Brazos County, Texas. (original) (raw)
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30� 40' 0" N, 96� 22' 0" W (30.666667, -96.366667)
Population: 233,849 (2020)
194,851 (2010) 152,415 (2000) 121,862 (1990)
Total area: 591 square miles (1,530 km2)
585 square miles (1,520 km2) land
5.8 square miles (15 km2) (1.0%) water
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Brazos County History
BRAZOS COUNTY
1936 text:
Created from Robertson and Washington Counties in 1841. First called Navasota, changed 1842 to Brazos after two rivers on county's boundaries. Organized in 1843, with Boonville as county seat; Bryan county seat since 1866. Area originally included in Stephen F. Austin's Second Colony, 1828. Became a part of the Washington municipality, 1837, under the Mexican government. First railroad reached Millican in 1860. A. & M. University opened, 1876. Economy based on agricultural, industrial and educational activities.
Replacement text, 2000:
Brazos County, part of Stephen F. Austin's colony, was created from Washington County in 1841. It was first named Navasota County, with Boonville as the county seat. In 1842 the name was changed to Brazos County. Through the Civil War, Millican, located at the end of the railroad from Houston, was a major town. When the railroad was continued through the county, Bryan became the county seat in 1866. The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (Texas A&M) opened in 1876 and College Station grew around it, incorporating in 1938.
Brazos County Town List
Cities, Towns & Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments, museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images, area destinations, forum...
County Seat - Bryan
Brazos County Vintage Maps
Brazos County 1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office
Brazos County 1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office
Brazos County 1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office
Brazos County 1936 Texas Centennial marker plaque
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson,
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