56,231.[1] The county seat is Kountze.[2] The county is named for the family of William Hardin from Liberty County, Texas.[3]
Hardin County is part of the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metropolitan statistical area.
National Archives and Records Administration 1860 US Federal Census - Slave identifies the Hart Family of Hardin County as one of the largest slaveholders in the area at the time. The same referenxe also identifies the Taylor family as slaveholders at that time.
- ^ "Hardin County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 149.