Williamson County
county in Texas, United States
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Summary
Williamson County is a county of Texas[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of county of texas entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,934 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Texas[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Capital: Georgetown[6]
- Shares border with: Bell County[7], Bastrop County[8], Milam County[9], Lee County[10], Travis County[11], Burnet County[12]
- Named after: Robert McAlpin Williamson[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Georgetown[14]
- Commons category: Williamson County, Texas[15]
- Inception: March 13, 1848[16]
- Coordinate location: 30.655511111111, -97.5839[17]
- Official website: http://wilco.org[18], https://www.wilcotx.gov/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Williamson County, Texas[20]
- Population: 422,679[21], 426,713[22], 442,339[23], 456,359[24], 471,014[25], 508,514[26], 609,017[27]
- Topic has template: Template:Williamson County, Texas[28]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Williamson County, Texas[29]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Williamson County, Texas[30]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Williamson County, Texas[31]
- Number of households: 188,113[32]
- Native label: Williamson County[33]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C110456[34]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Williamson County, Texas[35]
- Different from: Williamson County[36]
- Area: 2940[37]
- Water as percent of area: 1.4[38]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Williamson County, Texas[39]
Why It Matters
Williamson County has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]