Brazoria County, Texas

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Brazoria County ( 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. The county seat is Angleton.Brazoria County is included in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area. It is located in the Gulf Coast region of Texas. Regionally, parts of the county are within the extreme southernmost fringe of the regions locally known as Southeast Texas. Brazoria County is among a number of counties that are part of the region known as the Texas Coastal Bend. Its county seat is Angleton, and its largest city is Pearland. Brazoria County, like Brazos County farther upriver, takes its name from the Brazos River. It served as the first settlement area for Anglo-Texas, when the Old Three Hundred emigrated from the United States in 1821. The county also includes what was once Columbia and Velasco, Texas, early capital cities of the Republic of Texas. The highest point in Brazoria County is Shelton's Shack, located near the Dow Chemical Plant B Truck Control Center, measuring 342 ft above sea level.

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Angleton, Texas

Angleton is a city in and the county seat of Brazoria County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. Angleton lies at the intersection of State Highway 288, State Highway 35, and the Union Pacific Railroad. The population was 19,429 at the 2020 census. Angleton is in the 14th congressional district, and is represented by Republican Congressman Randy Weber.

Angleton High School

Angleton High School is a public high school located just outside the city of Angleton, Texas, United States in unincorporated Brazoria County. It is classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). It is a part of the Angleton Independent School District located in south central Brazoria County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.Several previous school locations were destroyed by hurricanes. The high school was once located in what is now Central Elementary, as well as the former Angleton Intermediate School. The recently built high school is located at 1 Campus Dr. on the outskirts of Angleton. The varsity football stadium and baseball field is located next to Angleton High School. Angleton ISD serves Angleton as well as the Village of Bonney, the Rosharon census-designated place, and the unincorporated areas of Chocolate Bayou, Lochridge, Otey, and Sandy Point.

Anchor, Texas

Anchor is an unincorporated community in central Brazoria County, Texas, United States. It is located within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.

Bailey's Prairie, Texas

Bailey's Prairie is a village in Brazoria County in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 727 at the time of the 2010 U.S. census. Established in 1818, the village is named for the pioneer James Briton "Brit" Bailey (1779–1832).

Snipe, Texas

Snipe is an unincorporated community in central Brazoria County, Texas, United States. It was formerly a distinct community. It is located within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.

Chenango, Texas

Chenango is an unincorporated community in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. It is a part of the Greater Houston metropolitan area.

Holiday Lakes, Texas

Holiday Lakes is a town in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. The population was 991 at the 2020 census.

Retrieve Unit

The Retrieve Unit (TDCJ code: RV), later the Wayne Scott Unit, was a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prison farm located in unincorporated Brazoria County, Texas. The unit, southwest of Houston, is along County Road 290, 8 miles (13 km) south of Angleton. Scott, which was established in September 1919, has about 5,766 acres (2,333 ha) of land.

Danbury, Texas

Danbury is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. It is located northeast of Angleton along the Union Pacific Railroad and County Road 171. The city boasts its own school district. The population was 1,671 at the 2020 census.

Danbury High School (Texas)

Danbury High School is a public high school located in the city of Danbury, Texas (USA). The school is classified as a 2A school by the UIL. It is part of the Danbury Independent School District located in east central Brazoria County. For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency.

Richwood, Texas

Richwood is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,510 at the 2010 census.

Danbury Independent School District

Danbury Independent School District is a public school district based in Danbury, Texas (USA). The High School's mascot is the Panther. In 2010, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.