Fort Bend County, Texas

Fort Bend County
County
Fort Bend County Courthouse, Richmond, November 2008
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 29°32′N 95°46′W / 29.53°N 95.77°W / 29.53; -95.77
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1838
Named for	A blockhouse positioned in a bend of the Brazos River
Seat	Richmond
Largest city	Sugar Land
Area
• Total	885 sq mi (2,290 km2)
• Land	861 sq mi (2,230 km2)
• Water	24 sq mi (60 km2)  2.7%
Population  (2020)
• Total	822,779
• Estimate  (2022)	889,146
• Density	930/sq mi (360/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts	7th, 9th, 22nd
Website	www.fortbendcountytx.gov

Fort Bend County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The county was founded in 1837 and organized the next year.^[1] It is named for a blockhouse at a bend of the Brazos River. The community developed around the fort in early days. The county seat is Richmond. The largest city located entirely within the county borders is Sugar Land. The largest city by population in the county is Houston; however, most of Houston's population is located in neighboring Harris County.

Fort Bend County is included in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 822,779.^[2][3] In 2017, Forbes ranked it the fifth-fastest growing county in the United States.^[4]

In 2015, Fort Bend County became Texas's wealthiest county, with a median household income of $95,389 and a median family income of $105,944, surpassing Collin and Rockwall Counties since the 2000 census.^[5]