Hardin County, Texas
16 public bodies govern here, 5 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 57,642
- Median household income
- $75,808
- ±5,192
- Unemployed
- 5.4%
- 1,429 of 26,297 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 86.2%
- 19,154 of 22,222 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Hardin | 56,973 (2021) | Po Box 38, Kountze | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Kountze | 2,163 (2021) | Po Box 188, Kountze | — |
| City of Lumberton | 13,802 (2021) | 836 N Main St, Lumberton | Website |
| City of Rose Hill Acres | 328 (2021) | 100 Jordan Road, Rose Hill Acres | — |
| City of Silsbee | 6,851 (2021) | 105 S 3rd St, Silsbee | Website |
| City of Sour Lake | 1,792 (2021) | 625 Highway 105 W, Sour Lake | Website |
Special districts 10
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin County Emergency Services District 1 | Local fire protection | Po Box 1373, Kountze | — |
| Hardin County Emergency Services District 2 | Local fire protection | 228 Country Lane Drive, Lumberton | — |
| Hardin County Emergency Services District 3 | Local fire protection | Po Box 595, Saratoga | — |
| Hardin County Emergency Services District 4 | Local fire protection | 300 W Monroe St, Kountze | — |
| Hardin County Emergency Services District 5 | Local fire protection | Po Box 1253, Sour Lake | — |
| Hardin County Emergency Services District 6 | Local fire protection | Po Box 2365, Silsbee | — |
| Village Mills Emergency Services District | Local fire protection | Po Box 117, Village Mills | — |
| Hardin County Water Control and Improvement District 1 | Other multi-function districts | 101 Pinegarden, Sour Lake | — |
| Lumberton MUD | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 8065, Lumberton | Website |
| Lower Neches Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 488, Kountze | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
HARDIN-JEFFERSON ISD
School district6 schools
520 W HERRING, Sour Lake, TX, 77659
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
KOUNTZE ISD
School district4 schools
160 W VAUGHN ST, Kountze, TX, 77625
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
LUMBERTON ISD
School district6 schools
121 S MAIN, Lumberton, TX, 77657
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
SILSBEE ISD
School district4 schools
415 HWY 327 W, Silsbee, TX, 77656
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
WEST HARDIN COUNTY CISD
School district3 schools
39227 HWY 105, Saratoga, TX, 77585
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Beaumont Farmers' Market (Beaumont)
The Artisan Farmers Market (Orange)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.