Brazoria County, Texas

Brazoria County is a in the  of  located on the  within the  metropolitan area. Its county seat is, and its largest city is. As of the, the county had a population of 241,767.

History
Brazoria County, like nearby, takes its name from the , which flows through it. Anglo-Texas began in Brazoria County when the first of 's authorized 300  settlers arrived at the mouth of the  in. Many of the events leading to the developed in Brazoria County. In, Brazoria was organized as a separate municipal district by the Mexican government, and so became one of Texas original counties at independence in. Stephen F. Austin's original burial place was located at a church cemetery (Gulf Prairie Presbyterian) in the town of, but was more recently exhumed and brought to the state capital in. Also, the town of served as the first capital of Texas, dating back to pre-revolutionary days.

Brazoria County constitutes the southern tip of the, so named by doctors at the in  and members of the local media.

Brazoria County resembles both and  life as it is part of the  area.

Brazoria County in recent years is seeing a surge in in the past two decades.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 4,137 (1,597 ). 3,591 km² (1,386 sq mi) of it is land and 547 km² (211 sq mi) of it (13.21%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 241,767 people, 81,954 households, and 63,104 families residing in the county. The was 67/km² (174/sq mi). There were 90,628 housing units at an average density of 25/km² (65/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 77.09%, 8.50% or , 0.53% , 2.00% , 0.03% , 9.63% from , and 2.22% from two or more races. 22.78% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 81,954 households out of which 40.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.20% were living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.00% were non-families. 19.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.60% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 32.40% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 8.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 106.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $48,632, and the median income for a family was $55,282. Males had a median income of $42,193 versus $27,728 for females. The for the county was $20,021. About 8.10% of families and 10.20% of the population were below the, including 12.60% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.

Texas House of Representatives
NOTE: There was a runoff to be held in January, 2007 between two Republicans to determine the representative for the seat in House District 29.

Education
A variety of school districts serve Brazoria County students. They include:
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and serve as  facilities.

is the county library system.