Hempstead

Also known as Hempstead, Texas, Hempstead, TX

city in and county seat of Waller County, Texas, United States

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Country: United States
State: Texas
County: Waller
Incorporated: Originally incorporated November 10, 1858, re-incorporated June 10, 1935
Mayor: Katherine Ward
Total: 6.56 sq mi (16.99 km )
Land: 6.55 sq mi (16.97 km )
Water: 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km )
Elevation: 227 ft (69.1 m)
Density: 1,275.4/sq mi (492.42/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( CST )
Summer dst: UTC-5 ( CDT )
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Hempstead is a city in and the county seat of Waller County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hempstead had a population of 5,430. It is part of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area.

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