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El Franco Lee was a District 1 representative on the Harris County Commissioners Court in Texas. He passed away on January 3, 2016.[1]
The county government of Harris County is located in Houston, Texas. The county was first established in 1836. It covers a total of 1,703 square miles of land on the upper Gulf Coast in the southeastern part of Texas.[2]
Harris County is overseen by a five-member commissioners court. Four commissioners are elected by district to four-year terms. The head of commissioners court, the county judge, is elected county-wide. Residents also elect a county attorney, district attorney, county clerk, district clerk, county sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, county treasurer, eight constables, and 16 justices of the peace.
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic data for Harris County, Texas (2015) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris County | Texas | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 4,356,362 | 27,429,639 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 1,703.48 | 261,232 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity[3] | |||
| White alone: | 63.1% | 74.9% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 18.9% | 11.9% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 6.6% | 4.2% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.2% | 2.5% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 41.6% | 38.4% | 17.1% |
| Education | |||
| High school graduation rate: | 79.6% | 81.9% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 29.5% | 27.6% | 29.8% |
| Income | |||
| Median household income: | $54,457 | $53,207 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 14.9% | 19.9% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) | |||
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