Rockwall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It was one of the top twenty-five fastest growing counties in the U.S. in 2010. As of the 2010 census, its population was 78,337. It is the second wealthiest county in Texas and its seat is Rockwall. Rockwall County forms part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.
The county was formerly a part of Kaufman County, but split off in 1873 because access to the county seat of Kaufman was in...
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Rockwall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It was one of the top twenty-five fastest growing counties in the U.S. in 2010. As of the 2010 census, its population was 78,337. It is the second wealthiest county in Texas and its seat is Rockwall. Rockwall County forms part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.
The county was formerly a part of Kaufman County, but split off in 1873 because access to the county seat of Kaufman was inconvenient. The county and city are named for a wall-like subterranean rock formation that runs throughout the county.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 149 square miles (390 km), the smallest county in Texas, of which 129 square miles (330 km) is land and 20 square miles (52 km) is (13.39%) water.
Rockwall County was formed in 1873 from portions of Kaufman County. It was named after the city in the former county.
As of the census of 2000, there were 43,080 people, 14,530 households, and 11,972 families...
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