Bryan–College Station is a metropolitan area centering on the

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of Bryan and

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, in the Brazos Valley region of Texas. The 2010 census placed the population of the three-county metropolitan area at 255,519. The 2019 population estimate was 273,101. The area's economic and social life is centered on the main campus of

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College Station. The area is popularly known as "Aggieland" based on the Aggies nickname for the university's sports teams and students.

Geography

The College Station–Bryan, TX metropolitan statistical area (MSA) encompasses three counties: Brazos, Burleson, and

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. The College Station–Bryan MSA encompasses 2,123 sq mi (5,524 km2) of area, of which 2,100 sq mi (5,439 km2) is land and 33.5 sq mi (87 km2) is water.

Counties

* Brazos * Burleson *

Communities

Places with more than 75,000 people

* College Station * Bryan

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 people

* Caldwell * Calvert * Franklin * Hearne * Somerville * Navasota (extremely small portion; primarily in Grimes County)

Places with fewer than 1,000 people

* Anderson * Bremond * Snook * Kurten * Millican * Todd Mission * Wixon Valley * Iola * Bedias

Unincorporated places

* Benchley * Chriesman * Cooks Point * Deanville * Easterly * Frenstat * Hammond *

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* Mumford * New Baden *

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* Tidwell Prairie * Wheelock

Demographics

As of the census of 2020, there were 268,248 people, 95,194 households, and 55,487 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 60.71%

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(non-Hispanic White 53.61%), 10.63%

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, 0.69% Native American, 5.52% Asian, 0.09%

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, 9.84% from other races, and 3.33% from two or more races.

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or Latino residents of any race were 26.21% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $30,339 and the median income for a family was $40,442. Males had a median income of $30,818 versus $21,951 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $15,847.

References

External links

The City of College Station

The City of Bryan

Bryan/College Station Chamber of Commerce

Bryan/College Station Convention and Visitors Bureau
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