Hardin County is located in the southeastern part of Texas and is part of the Beaumont-Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Kountze.

Hardin County is governed by a four-member Commissioners Court, with a county judge as the presiding officer. The county judge is elected county-wide, while the other four members are elected from single-member districts.

The county is served by several highways, including US 69, US 96, and US 287.

The main industries in Hardin County are agriculture, petrochemical refining, and manufacturing.

The county is home to the Big Thicket National Preserve, a protected area of over 100,000 acres of diverse wildlife and vegetation.

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