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Welcome to Brazoria County ...

Time Zone: Brazoria County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Angleton is the Seat for Brazoria County.

Brazoria County is one of the original counties of Texas and was founded in 1836.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Brazoria had a population of 374,264 people. This is an increase of 19.03% since the last Census (which gave a population of 314,428 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brazoria represented 1.25% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Brazoria County:

  • Alvin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Alvin is located in Brazoria County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
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  • Angleton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Angleton is located in Brazoria County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,521 people
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  • Bailey's Prairie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bailey's Prairie is located in Brazoria County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Bonney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bonney is located in Brazoria County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Brazoria
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brazoria is located in Brazoria County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,063 people
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  • Brookside Village
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Clute
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Clute is located in Brazoria County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,724 people
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  • Danbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Danbury is located in Brazoria County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
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  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Freeport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Freeport is located in Brazoria County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,126 people
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    • Hillcrest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hillcrest is located in Brazoria County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
    • Holiday Lakes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
    • Iowa Colony
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
    • Jones Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake Jackson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Liverpool
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Manvel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Manvel is located in Brazoria County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,867 people
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    • Oyster Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Oyster Creek is located in Brazoria County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
    • Pearland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Pearland is located in Brazoria County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123,562 people
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    • Quintana
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Richwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Richwood is located in Brazoria County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,015 people
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    • Sandy Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Surfside Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Sweeny
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sweeny is located in Brazoria County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,618 people
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    • West Columbia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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