TX · GEOID 48473

Waller County area

Waller County, Texas covers 517.9 square miles: 513.4 square miles of land and 4.6 square miles of water.

Official Census measurements2026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area513.4 mi²
Water area4.6 mi²
Total area517.9 mi²
National land rank#2030

County outline

Generalized outline of Waller County, Texas
2025 Census cartographic boundary, fitted to this frame. County maps are not at a common scale. The 2026 area measurements below come from the separate Gazetteer release. Map source and limitations.

Where Waller County is located

Waller County highlighted on a map of all U.S. county equivalents. About the maps

Area breakdown

Land accounts for 99.1% of Waller County’s measured area and water for 0.9%. Its combined area converts to 1,341.4 square kilometers or approximately 331,462 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land513.3511,329.573328,544.6
Water4.55911.8082,917.8
Total517.911,341.381331,462.4

How Waller County compares

By original Census land area, Waller County ranks #237 of 254 in Texas and #2030 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 0.565 times the Texas county-equivalent median of 908.7 square miles. It accounts for 0.2% of the combined county land area in the state.

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What stands out about Waller County?

Waller County has more land than 1,192 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Waller County513.4 mi²
Texas median908.7 mi²
National median604.5 mi²

A median is the middle county-equivalent measurement, not the average of the largest and smallest. All three bars use the same linear scale. Very small areas may appear as a thin sliver; the labels retain their values.

Does including water change its rank?

Using land plus water places Waller County at #2,110 nationally by total area, 80 places farther from the top than its land rank. Other county equivalents gain more area when their water measurements are included.

Its water share is 0.9%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 0.3 percentage points lower. This describes the statistical geography’s land/water mix, not flood exposure or developable land.

Closest positions in the national land ranking

These entries sit immediately beside Waller County in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#2029Union County, South Carolina513.6Compare
#2030Waller County, Texas513.4This county
#2031Winnebago County, Illinois513Compare

Calculated from the same Census release as the area table. Total-area order uses original ALAND + AWATER; water shares and chart labels use published square miles. Calculation details.

Representative coordinates

The Census internal point is 30.013590, -95.982149. It represents a location inside the geography; it is not necessarily the centroid or the address of a courthouse.

Source and precision

U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files, Counties. Original ALAND: 1,329,572,938 m²; AWATER: 11,808,615 m². Rankings use ALAND; exact ties use ascending GEOID. Tables preserve Census-published square miles to three decimals, with conversions based on those values.

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Common questions

How many acres of land are in Waller County?

The land measurement converts to approximately 328,545 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 331,462 acres. One square mile equals 640 acres.

Why might another source show a different area?

Check whether it reports land or total area, its Census vintage, and its rounding. Our guide explains how to reconcile county area figures.

Can this establish a property boundary?

No. Statistical measurements and generalized maps do not establish property lines. Consult the relevant local surveying or land-records authority.

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