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Brazoria County Library System
The Brazoria County Library System operates public libraries in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. The system has several libraries in many cities. Branches * Alvin Library - Alvin * Angleton Library - Angleton * Brazoria Library - Brazoria * Clute Library - Clute * Danbury Library - Danbury * Freeport Library - Freeport * Lake Jackson Library - Lake Jackson * Manvel Library - Manvel * Pearland Library - Pearland * Pearland Westside Library - Pearland * Sweeny Library - Sweeny Sweeny is a surname which may refer to: * Alastair Sweeny (born 1946), Canadian publisher, historian, and author * Charles Sweeny (1882–1963), American soldier of fortune * Charles Francis Sweeny (1910–1993), American businessman and social ... * West Columbia Library - West Columbia External links {{Authority control Brazoria Education in Brazoria County, Texas Angleton, Texas Freeport, Texas Pearland, Texas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Library System
A library consortium is any cooperative association of libraries that coordinates resources and/or activities on behalf of its members, whether they are school, public, academic, special libraries and/or information centers. Consortia exist on a variety of levels, e.g., local, state, regional, national or international. Libraries commonly belong to multiple consortia. The goal of a library consortium is to amplify the capabilities and effectiveness of its member libraries through collective action, including, but not limited to, print or electronic resource sharing, reductions in costs through group purchases of resources, and professional development opportunities. The “bedrock principle upon which consortia operate is that libraries can accomplish more together than alone.” Types of library consortia "Library consortia are as varied as the libraries they serve" and can vary in almost all aspects, including scope, organizational structure, membership size, and mission. Broa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clute, Texas
Clute is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, within the Houston metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city population was 10,604. The city gained some fame with the discovery of a fossilized mammoth named Asiel. There is now a restaurant/museum of the same name to honor this discovery. Geography Clute is located at (29.026060, –95.394539). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (5.14%) is water. History Clute's history began at the junction of the old Calvit and Eagle Island Plantations. Alexander Calvit, one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred, obtained title to the land in 1824. Eagle Island Plantation belonged to Jared Groce, the richest man in Austin's Colony. Calvit's plantation later became the Herndon sugar plantation, owned by John H. Herndon, who married Calvit's only daughter. After the American Civil War, Joseph Pegan, Soloman J. Clute, and several relatives including G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Library Systems In Texas
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes Chambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count ( earl) or a viscount.The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, C. W. Onions (Ed.), 1966, Oxford University Press Literal equivalents in other languages, derived from the equivalent of "count", are now seldom used officially, including , , , , , , , and ''zhupa'' in Slavic languages; terms equivalent to commune/community are now often instead used. When the Normans conquered England, they brought the term with them. The Saxons had already established the districts that became the historic counties of England, calling them shires;Vision of Britai– Type details for ancient county. Retrieved 31 March 2012 many county names derive from the name of the county town ( county s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Columbia, Texas
West Columbia is a city in Brazoria County in the U.S. state of Texas. The city is centered on the intersection of Texas Highways 35 & 36, southwest of downtown Houston. The population was 3,644 at the 2020 census. The 1st Congress of the Republic of Texas was convened in West Columbia on October 3, 1836. (It was then named simply Columbia.) Geography West Columbia is located in western Brazoria County at (29.141513, –95.647016), about west of the Brazos River. Texas State Highway 35 leads east to Angleton, the county seat, and southwest to Bay City. Texas Highway 36 leads north to Rosenberg and southeast to Freeport on the Gulf of Mexico. According to the United States Census Bureau, West Columbia has a total area of , of which , or 0.67%, is water. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,644 people, 1,398 households, and 984 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,255 people, 1,607 households, and 1,099 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweeny, Texas
Sweeny is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States, the westernmost incorporated town in the county. The population is 3,626 as of 2020. The city's motto is "A City with Pride". The city was once known as Adamston. Geography and transport Sweeny is above sea level and is from the Gulf of Mexico. The San Bernard River flows east of city limits. The town is in a dense forest on coastal plains. Sweeny is at the intersections of Texas Farm to Market Roads 1459 and 524 along the Missouri Pacific Railroad twenty miles southwest of Angleton in west central Brazoria County. The Union Pacific Railroad cuts a path through a small piece of the south side of Sweeny, with two grade crossings and a railyard. Train speeds through here usually range from . Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,626 people, 1,473 households, and 986 families residing in the city. At the 2000 census, there were 3,624 people, 1,338 households and 974 families residing in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearland, Texas
Pearland ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, within Brazoria County, with portions extending into Fort Bend and Harris counties. The city of Pearland is a principal city within the metropolitan statistical area. At the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 125,828, up from a population of 91,252 at the 2010 census. Pearland's population growth rate from 2000 to 2010 was 142 percent, which ranked Pearland as the 15th-fastest-growing city in the U.S. during that time period, compared to other cities with a population of 10,000 or greater in 2000. Pearland is the third-largest city in the Greater Houston area, and from 2000 to 2010, ranked as the fastest-growing city in Greater Houston and the second-fastest-growing city in Texas. Per the American Community Survey of 2019 the population had risen to an estimated 131,448. History Pearland had its beginnings near a siding switch on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway in 1882. When a post office was established in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manvel, Texas
Manvel is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 9,992, up from 5,179 at the 2010 census. History The population increased from 5,179 to 9,992 from 2010 to 2020, and in November 2021 there were 12,000 lots in twelve housing complexes that were to be developed. Geography Manvel is located in northern Brazoria County at (29.479200, –95.356299). Iowa Colony is to the west, Pearland is to the north, and Alvin is to the east. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.12%, is water. Subdivisions within the City of Manvel consist of Rodeo Palms, Lakeland, Pomona, Meridianna, Del Bello Lakes, Blue Water Estates, Terra Estates, Yanni Palms, Fox Tail, Sedona Lakes. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,992 people, 3,881 households, and 2,954 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2000, Manvel had a population of 3,046 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Jackson, Texas
Lake Jackson is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States, within the Greater Houston metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 28,177. In 1942 a portion of Lake Jackson was first developed as a company town for workers of the Dow Chemical Company; it developed 5,000 acres on the former Abner Jackson Plantation. An oxbow lake was also named after the planter, whose house was located at the lake. Minor ruins of the Lake Jackson Plantation can now be seen in a park at the site. History The city was built in the early 1940s as a planned community, designed by Alden B. Dow of Midland, Michigan for workers in support of a new plant of the Dow Chemical Company, which his father owned. The City of Lake Jackson was incorporated March 14, 1944, and voted for home rule ten years later in 1954. Geography The city of Lake Jackson is located in south-central Brazoria County, and is bordered to the east by the cities of Clute and Richwood, and to the southwest b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freeport, Texas
Freeport is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States, located on the Gulf of Mexico. According to the 2020 census, the city population was 10,696, down from 12,049 in 2010. History Freeport was founded as a European-American settlement in November 1912 by the Freeport Sulphur Company. The population was 300. However, by 1929, that population had grown to 3,500, and to 4,100 by 1939, influencing a steady increase of economic expansion in Freeport.Freeport, TX , Retrieved 12 August 2007. By 1937, a Freeport School District had been established, consisting of several [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazoria, Texas
Brazoria ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, in the metropolitan area and Brazoria County. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city population was 2,866. Geography Brazoria is located southwest of the center of Brazoria County at (29.047216, –95.567625). The northeast edge of the community, known as Old Brazoria, is located along the Brazos River. Texas State Highway 36 runs through the center of the city, leading southeast to Freeport and northwest to Rosenberg. According to the United States Census Bureau, Brazoria has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,866 people, 1,171 households, and 869 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,787 people, 1,063 households, and 736 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,489.4 people per square mile (575.4/km2). There were 1,166 housing units at an average density of 623.1 per square mile (240.7/km2). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Geography Danbury is located northeast of the center of Brazoria County at (29.228694, –95.346574), next to Flores Bayou. It is northeast of Angleton, the county seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, Danbury has a total area of , all of it land. In 2006 the average elevation was above mean sea level (MSL), which reflects a negative deviation compared to a 1998 study. This decrease is believed to be caused by the extraction of groundwater (9% of total declination), the extraction of petroleum products (88% of total declination) with a probable calculated seasonal difference in soil moisture accounting for the remainder. At the present rate of change, Danbury will lose approximately of elevation per 100 years, which is a rate 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. History Angleton was founded in 1890 near the center of Brazoria County and named for the wife of the general manager of the Velasco Terminal Railway. A bitter rivalry emerged between the town and nearby Brazoria for the location of the county seat; Angleton was chosen as the seat in 1896 and rechosen by county-wide election in 1913. The town was incorporated on November 12, 1912. Geography Angleton is located near the center of Brazoria County. The town is located about seven miles north of Lake Jackson and is about 20 miles away from the Gulf of Mexico coastline. Acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
