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Brazoria, Texas

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Brazoria-West Columbia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77422. The Survey maps it on the Brazoria quadrangle. 2,866 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 30 feet above sea level.

Brazoria within Brazoria County

On record in Brazoria

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 2 records

Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Brazoria fell from 3,019 to 2,866 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20103,019
20202,866-153 (-5%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 10 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Photographs

2 photographs,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Varner-Hogg Plantation House, Varner Hogg State Park Museum, West Columbia, Brazoria County, TX
Varner-Hogg Plantation House, Varner Hogg State Park Museum, West Columbia, Brazoria County, TX
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Chenango Sugar Mill, Chenango Vicinity, Angleton, Brazoria County, TX
Chenango Sugar Mill, Chenango Vicinity, Angleton, Brazoria County, TX
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

21 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Brazoria between 2008 and 2009, burning about 46 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2009Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCR 347
5 September 2009Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGST. PAUL
28 September 2009Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGST. PAUL
28 August 2009Debris and open burning5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCR 244
4 July 2009Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCR 310
24 June 2009Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCR 586
8 May 2009Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCR 347
21 April 2009Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCR 342

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Brazoria County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Brazoria: 4 producers, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Clemens Dome MineSulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra PurePast Producer1937, 1960
Clemens DomeSulfurUnknown
Miller Sand PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Moller PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Riggs Oak Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Riggs Oaks Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSand

Every working recorded in Brazoria County

Storms near this place

26 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brazoria in 26 storm reports between 1997 and 2022: 11 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 4 flash flood, 4 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
November 2003Tornado (F0)Brazoria1 hurt, $75,000Tornado touch down in downtown Brazoria. Roof damage to several buildings along Highway 36 with tree damage in Old Town Brazoria. A semi-trailer was lifted and over-turned on its side at intersection of Road 332 and Highway 36.
October 2006Flash FloodBrazoria$500,000Approximately 115 homes flooded in several locations around the county including Pearland. Several roads flooded including County Road 5995 near Bastrop Bayou, Highway 36 and County Road 304 near Jones Creek, and near County Road 769B.
March 2007HailBrazoria$200,000Residence damaged by near racqetball-size hail. Damage to home's front windows and screens with damage to 2 vehicles in yard. Roof damage to a city facility. 43 vehicle windshields were shattered with back windshield damage to 3 other vehicles at a local automotive dealership. Damage reported to two other businesses in the town of Brazoria with reports of damage to a few residential homes.
December 2001Tornado (F1)Brazoria$200,000An F1 Tornado touched down 5 miles southwest of Brazoria. Several homes in the Lazy Oak Ranch Subdivision on CR 461A had roof damage. A machine shop on CR 461 sustained heavy damage, along with the cars and boats in its parking lot. There were no injuries. Numerous trees were down from the San Bernard River to the Lazy Oak subdivision. Reported by Emergency Management.
December 2001Tornado (F0)Brazoria$200,000An F0 Tornado touched down in the city of Brazoria. There was roof and structural damage to homes and businesses, in a 10 block area, along TX Highway 36 in Brazoria. A 175 foot internet tower was blown down, signs were bent over, and minor roof damage to Brazoria Elementary school. No injuries. Reported by Emergency Management
July 1999Thunderstorm WindBrazoria$100,000Canopy blown onto several cars at car dealership and three large trees blown onto houses by strong winds.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindBrazoria$80,000A metal barn was destroyed, with the loss of a roof to another barn, near the intersection of County Road 463 and FM 521 southwest of Brazoria.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindBrazoria$75,000Thunderstorm winds downed a tree and destroyed much of a two story house. A tree also fell on the American Legion Pavilion.
July 1997HailBrazoria$50,00015 minutes of dime size hail and high wind in Brazoria. 5 houses with roof damage and many downtown businesses had broken windows from hail and flying debris. At least 1 car totalled because tree fell on it.
December 1999HailBrazoria$25,000Hail covering the ground.
March 2022Thunderstorm WindOld Brazoria$20,000Straight-line winds produced building damage to businesses near the intersection of College Drive and Highway 288 near Clute. A building supply center lost its roof from one of its open lumber yard buildings. The roof blew off and impacted a neighboring convenience store.
April 2002HailBrazoria$10,000Sheriff reported quarter sized Hail at CR 521 in Brazoria.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindBrazoria$10,000Sheriff reported large trees knocked down in Brazoria and Sweeney.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindBrazoria$8,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees around the town of Brazoria and caused residential roof damage south of Angleton. There was also minor hanger damage reported at the Brazoria County Airport.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindBrazoria$5,000Numerous trees were downed across Brazoria County.
August 2001Tornado (F0)Brazoria$5,000Newspaper reported tornado touched down 2.5 miles southeast of Wild Peach Village.
November 1997HailBrazoria$5,0003/4" hail at HWY 36 & CR 310.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindBrazoria$5,000no account filed
October 1998Flash FloodBrazoria$3,000Minor street flooding.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindBrazoria$2,000Trees blown down along CR 519 near the San Bernard River.
March 2018Thunderstorm WindBrazoria$1,000Thunderstorm winds caused some carport and fencing damage.
January 2015Flash FloodBrazoria$1,000The intersection of CR 353 and CR 354 between West Columbia and Brazoria was barricaded.
April 2012HailBrazoria$1,000Golfball sized hail reported by television viewers in Brazoria.
March 2019Funnel CloudBrazoria-A late afternoon funnel cloud was sighted.
August 2017Flash FloodBrazoria-Parts of SH 36 and FM 521 around the town of Brazoria were closed due to flooding.||Major record flooding of the Brazos, San Bernard and Oyster Creek caused the flooding of hundreds to thousands of vicinity homes, vehicles and businesses. Numerous Roads and homes were inundated with flood waters on east side of Oyster Creek including the Columbia Lakes, Mallard Lakes, Great Lakes, Riverside Estates and Bar X subdivisions as well as homes along CR 39. Other county roads that became impassable due to high flood waters include, but are not limited to, FM 1462, Highways 35 and 90, FM 950, CR 25, 380A, CR 42 and FM 521. The Phillips refinery outside of the town of Sweeny took on water from the west near Little Linville Bayou. Hanson Riverside County Park along the San Bernard River southwest of West Columbia was inundated and water over-topped the Phillips Terminal.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindBrazoria-Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees and damaged power lines near the intersection of County Road 3467 and County Road 654B.

Every storm recorded in Brazoria County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Old Brazoria0.8 miles10
Wild Peach3.2 miles10
Wild Peach Village4.4 miles10
El Bernardo4.4 miles10
Four Corners5.0 miles10
Lake Jackson Farms5.2 miles13
Perry Landing6.1 miles9
Hinkles Ferry6.6 miles8

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on BrazoriaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q903250The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1352845. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.