Chocolate Bayou is an

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in eastern

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, United States. According to the

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, the community had a population of 60 in 2000. It is located within the

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metropolitan area.

Geography

Chocolate Bayou is located on Farm to Market Road 2917 between

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and FM 2403 in eastern Brazoria County.

Education

The

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operates schools in the area. Children attend R.L. Stevenson Primary School, Walt Disney Elementary School, Alvin Junior High School, and

Alvin High School Alvin High School is a public high school located in the city of Alvin, Texas and classified as a 6A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). It is a part of the Alvin Independent School District located in central Brazoria County ...

Notable person

* James Elijah Brown Perry (born May 17, 1830, in

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; died February 14, 1831, in Chocolate Bayou)

References

External links

* {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Brazoria County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas