Editing Galveston County, Texas (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|874|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|495|sqmi}} (57%) is covered by water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 27, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

Galveston County is located on the plains of the Texas Gulf Coast in the southeastern part of the state. The county is bounded on the northeast by Galveston Bay and on the northwest by Clear Creek and [[Clear Lake (region)|Clear Lake]]. Much of the county covers Galveston Bay, and is bounded to the south by the Galveston Seawall and beaches on the [[Gulf of Mexico]].

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Harris County, Texas|Harris County]] (north)
* [[Chambers County, Texas|Chambers County]] (northeast)
* [[Gulf of Mexico]] (southeast)
* [[Brazoria County, Texas|Brazoria County]] (west)