
Hempstead at a glance
What makes Hempstead different: Hempstead, the Waller County seat at the junction of US 290 and SH 6, was the nation's leading watermelon shipper until the 1940s and still celebrates the heritage with its annual July Watermelon Festival.
- Hempstead population
- 6,137
- Waller County Medicare
- 9,117
- MA penetration (county)
- 50%