Brazos Country, Texas
Encyclopedia
Brazos Country is a city in Austin County
, Texas
. It is located south of Interstate 10
and seven miles southeast of Sealy
. The eastern city limits run along the west bank of the Brazos River
. The only entrances to the city are from Chew Road. City limits signs state the population as 462. The published estimated population was 302 in 2009.
Development of the area began in the late 1970s and the city was incorporated in May 2000.
City government is by mayor and city council. The Sealy Independent School District
serves area students.
Brazos Country encompasses the unique and popular River Ridge Golf Club which occupies the west bank of the Brazos River
.
Austin County, Texas
Austin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas adjacent to the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The population was 28,417 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is Bellville. Austin County is named for Stephen F...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. It is located south of Interstate 10
Interstate 10
Interstate 10 is the fourth-longest Interstate Highway in the United States, after I-90, I-80, and I-40. It is the southernmost east–west, coast-to-coast Interstate Highway, although I-4 and I-8 are further south. It stretches from the Pacific Ocean at State Route 1 in Santa Monica,...
and seven miles southeast of Sealy
Sealy, Texas
Sealy is a city in Austin County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The population was 5,248 at the 2000 census. Sealy is located 50 miles west of the downtown Houston area.-Geography:...
. The eastern city limits run along the west bank of the Brazos River
Brazos River
The Brazos River, called the Rio de los Brazos de Dios by early Spanish explorers , is the longest river in Texas and the 11th longest river in the United States at from its source at the head of Blackwater Draw, Curry County, New Mexico to its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico with a drainage...
. The only entrances to the city are from Chew Road. City limits signs state the population as 462. The published estimated population was 302 in 2009.
Development of the area began in the late 1970s and the city was incorporated in May 2000.
City government is by mayor and city council. The Sealy Independent School District
Sealy Independent School District
Sealy Independent School District is a public school district based in Sealy, Texas . In addition to Sealy, the district serves the towns of San Felipe and Brazos Country serving students in southern Austin County....
serves area students.
Brazos Country encompasses the unique and popular River Ridge Golf Club which occupies the west bank of the Brazos River
Brazos River
The Brazos River, called the Rio de los Brazos de Dios by early Spanish explorers , is the longest river in Texas and the 11th longest river in the United States at from its source at the head of Blackwater Draw, Curry County, New Mexico to its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico with a drainage...
.