Brazos County, Texas

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Brazos County (Script error: No such module "IPAc-en". Script error: No such module "Respell".) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2026 estimates, its population was 249,803[1][2] The county seat is Bryan.[3] Along with Brazoria County, the county is named for the Brazos River, which forms its western border. The county was formed in 1841 and organized in 1843.[4][5]

Brazos County is part of the Bryan-College Station Metropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Bryan, College Station, and smaller cities and towns in Brazos, Burleson, and Robertson counties.

History

In 1837, most of the area of present-day Brazos County was included in Washington County. The Brazos River, which bisected the latter, proved a serious obstacle to county government, and a new county, Navasota, was formed in January 1841. The first court, with Judge R. E. B. Baylor presiding, was held later that year in the home of Joseph Ferguson, fourteen miles west of the site of present Bryan. The county seat, named Boonville for Mordecai Boon, was located on John Austin's league and was surveyed by Hiram Hanover in 1841. In January of the following year Navasota County was renamed Brazos County.[6]

Originally one of the state's poorer counties, the county donated 2,416 acres of land in the 1870s to create Texas A&M University, which has enabled the county to be among the state's most financially successful.

After the Civil War tens of thousands of new residents moved to Brazos County, attracted by its good lands, with plenty of timber and a patchwork of prairies and fertile floodplains. As newcomers poured in by the thousands the county suffered from arson, feuding, shooting and racial violence, including mob lynchings.[7]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (1.0%) is water.[8]

Adjacent counties

The northwestern boundary follows the Old Spanish Trail.

Demographics

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 233,849. The median age was 26.0 years, 20.5% of residents were under the age of 18, and 9.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.0 males age 18 and over.[14]

The racial makeup of the county was 60.0% White, 10.4% Black or African American, 0.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 6.3% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 10.1% from some other race, and 12.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 27.0% of the population.[15]

88.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 11.9% lived in rural areas.[16]

There were 85,304 households in the county, of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 38.3% were married-couple households, 25.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[14]

There were 96,710 housing units, of which 11.8% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 43.8% were owner-occupied and 56.2% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 12.3%.[14]

Racial and ethnic composition

Brazos County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980[17] Pop 1990[18] Pop 2000[19] Pop 2010[12] Pop 2020[13] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 71,989 87,139 100,647 115,252 123,035 76.92% 71.51% 66.03% 59.15% 52.61%
Black or African American alone (NH) 10,267 13,409 16,146 20,827 23,569 10.97% 11.00% 10.59% 10.69% 10.08%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 168 223 360 484 502 0.18% 0.18% 0.24% 0.25% 0.21%
Asian alone (NH) 1,099 4,248 6,066 9,982 14,621 1.17% 3.49% 3.98% 5.12% 6.25%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x [20] x [21] 69 82 210 x x 0.05% 0.04% 0.09%
Other race alone (NH) 610 130 170 246 1,009 0.65% 0.11% 0.11% 0.13% 0.43%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x [22] x [23] 1,704 2,573 7,836 x x 1.12% 1.32% 3.35%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9,455 16,713 27,253 45,405 63,067 10.10% 13.71% 17.88% 23.30% 26.97%
Total 93,588 121,862 152,415 194,851 233,849 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2000 census

As of the census[24] of 2000, there were 152,415 people, 55,202 households, and 30,416 families residing in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 59,023 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the county was 74.45% White, 10.72% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 4.01% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 8.42% from other races, and 1.97% from two or more races. 17.88% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 15.3% were of German, 8.4% English, 7.3% Irish and 7.2% American ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 55,202 households, out of which 27.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.30% were married couples living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.90% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.50% under the age of 18, 32.00% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 13.80% from 45 to 64, and 6.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,104, and the median income for a family was $46,530. Males had a median income of $32,864 versus $24,179 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,212. About 14.00% of families and 26.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.60% of those under age 18 and 10.30% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Public Transportation

The Brazos Transit District operates a fixed route bus service and paratransit throughout Bryan and College Station.[25][26]

Major highways

Airport

Easterwood Airport, owned by Texas A&M, is the local commercial airport, with flights to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

Coulter Field is in Bryan.

Politics

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No Democratic presidential nominee has carried it since Texas native Lyndon Johnson in his 1964 landslide. Only in 1968 and 2020 have Democrats received even 40% of the vote. Even Jimmy Carter failed to win 40% of the vote in 1976, despite being the last Democrat to win Texas.

In 2020, Joe Biden was the first Democrat to win over 40% of its vote since 1968, winning 41.43% of the vote. This was still well to the right of the state as a whole, as Biden lost the state 46.48-52.06%.

Communities

Cities

Towns

Census-designated place

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

Education

School districts:[28]

Blinn College is the designated community college for all of the county.[29]

Texas A&M University, the largest university by enrollment in Texas, is located in College Station.[30]

See also

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References

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