Sandy Point is a

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

Farm to Market Road 521 A farm (also called an agricultural holding) is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production. The name is used fo ...

(FM 521) in north central

Brazoria County Brazoria County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population of the county was 372,031. The county seat is Angleton. Brazoria County is included in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan statis ...

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, United States. The small community is located near a state prison. In the 19th century, the settlement served nearby sugar cane and cotton plantations. Sandy Point's post office, school and railroad have disappeared, but there were two churches in the community in December 2013.

History

Sandy Point incorporated in 2012 to avoid annexation from

Missouri City Missouri City is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, within the metropolitan area. The city is mostly in Fort Bend County, Texas, Fort Bend County, with a small portion in Harris County, Texas, Harris County. As of the 2020 census, the c ...

. in 2015 Missouri City agreed to recognize the incorporation of Sandy Point.

Government and infrastructure

The Rosharon Volunteer Fire Department provides fire services for Sandy Point. Sandy Point is located at the entrance to the Memorial Unit (formerly Darrington Unit), a prison for men operated by the

Texas Department of Criminal Justice The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a department of the government of the U.S. state of Texas. The TDCJ is responsible for statewide criminal justice for adult offenders, including managing offenders in state prisons, state jails, ...

. A portion of Memorial Unit is within the Sandy Point city limits.

Demographics

Education

Students in Sandy Point are served by the

Angleton Independent School District Angleton ISD is a public school district in Angleton, Texas ( USA), operating 5 levels of education. Established in 1897, AISD encompasses in Brazoria County, serving Angleton as well as the Village of Bonney, the Sandy Point census-designa ...

, including

Angleton High School Angleton High School is a public high school located just outside the city of Angleton, Texas, United States in unincorporated Brazoria County. It is classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). It is a part of the ...

. In the 2013–2014 school year, the Angleton ISD served the area via Rosharon Zone Bus Route #223. The

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designated portions of Angleton ISD that by September 1, 1995 had not been annexed by

Alvin Community College Alvin Community College (ACC) is a public community college in Alvin, Texas. Alvin Community College provides educational opportunities in workforce training, academics, technical fields, adult basic education, and personal development. As defi ...

as in the

Brazosport College Brazosport College (BC) is a public community college in Lake Jackson, Texas. The college was opened in 1968 and offers primarily associate degrees and some bachelor's degrees. The campus features The Clarion, a regional musical performance ven ...

zone. As Sandy Point is not in the maps of Alvin CC, it is in the Brazosport College zone.Th
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do not show Sandy Point, and based upon Texas Education Code Sec. 130.170. it would be in the Brazosport College zone. File:Sandy Point TX Bible Church.JPG, The Sandy Point Bible Church is on County Road 42 just west of FM 521. File:Sandy Point TX Live Oak.JPG, Live oak trees draped with Spanish moss are plentiful near Sandy Point. This one is on County Road 42.

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