Brazoria is a city in Brazoria County within the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2000
U.S. Census, the city population was 2,787. Brazoria is part of the
Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area, although Brazoria considered to be
rural.
Brazoria was originally founded as a port for Stephen 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 (29.047216,
-95.567625)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area
of 4.8 km² (1.9 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,787 people, 1,063 households, and 736 families residing in
the city. The population density was 575.4/km² (1,489.4/mi²). There were 1,166
housing units at an average density of 240.7/km² (623.1/mi²). 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 91.9 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 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.
One public elementary school, Barrow Elementary School, is located in Brazoria and serves Brazoria. 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.
Medical Services
Brazoria is served by West Brazos EMS which is affiliated with Sweeny Community Hospital. Although there is not a hospital
with in the city limits, Sweeny Community, Brazosport Regional, and Matagorda General are all within a driving distance.
External links
Coordinates:
29.047216° N 95.567625°
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