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Welcome to Brazos County ...

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

The community of Bryan is the Seat for Brazos County.

Brazos County was founded in 1841. Brazos was created by taking area from Robertson and Washington Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Brazos had a population of 229,211 people. This is an increase of 17.14% since the last Census (which gave a population of 195,666 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brazos represented 0.78% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Brazos County:

  • Bryan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bryan is located in Brazos County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <2>
  • College Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Kurten
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kurten is located in Brazos County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurten
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kurten <2>
  • Millican
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Navasota
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wixon Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people

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.
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