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Somervell County, Texas. Somervell County (/ËsÊmÉrvÉl/ SUM-er-vell) is a county on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,490. Its county seat is Glen Rose. The county is named for Alexander Somervell, Secretary of War for the Republic of Texas.
Brazoria County, Texas (TX) County population in 2014: 338,124 (77% urban, 23% rural); it was 241,767 in 2000. County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 53,081. County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 26,396. County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 60,682.