Angie Chesnut
Angie Chesnut is a former member of the Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees in Texas, representing Precinct 4 from 1993 to 2016.
About the county
- See also: Harris County, Texas
The county government of Harris County is located in Houston, Texas. The county was first established in 1836. It covers a total of 1,703 square miles of land on the upper Gulf Coast in the southeastern part of Texas.[1]
County government
- See also: Government of Harris County, Texas
Harris County is overseen by a five-member commissioners court. Four commissioners are elected by district to four-year terms. The head of commissioners court, the county judge, is elected county-wide. Residents also elect a county attorney, district attorney, county clerk, district clerk, county sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, county treasurer, eight constables, and 16 justices of the peace.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Harris County, Texas | ||
|---|---|---|
| Harris County | Texas | |
| Population | 4,731,145 | 29,145,505 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 1,707 | 261,257 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 34.4% | 48.5% |
| Black/African American | 19% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 7.3% | 5.6% |
| Native American | 1% | 0.7% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 14% | 9.3% |
| Multiple | 24.1% | 23.5% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 44% | 39.7% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 82.5% | 86% |
| College graduation rate | 34.2% | 33.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $74,983 | $78,476 |
| Persons below poverty level | 16.3% | 13.8% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2019-2024). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
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See also
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Harris County Department of Education, Precinct 4 1993-2016 |
Succeeded by Eric Dick |
Municipal: 2026 • 2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014
Judicial: 2026 • 2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011 • 2010 • 2009
