Edge is an

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Brazos County, Texas Brazos County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 233,849. The county seat is Bryan. Along with Brazoria County, the county is named for the Brazos River, which forms its western border. The c ...

. According to the

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, the community had a population of 100 in 2000. It is located within the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area.

History

Edge was founded in the 1870s by Dr. John Edge, and named for him. A

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called Edge was established in 1894 and remained in operation until 1957. It was established near the

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. John Edge and his two brothers established the first store in the community. There were two churches and eleven businesses in the community from 1896 to 1897. A general store was opened inside the post office by W.H. McMichael in 1900 with a drugstore and 25 residents. Six years later, J.M. Lawless started a

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. Its population grew to 50 in 1910. A 1948 county highway map showed three churches and four businesses in and around the community. Its population was 100 from 1933 through 2000.

Geography

Edge is located on Farm to Market Road 974 near Caney Creek, north of

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in northeastern Brazos County.

Education

Edge had a high school from 1912 until it burned to the ground in 1940. It then joined the schools in Kurten in 1946. Today, the community is served by the

Bryan Independent School District Bryan Independent School District is a public school district based in Bryan, Texas (USA). It also serves rural areas in northern Brazos County, and a small portion of Robertson County. Within Brazos County it includes Bryan, Kurten, Lake Bry ...

Notable person

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, basketball player for

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References

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