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Texas Counties
Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state Texas was originally divided
into municipalities, a unit of local government under Spanish and Mexican rule. When the Republic of Texas
gained its independence in 1836, there were 23 municipalities, which became the original Texas counties. Many of
these would later be divided into new counties. The most recent county to be created was Kenedy County in 1921.
The most recent county to be organized was Loving County in 1931 |
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Brazoria County, Texas
Brazoria County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Angleton
Year Organized: 1836
Square Miles: 1,387 |
Court House: 111 E. Locust
County Courthouse
Angleton, TX 77515-4678 |
Etymology - Origin of County Name
the Brazos River (along with Brazos County)
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Brazoria County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas located on the Gulf Coast Its county seat is Angleton,
and its largest city is Pearland.
Brazoria County, like nearby Brazos County, takes its name from the Brazos River, which flows through it. Anglo-Texas
began in Brazoria County when the first of Stephen F. Austin's authorized 300 American settlers arrived at the mouth of
the Brazos River in 1821. Many of the events leading to the Texas Revolution developed in Brazoria County. In 1832,
Brazoria was organized as a separate municipal district by the Mexican government, and so became one of Texas original
counties at independence in 1836. Stephen F. Austin's original burial place was located at a church cemetery (Gulf
Prairie Presbyterian) in the town of Jones Creek, but was more recently exhumed and brought to the state capital in
Austin. Also, the town of West Columbia served as the first capital of Texas, dating back to pre-revolutionary days.
Under the provisional government, Texas accepted the constitution that made its first counties from former
municipalities. Brazoria County, among the first, took its name from the Brazos River when the Congress of the
republic established it on March 24, 1836. Brazoria, which became county seat when the county was organized on
December 20, 1836, served until 1896, when Angleton replaced it. The establishment of Fort Bend County in 1837 and
of Galveston County in 1838 drew the present county boundaries, and the towns of Columbia, Velasco, and Brazoria
were incorporated by the Congress of the republic in 1837.
More at Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. ","
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/BB/hcb12.html (accessed November 4, 2008).
Neighboring Counties:
- Harris County (north)
- Galveston County (northeast)
- Matagorda County (southwest)
- Wharton County (west)
- Fort Bend County (northwest)
Cities and Towns:
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- Alvin |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Angleton
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Arcola |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Bailey's Prairie |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Bonney |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Brazoria |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Brookside Village |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Clute |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Danbury |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Freeport |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Holiday Lakes |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Iowa Colony |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Jones Creek |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Lake Jackson |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Liverpool |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Manvel |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Oyster Creek |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Pearland |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Quintana |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Richwood |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Surfside Beach |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Sweeny |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- West Columbia |
city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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