Chambers County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 35,096. The county seat is Anahuac.Chambers County is included in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.HistoryMission Nuestra Señora de la Luz, a Spanish mission in Texas, was established in 1756 near what is now Wallisville.Chambers County was founded in 1858. It is named for Thomas Jefferson Chambers, a major general in the Texas Revolution.GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (31%) is water.The south and southwestern parts of the county lie in the Galveston Bay Area on the shores of Trinity Bay and East Bay. A small portion of the southeastern area lies on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.Adjacent countiesLiberty County (north)Jefferson County (east)Galveston County (southwest)Harris County (west)