Industry Map
Industry is a city in Austin County, Texas, United States. The population was 304 at the 2000 census. Industry was the first permanent German settlement in Texas. Friedrich Ernst, Industry's founder settled here in 1831, and gained Industry the title Cradle of German Settlement in Texas.
Industry is located at 29°58?21?N 96°30?9?W / 29.9725°N 96.5025°W / 29.9725; -96.5025 (29.972597, ?96.502529).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), of which, 1.0 square miles (2.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.87%) is water.
Nearby cities include Fayetteville, Round Top, Brenham, Bellville, Burton.