Hempstead, Texas

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Houston. It is located about 46 miles [74 km] to the southeast of Hempstead and has a population of 1,953,631 people.^<1>

The next largest community is College Station. It is located about 36 miles [57 km] to the north of Hempstead and has a population of 67,890 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bellaire	SE	45 mi [72.4 km]	18,197	16.33% increase
	Brenham	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	15,270	13.05% increase
	Bryan	NW	42 mi [67.6 km]	72,357	10.2% increase
	Conroe	NE	39 mi [62.8 km]	55,429	50.58% increase
	Humble	E	49 mi [78.9 km]	14,899	2.19% increase
	Jersey Village	SE	33 mi [53.1 km]	7,279	5.8% increase
	Katy	SE	26 mi [41.84 km]	13,913	18.16% increase
	Missouri City	SE	49 mi [78.9 km]	74,723	41.22% increase
	Navasota	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	7,558	11.33% increase
	Richmond	SE	40 mi [64.4 km]	13,493	21.77% increase
	Rosenberg	SE	41 mi [66 km]	33,595	39.73% increase
	Stafford	SE	44 mi [70.8 km]	19,541	24.62% increase
	Sugar Land	SE	43 mi [69.2 km]	80,704	27.44% increase
	Tomball	E	27 mi [43.45 km]	10,234	12.6% increase
	West University Place	SE	46 mi [74 km]	15,583	9.65% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bellville	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	4,415	16.37% increase
	Brazos Country	S	23 mi [37.01 km]	---
	Brookshire	S	22 mi [35.41 km]	3,949	14.46% increase
	Highland Village	SE	26 mi [41.84 km]	---
	Magnolia	NE	21 mi [33.8 km]	1,249	12.42% increase
	Pattison	S	20 mi [32.19 km]	481	7.61% increase
	Pine Island	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	833	1.88% decrease
	Pinehurst	E	24 mi [38.62 km]	---
	Prairie View	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	4,492	1.86% increase
	Saint Paul	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	San Felipe	S	20 mi [32.19 km]	973	12.1% increase
	Sealy	S	23 mi [37.01 km]	6,275	19.57% increase
	Stagecoach	E	22 mi [35.41 km]	508	11.65% increase
	Todd Mission	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	83	43.15% decrease
	Waller	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	2,058	1.63% decrease

Waller County

Hempstead is located in Waller County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Waller: Austin, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery and Washington.

While not sharing a border with Waller, the following counties are close to Hempstead: Brazos, Burleson and Colorado.

Below are counties that are near Hempstead (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Hempstead:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Hempstead
	Austin County	SW	Cochran	5 miles [8 km]
	Brazos County	NW	Allenfarm	23 miles [37 km]
	Burleson County	NW	Clay	25 miles [40 km]
	Colorado County	SW	Bernardo	29 miles [46 km]
	Fayette County	W	Willow Springs	32 miles [51 km]
	Fort Bend County	SE	Fawn Lake	26 miles [41 km]
	Grimes County	N	Courtney	11 miles [17 km]
	Harris County	E	Waller	9 miles [14 km]
	Montgomery County	NE	Magnolia	21 miles [33 km]
	Washington County	W	Sauney Stand	8 miles [12 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Texas<3>

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