Fort Bend County, Texas

Fort Bend County is a county located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. According the 2000 U.S. Census, the population is 354,452 with a 2004 estimate at 442,620. The county is expected to triple in population within the next 30 years.

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County - Gulf Coast - U.S. state - Texas - Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area - 2000 - U.S. Census - 2004

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Fort Bend is named for a blockhouse positioned in a bend of the Brazos River, which was the center of life in the future county in early days. Its county seat is Richmond6 and the largest city is Sugar Land.

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Brazos River - County seat - Richmond - ⁶ - Sugar Land

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