Walker County, Texas

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf County
gptkbp:area 2,421 square miles
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Montgomery_County
gptkb:Liberty_County
gptkb:Madison_County
gptkb:San_Jacinto_County
Grimes_County
gptkbp:climate Humid_subtropical_climate
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Huntsville_State_Park
gptkb:Sam_Houston_National_Forest
gptkbp:demographics Diverse population
gptkbp:economy Agriculture
Manufacturing
Tourism
gptkbp:education gptkb:Sam_Houston_State_University
gptkb:Huntsville_Independent_School_District
gptkbp:elevation 200 feet
gptkbp:founded 1846
gptkbp:governmentType Commissioners Court
gptkbp:hasCountry gptkb:Huntsville
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Established as a land grant area
Site of the 1836 Battle of San Jacinto
Home_to_Texas_Department_of_Criminal_Justice
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Walker County, Texas
gptkbp:landmark gptkb:Huntsville_Historic_District
gptkb:Huntsville_State_Park
gptkb:Sam_Houston_Memorial_Museum
gptkb:Texas_Prison_Museum
Old Town Historic District
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:majorHighway gptkb:U.S._Route_75
Interstate 45
State Highway 75
State Highway 30
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Samuel_Walker
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Texas_Revolution
gptkb:Civil_War
gptkb:World_War_II
Huntsville_Prison_Riot
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:James_Fannin
gptkb:Sam_Houston
gptkb:Stephen_F._Austin
gptkb:William_B._Travis
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:population 68,000
gptkbp:timeZone gptkb:Central_Time_Zone
gptkbp:website www.co.walker.tx.us