Brazoria, Texas

Brazoria is a city of Brazoria County in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston•Sugar Land•Baytown metropolitan area. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 2,787.

Brazoria was originally founded as a port for Stephen F. Austin's colony.^{[citation needed]}

It had a population of 776 in 1950.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Brazoria is located at 29°2′50″N 95°34′3″W / 29.04722°N 95.5675°W (29.047216, -95.567625)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 2,787 people, 1,063 households, and 736 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,489.4 people per square mile (575.4/km²). There were 1,166 housing units at an average density of 623.1/sq mi (240.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 81.95% White, 10.30% African American, 0.57% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 5.38% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.37% of the population.

There were 1,063 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,058, and the median income for a family was $41,563. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $21,543 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,666. About 10.8% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 19.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The city is served by the Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District.

Two public elementary schools serve Brazoria—Barrow Elementary, which is located in the city limits, and Wild Peach Elementary, which is located outside the city limits. West Brazos Junior High School is also located in Brazoria and serves all junior high school students in the Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District.

Students continue on to Columbia High School. Columbia High School is located the city of West Columbia.

The Brazoria Library is a part of the Brazoria County Library System.

Government and infrastructure

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice operates the Clemens Unit in an unincorporated area near Brazoria.^[4][5]

Medical Services

Brazoria is served by West Brazos EMS which is operated by Sweeny Community Hospital. Although there is not a hospital with in the city limits, Sweeny Community, Brazosport Regional, Matagorda Regional, and Angleton-Danbury Medical Center are all within a driving distance.

Transportation

Eagle Air Park (IATA code BZT) is the city airport.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
4. ^ "CLEMENS (CN)." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Accessed September 12, 2008.
5. ^ Staff and Wire Reports. "Parts of Houston join evacuation." Houston Chronicle. September 21, 2005. Retrieved on May 10, 2010.

Sports

• Micheal(MadDog)Smith Football player for the [49ers] (1956-1962)

• Collin(Undead)Rigall soccer player. [South Houston player of the year] (2008-2009). Signed with Allstate.(2008-2009)

External links

• City of Brazoria
• Brazoria Heritage Foundation

Categories: Brazoria County, Texas | Cities in Texas | Greater Houston