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College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, United States, situated in East-Central Texas in the Brazos Valley, towards the eastern edge of the region known as the Texas Triangle. It is northwest of
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and east-northeast of
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. As of the 2020 census, College Station had a population of 120,511. College Station and Bryan make up the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area, the 15th-largest metropolitan area in Texas with 268,248 people as of 2020. College Station is home to the main campus of
Texas A&M University Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, TA&M, or TAMU) is a public university, public, Land-grant university, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of ...
, the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The city owes its name and existence to the university's location along a railroad. Texas A&M's triple designation as a
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,
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, and
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reflects the broad scope of the research endeavors it brings to the city, with ongoing projects funded by agencies such as
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, the
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, the
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, and the
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.


History

College Station's origins date from 1860, when the Houston and Texas Central Railway began to build through the region. Eleven years later, the site was chosen as the location for the proposed Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, a land-grant school. In 1876, as the nation celebrated its centennial, the school (renamed
Texas A&M University Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, TA&M, or TAMU) is a public university, public, Land-grant university, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of ...
in 1963) opened its doors as the first public institution of higher education in the state of Texas. College Station's population grew slowly, reaching 350 in 1884 and 391 at the turn of the century. However, during this time, transportation improvements took place in the town. In 1900, the I&GN Railroad was extended to College Station (the
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Company abandoned the line in 1965), and 10 years later, electric
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service was established between Texas A&M and the neighboring town of Bryan. A city bus system replaced the interurban in the 1920s. In 1930, the community to the north of College Station, known as North Oakwood, was incorporated as part of Bryan. College Station did not incorporate until October 19, 1938, after a 217-39 vote, with John H. Binney as the first mayor. Within a year, the city established a
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commission, and by 1940, the population had reached 2,184. The city grew under the leadership of Ernest Langford, called by some the "Father of College Station", who began a 26-year stretch as mayor in 1942. Early in his first term, the city adopted a council-manager system of city government. Population growth accelerated following
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as the nonstudent population reached 7,898 in 1950, 11,396 in 1960, 17,676 in 1970, 30,449 in 1980, 52,456 in 1990, and 67,890 in 2000. The Bryan-College Station metropolitan area's population crossed 270,000 people in 2018. In the 1990s, College Station and Texas A&M University drew national attention when the George Bush Presidential Library opened in 1997. Attention was drawn again in 1999, when 12 people were killed and 27 injured when the Aggie Bonfire collapsed while being constructed. In 2022, it became one of the first areas served by
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Geography

According to the
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, the city has an area of , of which is land and , or 0.35%, is covered by water.


Climate

College Station has a
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(
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: Cfa). Winters are mild with periods of low temperatures usually lasting less than two months, while summers are hot and humid. Snow and ice are rare; most recently, College Station received three to five inches of snowfall on February 15, 2021. Summers are hot and humid with occasional showers and thunderstorms being the only real variation in weather.


Districts


Northgate

Northgate is a mixed-use district north of Texas A&M University that features a combination of businesses, restaurants, apartments, churches, and entertainment. It is known for its eclectic mix of
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s and bars. A large portion of the stores, bars, and restaurants in Northgate are frequented, patronized, and staffed by Texas A&M students. In total, the district spans about , bounded by Wellborn Road to the west, South College Avenue to the east, the College Station city limits to the north, and University Drive to the south. The district is the home of the Dixie Chicken. Northgate's roots started in the 1930s as the city began enjoying rapid population growth from the influx of Texas A&M University students, professors, and their families. Realizing that proximity to the campus would be a boon for revenues, the first business district was established in College Station near the campus, taking its name for the closest on-campus landmark: the north gate. When the city was incorporated in 1938, its first City Hall was opened in the new district. In 1994, restoration efforts began to revitalize the ailing area. A four-day music festival, "North By Northgate", was introduced in 1998 and has become an annual tradition, renamed the "Northgate Music Festival" in 2002. In 2006, the city council incorporated Northgate as a special tax zone to finance additional improvements and expansions. Live music is a major draw to the Northgate area. Many well-known musicians, especially in the Texas country music scene, initially performed in the Northgate area. Notable names include Robert Earl Keen, Grammy award-winner
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, Dub Miller, and Roger Creager. The district is bisected to the north by Church Street, made famous by the Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett duet "The Front Porch Song".


Wellborn District

Wellborn became a community in 1867 as a construction camp on the Houston and Texas Central Railroad. The town's name has been attributed to a well at the construction camp, a foreman named E.W. Wellborn, or a landowner named W.W. Willburn. Also in 1867, a post office opened in the community under the name Wellborn Station. In 1870, the name was shortened to Wellborn. On April 14, 2011, the City Council of College Station voted 5–2 to annex Wellborn, thus making the community the Wellborn district. Wellborn is often mispronounced as 'well-born' but is pronounced by locals as 'Well-burn'.


Demographics


2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 120,511 people, 41,682 households, and 20,487 families residing in the city. As of the
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of 2000, 67,890 people, 24,691 households, and 10,370 families resided in the city. Of the 24,691 households, 21.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.2% were
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living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 58.0% were not families. About 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.98. The racial makeup of the city as of 2019 was 77.45% White, 7.74% African American, 0.30% Native American, 10.25% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 6.32% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any ethnicity/nationality were 15.6% of the population. In the city, the population was distributed as 14.4% under the age of 18, 51.2% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 9.4% from 45 to 64, and 3.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males.


Income and Poverty

Data from the ACS 1-year estimates indicates that the median income for a household in College Station was $47,632, a decrease from $52,397 reported in the 2020
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. According to
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, approximately 28.5% of the population lived below the
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in 2021, including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those aged 65 or older. The ACS 1-year estimates suggest this percentage may be as high as 30.2%, the highest poverty rate among U.S. cities with populations over 100,000. However, this statistic is likely impacted by the fact that
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has the largest student enrollment in the U.S.. The U.S. Census Bureau has noted that "both in small counties with a large university and in large counties with multiple universities, the presence of college students who live off campus raises the community's poverty rate."


Economy

As of May 2008, the local
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hovered around 3 to 4%, among the lowest in Texas. This rate is largely attributed to the significant role the university plays in the local economy. However,
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is an ongoing issue.


Major employers

* Texas A&M University System – education – 16,248 * Bryan Independent School District – education – 1,952 * St. Joseph Regional Health Center – health services – 1,590 * Sanderson Farms – poultry processing – 1,539 * College Station Independent School District – education – 1,400 * Reynolds and Reynolds/Rentsys – computer hardware/software – 959 * City of Bryan – government – 889 * City of College Station – government – 865 *
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– retail – 650 * Ply Gem – windows – 611 *
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Grocery – retail – 590


Post Oak Mall

Post Oak Mall was the city's first mall and is currently the largest mall in the Brazos Valley. The mall is home to 125 stores; its opening on February 17, 1982, helped create the impetus for growing economic and commercial developments for College Station. It is currently the largest taxpayer in College Station and the second-largest in the Brazos Valley, though the anchor stores are free-standing units that are privately owned and taxed separate from the mall proper. Over 75% of retail sales in the Brazos Valley come from sales at the mall's stores.


Arts and culture


Points of interest

* George Bush Presidential Library *'' The Day the Wall Came Down'', 1997 sculpture * D. A. "Andy" Anderson Arboretum


Parks and recreation


Sports facilities

* Kyle Field * Texas World Speedway (demolished) *
Reed Arena Reed Arena is a sports arena and entertainment venue located at the corner of Olsen Boulevard and Kimbrough Boulevard in College Station, Texas. This facility is used for Texas A&M University basketball games and commencement ceremonies, concerts, ...
* Olsen Field * Ellis Field


Government

The city of College Station has a council-manager form of government. Voters elect the members of a city council, who pass laws and make policy. The council hires a professional city manager who is responsible for day-to-day operations of the city and its public services.


Education


Local colleges and universities

*
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* Texas A&M Health Science Center


Local school districts

Almost all of College Station is within the College Station Independent School District, while small sections are in Bryan Independent School District. College Station ISD operates two high schools: A&M Consolidated High School and College Station High School. Students living in the portion of Bryan ISD located in the City of College Station are zoned for: Stephen F. Austin Middle School, and Bryan High School.


Media


Television stations

Two full power local commercial television stations included CBS affiliate
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(which also includes subchannels affiliated with CW and Telemundo) and MyNetworkTV affiliate
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which also airs Fox programming (via Waco-based KWKT-TV) on its second digital subchannel. Low power television stations KAGS-LD and KRHD-CD respectively air programming from NBC (via Temple-based KCEN-TV) and ABC (via Waco-based KXXV). PBS member station KAMU, which is owned by
Texas A&M University Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, TA&M, or TAMU) is a public university, public, Land-grant university, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of ...
, is also based in College Station.


Radio stations

College Station is part of the Bryan-College Station Arbitron market #238.


Newspapers

* '' The Bryan-College Station Eagle'' (city newspaper)


Infrastructure


Transportation


Mass transit

* The Brazos Transit District (formerly Brazos Valley Transit Authority) provides public bus transportation in the Bryan/College Station area. * Texas A&M Transportation Services provides bus transportation throughout College Station and Bryan for students, faculty, and staff of Texas A&M University and Blinn College. On Texas A&M football game days, the department provides additional park-and-ride service to and from Kyle Field. * Starline Travel offers weekend service from Texas A&M's campus to downtown
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, with additional Houston service for Aggie game days and additional service to
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during major A&M breaks. * Groundshuttle provides daily shuttles to and from Houston airports (Hobby and Bush). *
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provides service to Fort Worth and Houston.


Major roads

* State Highway 6: Earl Rudder Freeway (East Bypass) * State Highway 6 Business: Texas Avenue * State Highway 30: Harvey Road * State Highway 40: William D. Fitch Parkway * State Highway 47: Riverside Parkway * State Highway 308: College Avenue * Farm to Market Road 60: University Drive / Raymond Stotzer Parkway * Farm to Market Road 2154: Wellborn Road * Farm to Market Road 2347: George Bush Drive * Farm to Market Road 2818: Harvey Mitchell Parkway (West Bypass) * Farm to Market Road 159: Rock Prairie Road


Railroads

*
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line: Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP), over former tracks of the
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, which operated the ''
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'' passenger train to 1957. Amtrak ran a section of the ''
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'' over that route from 1988 to 1995.


Airport

Easterwood Airport, owned by Texas A&M, is located southwest of the center of College Station and has flights to
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.


Notable people

The following people have lived or are currently living in College Station: *
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, archaeologist, called the Father of Underwater archaeology * David Bereit, anti-abortion activist * Matthew Berry, ESPN fantasy sport analyst and son of College Station mayor Nancy Berry * Norman Borlaug, "The Man Who Saved a Billion Lives", agronomist, humanitarian, and
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who has been called "the father of the Green Revolution" * Alex Caruso, professional NBA basketball player * John David Crow, late athletic director at Texas A&M University; former football player and coach * Larry Fedora, former head football coach of the University of North Carolina * Lafayette L. Foster, 5th president of Texas A&M University, 28th
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*
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, former Texas A&M University president and former Secretary of Defense * Kristy Hawkins, IFBB professional bodybuilder * Kyle Kacal, member of the
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from College Station since 2013 * Robert Earl Keen, singer-songwriter * David Konderla, Roman Catholic Bishop of
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* Arnold Krammer, historian at Texas A&M University, 1974–retirement in 2015 * David M. Lee, physics professor at TAMU, 1996 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics * R. Bowen Loftin, physicist, former president of Texas A&M University *
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, singer-songwriter *
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, performance artist and LGBTQ rights activist * Seth McKinney, former NFL football player and now owner of Crossfit Aggieland in College Station * John N. Raney, member of the Texas House of Representatives from College Station since 2011, owner of Aggieland Book Store since 1969 * Rico Rodriguez, actor, known for his role of Manny Delgado in the ABC sitcom ''
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'' * Thomas Sadoski, award-winning actor, starring in HBO's ''The Newsroom'', among others * Brek Shea, soccer player, member of
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and the
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* Johnny Silverhand, character from the Cyberpunk TTRPG and video game franchise * R. C. Slocum, former Texas A&M University head football coach (1989–2002) * Ilan Mitchell-Smith, actor, starring in '' Weird Science'', ''
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'', among others; professor of English at
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* Bjarne Stroustrup, computer scientist, designer, and original implementor of C++; Distinguished Professor at Texas A&M University; AT&T Fellow * Tiffany Thornton, actress, starring in Disney Channel's '' Sonny With a Chance'' * Eleanor Joyce Toliver-Williams, the first Certified African American Female
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Controller * Martha Wells, author, winner of four
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, two Nebula Awards and three
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. *
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, served as the 25th
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* Patrick Zurek, Roman Catholic Bishop of Amarillo, founding
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of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish


Notes


References


External links

*
Bryan-College Station Visitors & Convention Bureau

Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce
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