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Brazoria County (/ b r ə ˈ z ɔːr i ə / brə-ZOR-ee-ə) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population of the county was 372,031. [1] The county seat is Angleton. [2] Brazoria County is included in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area. It is located in the Gulf Coast region of Texas.
In 2005, the Brazoria County section of FM 2004, from the Galveston County line to SH 36, was designated the Jason Oliff Memorial Highway in honor of Brazoria County Sheriff Deputy Jason Oliff. [6] Oliff was killed on December 5, 2005, while placing flares in front of the BP Amoco plant on FM 2004 just southwest of the FM 2917 intersection.
Cedar Lake is a lake in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. [1] [2] It is shaped like a teardrop, and is under one mile in diameter. It is fed by Cedar Lake Creek and the San Bernard River, draining into the Gulf of Mexico. [3] In 1949, the completed Gulf Intracoastal Waterway became another tributary. [4]
Freeport is located in southern Brazoria County at (28.959527, –95.356941), [10] near the mouth of the Brazos River in the Gulf of MexicoIn 2003, the city annexed 3.5 miles (5.6 km) of beach bounded on the northeast by the village of Quintana and continuing southwest to the mouth of the Brazos River.
Brazoria is located southwest of the center of Brazoria County. The northeastern edge of the community, known as Old Brazoria, is located along the Brazos River. Texas State Highway 36 runs through the center of the city, leading southeast 16 miles (26 km) to Freeport and northwest 41 miles (66 km) to Rosenberg.
Map of Fresno CDP. Fresno is located in eastern Fort Bend County at (29.526728, -95.459849 The eastern edge of Fresno is the Brazoria County line. Downtown Houston is 17 miles (27 km) to the north, the center of Missouri City is 11 miles (18 km) to the northwest, the center of Pearland is 11 miles (18 km) to the east, and Manvel is 9 miles (14 km) to the southeast.
Rosharon (/ r oʊ ˈ ʃ ɛər ən / roh-SHAIR-ən), is a census-designated place (CDP) in Brazoria County, [1] Texas, United States, at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 521 and Farm to Market Road 1462. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,152. [2] There are areas outside of the CDP, with Rosharon postal addresses, in Fort ...
Port Freeport was officially created as a governing entity in 1925. Port Freeport, originally known as the Brazos River Harbor Navigation District of Brazoria County, is a Special District created under the Texas Constitution by the legislature in 1925 and approved by the citizens of Brazoria County. Port Freeport is a local government entity ...