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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 374,699 people. This is an increase of 19.65% since the last Census (which gave a population of 313,166 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Alvin is located in Brazoria County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <3>
  • Angleton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Angleton is located in Brazoria County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,521 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angleton <3>
  • Bailey's Prairie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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    • Bailey's Prairie is located in Brazoria County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Bonney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Bonney is located in Brazoria County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Brazoria
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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    • Brazoria is located in Brazoria County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazoria <3>
  • Brookside Village
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Brookside Village is located in Brazoria County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookside Village <3>
  • Clute
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clute have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Clute is located in Brazoria County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clute <3>
  • Danbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Danbury is located in Brazoria County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <3>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Freeport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Freeport is located in Brazoria County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <3>
    • Hillcrest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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      • Hillcrest is located in Brazoria County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
    • Holiday Lakes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
    • Iowa Colony
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County (TX)
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jackson
      • Lake Jackson is located in Brazoria County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Jackson <3>
    • Liverpool
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Manvel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manvel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Manvel is located in Brazoria County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <3>
    • Oyster Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
      • Oyster Creek is located in Brazoria County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
    • Pearland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearland
      • Pearland is located in Brazoria County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123,562 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearland <3>
    • Quintana
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Richwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
      • Richwood is located in Brazoria County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,015 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <3>
    • Sandy Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
      • Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Surfside Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surfside Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside Beach
      • Surfside Beach is located in Brazoria County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surfside Beach <3>
    • Sweeny
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeny
      • Sweeny is located in Brazoria County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweeny <3>
    • West Columbia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

Websites of Interest ...

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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
 

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