Burleson County, Texas

Burleson County, Texas
The Burleson County Courthouse in Caldwell
Location in the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location in the U.S.
Founded	1846
Named for	Edward Burleson
Seat	Caldwell
Largest city	Caldwell
Area
• Total	677 sq mi (1,753 km2)
• Land	659 sq mi (1,707 km2)
• Water	18 sq mi (47 km2), 26%
Population
• (2010)	17,187
• Density	26/sq mi (10/km²)
Congressional district	17th
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.co.burleson.tx.us

Burleson County (/ˈbɜːrlᵻsən/ BUR-li-sən) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,187. Its county seat is Caldwell. The county is named for Edward Burleson, a general and statesman of the Texas Revolution.

Burleson County is part of the College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.

From 1975 to 1995, the Burleson county judge, who presides over the commissioner's court, were the son and father team of Mark Steglich Caperton (born 1946), a Caldwell attorney, and Woods Allen Caperton (1920-2009). Mark Caperton was the judge from 1975 to 1983 and was succeeded by his father, a former agent of the United States Soil Conservation Service. Woods Caperton also served seventeen years as a member of the Caldwell Independent School District and was a member too of the Burleson County Hospital District. During his time on each board, a new high school and hospital were begun. Woods Caperton was also chairman of the Brazos Valley Development Council and the Brazos Valley Mental Health Mental Retardation Center. He founded the Caldwell Cub Scouts and was instrumental in the development of the Caldwell Little League. Another son, Kent Caperton, served from 1981 to 1991 as the District 5 state senator. Kent Caperton, formerly of Bryan, is a lobbyist and lawyer in Austin.