Bryan, Texas
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Bryan is a city in Brazos County
Brazos County, Texas
Brazos County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas in the Central Texas region. In 2010, its population was 194,851. The county seat is Bryan and it is part of the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area. Brazos is named for the Brazos River, along with Brazoria...

, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

, United States
United States
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. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 76,201. It is the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....

 of Brazos County
Brazos County, Texas
Brazos County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas in the Central Texas region. In 2010, its population was 194,851. The county seat is Bryan and it is part of the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area. Brazos is named for the Brazos River, along with Brazoria...

and is located in the heart of the Brazos Valley
Brazos Valley
The Brazos Valley is a region in the U.S. state of Texas consisting of Brazos County, Robertson County, Grimes County, Washington County, Burleson County, Madison County, and Leon County, with Brazos County and the cities of College Station and Bryan at its center...

 (Southeast Central Texas). It shares its border with the city of College Station
College Station, Texas
College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in East Central Texas in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio...

, which lies to its south. Together they are referred to as the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area
Bryan-College Station metropolitan area
The Bryan–College Station Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in the Brazos Valley region of Texas that covers three counties: Brazos, Burleson, and Robertson...

, the sixteenth largest Metropolitan area in Texas containing around 190,000 people.

The city is centrally located, approximately equidistant from three of the 10 largest cities in the United States. It is 92 miles (148 km) north-northwest of Houston
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...

, 166 miles (267 km) northeast of San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...

 and 169 miles (272 km) south of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...

. It is 104 miles (167 km) east of Austin
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...

, the state capital of Texas. 75% of the Texas and Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...

 populations (13.1 million people) live within 3.5 driving hours of Bryan.

History

The area around Bryan, Texas was part of a land grant to Moses Austin
Moses Austin
Moses Austin played a large part in the development of the American lead industry and is the father of Stephen F. Austin, a leading American settler of Texas. He was the first to be allowed to gather Anglo Americans for settlement in Spanish Texas...

 by Spain
Spain
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. Moses Austin
Moses Austin
Moses Austin played a large part in the development of the American lead industry and is the father of Stephen F. Austin, a leading American settler of Texas. He was the first to be allowed to gather Anglo Americans for settlement in Spanish Texas...

's son, Stephen F. Austin
Stephen F. Austin
Stephen Fuller Austin was born in Virginia and raised in southeastern Missouri. He was known as the Father of Texas, led the second, but first legal and ultimately successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families from the United States. The capital of Texas, Austin in Travis County,...

 helped bring settlers to the area. Among the settlers was William Joel Bryan
William Joel Bryan
William Joel Bryan was a Texas soldier and land owner.Bryan was born at Hazel Run in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri to James Bryan and Emily Austin Perry. He attended school at Potosi, Missouri until 1830. In 1831, William Joel Bryan's mother and stepfather James Franklin Perry followed...

, the nephew of Stephen F. Austin
Stephen F. Austin
Stephen Fuller Austin was born in Virginia and raised in southeastern Missouri. He was known as the Father of Texas, led the second, but first legal and ultimately successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families from the United States. The capital of Texas, Austin in Travis County,...

. The town of Bryan was founded in 1821. It grew quickly when the Houston and Texas Central Railroad arrived in 1860. In 1866, the county seat of Brazos County, Texas
Brazos County, Texas
Brazos County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas in the Central Texas region. In 2010, its population was 194,851. The county seat is Bryan and it is part of the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area. Brazos is named for the Brazos River, along with Brazoria...

 was changed from Boonville, Texas
Boonville, Texas
Boonville, Texas was the first county seat of Brazos County. When the Houston and Texas Central Railway was extended from Millican to Bryan in 1866, Bryan was made the county seat. Today, all that remains of Boonville is the cemetery on Boonville Road marked by a Texas Centennial monument. The...

 to Bryan. A short time later, in 1871, the City of Bryan became incorporated.

Timeline

  • 1820s: Area settled by members of Stephen F. Austin's colony.
  • 1859: The Houston and Texas Central Railroad is built in the area.
  • 1866: A post office was granted and Bryan replaced Boonville, Texas
    Boonville, Texas
    Boonville, Texas was the first county seat of Brazos County. When the Houston and Texas Central Railway was extended from Millican to Bryan in 1866, Bryan was made the county seat. Today, all that remains of Boonville is the cemetery on Boonville Road marked by a Texas Centennial monument. The...

     as the Brazos County seat.
  • 1867: The railroad that had stopped at Millican, Texas
    Millican, Texas
    Millican is a town in Brazos County, Texas, United States. The population was 108 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bryan–College Station metropolitan area...

     because of delays during the Civil War reached Bryan.
  • 1871: The first Bryan courthouse was built.
  • 1872: Bryan is incorporated.
  • 1876: Texas A&M College
    Texas A&M University
    Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...

     opens nearby in what became College Station, Texas
    College Station, Texas
    College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in East Central Texas in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio...

    .
  • 1877: The Bryan Independent School District
    Bryan Independent School District
    Bryan Independent School District is a public school district based in Bryan, Texas . It also serves the towns Kurten and Wixon Valley as well as rural areas in northern Brazos County, and a small portion of Robertson County....

     was established.
    • 1884: Population reaches 3,000.
  • 1889: Bryan obtained electric lighting and a waterworks.
  • 1892: Bryan's fifth Brazos County Courthouse was built.
  • 1900: The International-Great Northern Railroad arrived in Bryan.
    • 1900: Population reaches 3,589.
  • 1902: Bryan's Carnegie Library
    Carnegie library
    A Carnegie library is a library built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. 2,509 Carnegie libraries were built between 1883 and 1929, including some belonging to public and university library systems...

     was opened with a $10,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie
    Andrew Carnegie
    Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist, businessman, and entrepreneur who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century...

    .
  • 1910: Bryan builds an interurban railroad to College Station, Texas
    College Station, Texas
    College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in East Central Texas in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio...

    , which is abandoned in 1923.
    • 1910: Population reaches 4,132.
  • 1913 Bryan's first synagogue, Temple Freda, is completed.
    • 1920: Population reaches 6,307.
  • 1930s: North Oakwood merges with Bryan so Bryan and College Station, become "twin" cities.
    • 1930: Population reaches 7,814.
  • 1936: State Highway 6
    State Highway 6 (Texas)
    State Highway 6 runs from the Red River, the Texas–Oklahoma boundary, to northwest of Galveston. In the Houston area, it runs north to FM 1960, then northwest along US Highway 290 to Hempstead, and south to Westheimer Road and Addicks, and is known as Addicks Satsuma Road. In the...

     is built through Bryan.
    • 1940: Population reaches 11,842.
    • 1950: Population reaches 18,072.
    • 1960: Population reaches 27,542.
    • 1970: Population reaches 33,141.
    • 1980: Population reaches 44,337.
    • 1990: Population reaches 55,002.
    • 2000: Population reaches 65,660.
  • 2006: The Texas A&M University System announces the new Texas A&M Health Science Center campus will be built in Bryan near the new Traditions Golf Course development.
  • 2009: A fire at the El Dorado Chemical Co. caused the evacuation of 70,000 residents due to the ammonium nitrate burning possibly causing minor respiratory problems. However the city only requested that "anyone who can smell smoke or see smoke to evacuate their homes and businesses" and did not enforce an evacuation except for a 500 homes in the nearby vicinity of the fire. Less than 1,000 residents chose to evacuate, taking shelter at Texas A&M University
    Texas A&M University
    Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...

    , which closed its campus for the day to ease traffic problems. City fire officials chose to let the fire burn down before tackling it as the chemicals are water reactive. The evacuation, which started at 2:30 pm CST ended at 7 pm except for a small, defined area immediately around the fire, where approximately 100 Bryan residents live. In the end, only 500 residents were under a mandatory evacuation, and 35 peoples were treated for respiratory problems from the smoke, while officials from El Dorado said there was never any danger from the smoke or fire. The warehouse, valued at just under $1 million, was destroyed.
  • 2010: Brazos County District Attorney's Office starts enforcement of a gang safety Zone. In response to an escalation in violence in and around Bryan. Major US papers and ABC nationally news covered this history making move. Cities like Houston Texas and LA.California look at using the Bryan model. The injunction declares a 3.2-mile area in Bryan. This placed about half of downtown in this area.
    • 2010: Population reaches 76,201.

Geography

Bryan is located at 30.665547°N 96.366745°W (30.665547, -96.366745).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...

, the city has a total area of 43.4 square miles (112.4 km²), of which, 43.3 square miles (112.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (0.21%) is water.

Climate

The local climate is subtropical and temperate and winters are mild with periods of low temperatures usually lasting less than two months. Snow and ice are extremely rare. Summers are warm and hot with occasional showers being the only real variation in weather.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

of 2000, there were 65,660 people, 23,759 households, and 14,873 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 was 1,515.2 people per square mile (584.9/km2). There were 25,703 housing units at an average density of 593.1 per square mile (229.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 64.65% White, 17.72% African American, 0.40% Native American, 1.65% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 13.32% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

, and 2.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any ethnicity/nationality were 27.83% of the population.

There were 23,759 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...

 living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 18.1% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,672, and the median income for a family was $41,433. Males had a median income of $29,780 versus $22,428 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

 for the city was $15,770. About 15.5% of families and 22.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

State representation

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is a department of the government of the state of Texas. The TDCJ is responsible for statewide criminal justice for adult offenders, including managing offenders in state prisons, state jails and private correctional facilities, funding and certain...

 (TDCJ) operates the Hamilton Unit, a pre-release facility in Bryan. Hamilton opened as an adult prison facility. It was renovated for juveniles and, in mid-1997, re-opened as the Texas Youth Commission
Texas Youth Commission
The Texas Youth Commission is a Texas state agency which operates juvenile corrections facilities in the state. The commission is headquartered in the Brown-Heatly Building in Austin...

 (TYC) J.W. Hamilton Jr. State School. On June 15, 2003, the facility was transferred back to the TDCJ. The TDCJ also operates the Bryan District Parole Office in nearby College Station
College Station, Texas
College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in East Central Texas in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio...

.

Federal representation

The United States Postal Service
United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...

 operates the Bryan and Downtown Bryan post offices. The Federal Bureau of Prisons
Federal Bureau of Prisons
The Federal Bureau of Prisons is a federal law enforcement agency subdivision of the United States Department of Justice and is responsible for the administration of the federal prison system. The system also handles prisoners who committed acts considered felonies under the District of Columbia's...

 operates the Federal Prison Camp, Bryan, a women's prison, is located in Bryan.

Economy

Major employers include:
  • Texas A&M University
    Texas A&M University
    Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...

     (~19,000 Employees)
  • Bryan Independent School District
    Bryan Independent School District
    Bryan Independent School District is a public school district based in Bryan, Texas . It also serves the towns Kurten and Wixon Valley as well as rural areas in northern Brazos County, and a small portion of Robertson County....

     (~2,000 Employees)
  • Sanderson Farms (~1,400 Employees)
  • St. Joseph Regional Health Center (~1,600 Employees)
  • City of Bryan (~1,000 Employees)
  • Alenco (~500 Employees)

Sports

  • Football: Kyle Field
    Kyle Field
    Kyle Field is the football stadium located on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. It has been the home to the Texas A&M Aggie football team in rudimentary form since 1904, and as a complete stadium since 1927. It is known as The Home of the 12th Man...

     (Largest Crowd: 90,079)
  • Football: Merrill Green Stadium (Capacity 11,800)
  • Racing: Texas World Speedway
    Texas World Speedway
    Texas World Speedway was built in 1969 and is one of only seven superspeedways of two miles or greater in the United States, the others being Indianapolis, Daytona, Pocono, Talladega, Auto Club, and Michigan. TWS is located on approximately 600 acres on State Highway 6 in College Station, Texas....

     (Capacity: 23,000)
  • Basketball: Reed Arena
    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, trade shows, family entertainment, and Texas A&M...

     (Largest Crowd: 12,811)
  • Baseball: Olsen Field
    Olsen Field
    Olsen Field is a baseball stadium in College Station, Texas, that is home to the Texas A&M baseball program. The stadium was dedicated on March 21, 1978, and is named in honor of Pat Olsen, a 1923 graduate of Texas A&M University and a former baseball player in the New York Yankees farm system...

     (Largest Crowd: 11,052)
  • Baseball: Travis Field
    Travis Field (Bryan, TX)
    Brazos Valley Bank Ballpark is a ballpark located in Bryan, TX and home to the TCL Brazos Valley Bombers. It has also been used by Texas A&M Aggies baseball on several occasions since it opened in 1947...

  • Volleyball: G. Rollie White Coliseum
    G. Rollie White Coliseum
    The G. Rollie White Coliseum is an on-campus arena at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, in the United States. Often referred to as the "Jollie Rollie" or "The Holler House on the Brazos," the arena was the home of Texas A&M's Aggie volleyball team, which played there since its...

     (Largest Crowd: 3,778)
  • Track and Field: Anderson Track and Field Complex (Capacity: 3,500)
  • Soccer: Aggie Soccer Complex (Capacity: 2,275)
  • Soccer: Bryan Regional Athletic Complex (BRAC)
  • Softball: Aggie Softball Complex (Capacity: 1,750)
  • Tennis: George P. Mitchell Tennis Center (Capacity: 1,500)
  • Hockey: Arctic Wolf Ice Center (Capacity: 500)
  • Golf: Traditions Golf Course at University Ranch, Miramont, Briarcrest Country Club, Bryan Municipal
  • Golf: Miramont Country Club
  • Golf: Pebble Creek Country Club
  • Golf: Bryan Municipal Golf Course
  • Fishing: Lake Bryan
    Lake Bryan
    Lake Bryan is a power plant cooling reservoir in Brazos County, 5 miles west of Bryan, Texas, USA. The dam and lake are managed by Bryan Texas Utilities which uses the reservoir as a cooling pond for the electrical generators in the Dansby Power Plant. The reservoir was officially impounded in...


Universities and colleges

  • Blinn College
    Blinn College
    Blinn College is a two-year academic institution based in Brenham, Texas with campuses in Brenham, Bryan, Schulenburg, and Sealy. While the Brenham campus is Blinn's main campus, more than 70% of students attend the Bryan campus....

     - Bryan Campus
  • Texas A&M Health Science Center
    Texas A&M Health Science Center
    The Texas A&M Health Science Center, a component of the Texas A&M University System, is an assembly of colleges devoted to educating health professionals and researchers of competence and integrity...


Area independent schools

  • Allen Academy: PK–12 College Preparatory
  • St. Joseph Catholic School
    St. Joseph Catholic School
    The St. Joseph Catholic School System is a parochial school located in Bryan, Texas. It was established by Father Joseph Pelnar in 1894. Grading curriculum ranges from Pre-K to 12th grade.- History :...

    : PK–12 College Preparatory
  • St. Michaels Academy: PK–12 College Preparatory
  • Brazos Christian School: PK–12 College Preparatory

Radio

  • KAMU-FM
    KAMU-FM
    KAMU-FM is a public radio station located on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. It is owned and operated by the university. It began broadcasting in 1977. The radio station shares the same facility as KAMU-TV, at the Moore Communications Center.KAMU-FM programming...

     NPR 90.9 (National Public Radio)
  • KJXJ-FM 103.9 Rock 103.9 (Rock)
  • KBXT
    KBXT
    KBXT is a radio station broadcasting a Urban Contemporary music format. Licensed to Wixon Valley, Texas, USA, the station is currently owned by Brazos Valley Communications, Ltd. and features programming from American Urban Radio Networks....

     101.9 THE BEAT
  • KKYS
    KKYS
    KKYS is a radio station broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Bryan, Texas, USA, the station serves the College Station area. The station is currently owned by Ccb Texas Licenses, L.P..-History:...

     Mix 104.7 (Hot A/C)
  • KNFX-FM
    KNFX-FM
    KNFX-FM is a radio station broadcasting a Classic rock format. Licensed to Bryan, Texas, USA, the station serves the Bryan/College Station area. The station is currently owned by CCB Texas Licenses, L.P....

     99.5 The Fox (Classic Rock)
  • KNDE
    KNDE
    KNDE is a radio station with a Top 40 format licensed to College Station, Texas. Before 2003, it broadcast on 92.1 FM as rock station KTSR...

     95.1 Candy 95 (Top 40)
  • KVJM
    KVJM
    KVJM is a Spanish language formatted radio station broadcasting from Bryan/College Station, Texas, and licensed to Hearne, Texas. Under the branding "Mia 103.1", it is owned by Clear Channel.-History:...

     103.1 La Preciosa (Regional Mexican)(Formerly V103.1 Hip Hop/Power 94)
  • KTEX 106.1 Texas Country (Country)
  • KAGG 96.1 Aggie 96 (Country)
  • KORA 98.3(Country)
  • KZNE 1150 The Zone (ESPN Sports Radio)
  • WTAW 1620 (Talk Radio)
  • KTAM 1240 Radio Alegria (Regional Mexican)
  • KEOS 89.1 (community radio)

Television

  • KBTX-TV
    KBTX-TV
    KBTX-TV 3 is the CBS television network affiliate located in Bryan/College Station, Texas, and has the only television news organization based in the Brazos Valley. It airs on digital UHF Channel 50 and is owned by Gray Television. It is a sister station to KWTX-TV in Waco...

     3 (CBS) (Daily, Live Newscasts from studio on 29th Street in Bryan, Texas)
  • KAMU-TV
    KAMU-TV
    KAMU-TV is a full-service, Public Broadcasting Service member public television station in College Station, Texas broadcasting on digital channel 12 from its transmitter near the university campus, and is owned and operated by Texas A&M University...

     15 (PBS)
  • KYLE-TV 28 (FOX) (Taped Newscast weekday nights from Tyler, TX rarely covering Bryan)
  • KRHD-TV 40 (ABC) (Daily, Taped Newscasts, from Waco, Texas)
  • KMAY-TV 23 (NBC) (Daily, Live Newscasts from Temple, Texas rarely covering Bryan)

Publications

  • The Bryan/College Station Eagle (Main newspaper)
  • The Battalion (Texas A&M)
  • The Press
  • Insite Magazine (Local magazine - monthly publication)

Transportation

The District began offering public transportation in the Bryan-College Station in 1974. It offers fixed bus routes throughout Bryan-College Station. Operating on weekdays on an hourly basis, the seven routes converge at a central location for transferring between routes. It also offers paratransit
Paratransit
Paratransit is an alternative mode of flexible passenger transportation that does not follow fixed routes or schedules. Typically mini-buses are used to provide paratransit service, but also share taxis and jitneys are important providers....

 services for disabled riders and an on-demand shared ride service. Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...

, headquartered in sister city College Station
College Station, Texas
College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in East Central Texas in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio...

, operates student-driven free buses on weekdays for use by the general public that includes coverage around several apartment complexes in Bryan near campus and along a route that culminates at the Blinn College
Blinn College
Blinn College is a two-year academic institution based in Brenham, Texas with campuses in Brenham, Bryan, Schulenburg, and Sealy. While the Brenham campus is Blinn's main campus, more than 70% of students attend the Bryan campus....

 campus.

Airports

Bryan is served commercially by Easterwood Airport
Easterwood Airport
Easterwood Airport , also known as Easterwood Field, is the regional airport for Texas A&M University, Bryan-College Station and Brazos County, Texas, USA. The airport is owned by Texas A&M University...

, a regional airport operated by Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. Continental Connection
Continental Connection
Continental Connection is a brand name under which several commuter airline carriers and their holding companies operate services marketed exclusively by Continental Airlines...

 and American Eagle
American Eagle Airlines
American Eagle Airlines is a brand name used by American Eagle Airlines, Inc. , based in Fort Worth, Texas, and Executive Airlines based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the operation of passenger air service as regional affiliates of American Airlines. All three airlines are wholly owned subsidiaries...

 offer flights to and from their larger hub airports at George Bush Intercontinental Airport
George Bush Intercontinental Airport
George Bush Intercontinental Airport, is a Class B international airport in Houston, Texas, serving the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area, the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Located north of Downtown Houston between Interstate 45 and U.S. Highway 59...

 (Continental) and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (American).

The city of Bryan owns and operates Coulter Field
Coulter Field
Coulter Field is a public-use airport located three nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Bryan, in Brazos County, Texas, United States. It is owned by the City of Bryan which is part of the Bryan-College Station area. The airport is used entirely for general...

, operating as American Flight Services, a fixed base operator
Fixed base operator
A Fixed-base operator or commonly abbreviated FBO is a term developed in the United States after the passage of the Air Commerce Act of 1926...

 offering services, hangar space, and runways for private flights.

Major roads

  • U.S. Highway 190
  • State Highway 6
    State Highway 6 (Texas)
    State Highway 6 runs from the Red River, the Texas–Oklahoma boundary, to northwest of Galveston. In the Houston area, it runs north to FM 1960, then northwest along US Highway 290 to Hempstead, and south to Westheimer Road and Addicks, and is known as Addicks Satsuma Road. In the...

    : Earl Rudder Freeway (East Loop)
  • State Highway 6 Business:Texas Avenue
  • State Highway 21
    State Highway 21 (Texas)
    State Highway 21, or SH 21, runs from the Texas-Louisiana boundary east of San Augustine to San Marcos in east and central Texas.-History:...

    : San Jacinto
  • State Highway 47
    State Highway 47 (Texas)
    State Highway 47, or SH 47, runs from SH 21 at Texas A&M University-Riverside near Bryan southeastward to FM 60 near Easterwood Airport and Texas A&M University Research Park in College Station...

  • Farm to Market Road 60
    Farm to Market Road 60
    Farm to Market Road 60, or FM 60, is a Farm to Market Road in Texas, running from SH 21, southwest of Caldwell, southeastward to SH 36 at Lyons; and from another point on SH 36 at Lyons, northeastward to FM 158 at Bryan. In Brazos County, it is also known as Raymond Stotzer Pkwy west of FM 2154...

    : University Drive
  • Farm to Market Road 158
    Farm to Market Road 158
    Farm to Market Road 158, or FM 158, is a Farm to Market Road in Texas, running from FM 1687 and SH 21 eastward to SH 30 in Bryan. It is also known as William J Bryan Parkway west of SH 6 and Boonville Rd east of SH 6.-Junction List:...

    : William J. Bryan Parkway / Boonville Road
  • Farm to Market Road 974
    Farm to Market Road 974
    Farm to Market Road 974, FM 974, or Tabor Rd is a Farm to Market Road in Texas, running from SH 21 in Bryan, northeastward to SH 21 and US 190, southwest of the Madison County line in Brazos County.-Junction List:...

    : Tabor Road
  • Farm to Market Road 1179
    Farm to Market Road 1179
    Farm to Market Road 1179, or FM 1179, is a Farm to Market Road in Texas, running from SH 47 in Bryan, northeastward to FM 2038, southeast of Kurten. It is known as Villa Maria Road from SH 47 to the Villa Maria-Briarcrest split, and as Briarcrest Drive from the split to FM 158.-Junction List:...

    : Briarcrest Drive
  • Farm to Market Road 2154
    Farm to Market Road 2154
    Farm to Market Road 2154, or FM 2154, is a Farm to Market Road in Texas, running from SH 6, northwest of Navasota, northwestward to FM 1179 in Bryan. It is known as Wellborn Rd in Bryan and College Station. It passes through the cities of Millican, Wellborn, College Station, and Bryan...

    : Wellborn Road
  • Farm to Market Road 2818
    Farm to Market Road 2818
    Farm to Market Road 2818, FM 2818, or Harvey Mitchell Parkway is a Farm to Market Road in Texas, running from SH 6 in College Station, northwestward to SH 6 and US 190 in Bryan. This route is a western bypass of the cities of College Station and Bryan...

    : Harvey Mitchell Parkway (West Loop)

Health care

  • St. Joseph Regional Health Center (316 Bed/Level III Trauma Center)
  • College Station Medical Center  (119 Bed/Level III Trauma Center)
  • Scott & White Clinic (Outpatient)
  • The Physicians Centre -(16 Bed/Specialty Outpatient)

Notable residents

  • R.J.Q. Adams
    R.J.Q. Adams
    Ralph James Quincy Adams, usually known as R.J.Q. Adams , is an American historian, writer, historiographer, and professor. Earning a Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1972, Adams has focused his professional career in the history of Britain...

     - historian and author
  • Terry H. Anderson
    Terry H. Anderson
    Terry Howard Anderson is a professor of recent United States history at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, and the author of The Pursuit of Fairness: A History of Affirmative Action.-Background:...

     - historian and author
  • Walter L. Buenger
    Walter L. Buenger
    Walter Louis Buenger is an historian of Texas and the American South and, since 2003, the head of the department of history at Texas A&M University in College Station.-Background:...

     - historian
  • Kent Caperton
    Kent Caperton
    Kent Allen Caperton is an attorney and political consultant in Austin, Texas, who served from 1981 to 1991 as a Democratic member of the Texas State Senate from District 5, encompassing twenty-one counties from The Woodlands, to Crockett, and Caperton's then city of residence, Bryan, Texas.-Early...

     - former state senator
  • Gerald Carter
    Gerald Carter
    Gerald Louis Carter , is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 9th round of the 1980 NFL Draft. A 6'1", 190-lb. wide receiver from Texas A&M, Carter played in 8 NFL seasons from 1980 to 1987...

     - National Football League
    National Football League
    The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

     wide receiver (Jets/Bucs)
  • Chester Dunning
    Chester Dunning
    Chester S.L. Dunning is an American professor of Russian and European history at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.-Biography:...

     - historian and specialist in Russia
    Russia
    Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

    n studies
  • Linda Ellerbee
    Linda Ellerbee
    Linda Ellerbee is an American journalist who is most known for several jobs at NBC News, including Washington, DC correspondent, host of the Nickelodeon network's Nick News, and reporter and co-anchor of NBC News Overnight, which was recognized by the jurors of the duPont Columbia Awards as...

     - NBC
    NBC
    The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...

     broadcast journalist
  • Claude Hall
    Claude Hall
    Claude Hampton Hall, Sr. , was an historian of primarily American diplomacy who spent his entire academic career at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas...

      - historian
  • Devin Lemons
    Devin Lemons
    Devin Wayne Lemons is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Texas Tech University....

     - National Football League
    National Football League
    The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

     linebacker (Redskins)
  • William T. "Bill" Moore
    William T. Moore (Texas politician)
    William Tyler Moore, Sr., known as W. T. 'Bill' Moore , was an attorney and businessman in Bryan, Texas, who was a conservative Democratic member of the Texas State Senate from District 5 from 1967 until 1981.Moore originally represented District 14 from 1949 to 1953 and then revised District 11...

     - State senator from 1949-1981, known as "the Bull of the Brazos" and "the father of the modern Texas A&M University
    Texas A&M University
    Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...

    "
  • J. Milton Nance
    J. Milton Nance
    Joseph Milton Nance, known as J. Milton Nance , was an American historian who specialized in the study of his native Texas. He was affiliated with Texas A&M University in College Station from 1941 until his retirement in 1979...

     - historian
  • Shawn Slocum
    Shawn Slocum
    Shawn Slocum is the special teams coach for the National Football League Green Bay Packers.-Personal:...

     - Special teams coordinator of the Green Bay Packers
    Green Bay Packers
    The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...

  • Doug Supernaw
    Doug Supernaw
    Douglas Anderson "Doug" Supernaw is an American country music artist. After several years performing as a local musician throughout the state of Texas, he signed with BNA Records in 1993, releasing his debut album that year.Supernaw has released four studio albums: Red and Rio Grande , Deep...

     - country music artist
  • Ty Warren
    Ty Warren
    Ty'ron "Ty" Markeith Warren is an American football defensive tackle for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft...

     - National Football League
    National Football League
    The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

     defensive-end (Patriots)
  • Melvin Bullitt
    Melvin Bullitt
    Melvin Terry Bullitt is an American football defensive back for the NFL's Indianapolis Colts.-Early years:...

     - National Football League
    National Football League
    The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

     free safety (Colts)
  • Jack Kingston
    Jack Kingston
    One of the counties he represents is Wheeler County.John Heddens "Jack" Kingston is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party.- Early life, education and career:...

     - U.S. Representative from First District of Georgia
    Georgia (U.S. state)
    Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

  • Henry C. Schmidt
    Henry C. Schmidt
    Henry Conrad Schmidt is an associate professor of history at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, and a specialist in Latin American, particularly Mexican, studies....

     - historian and specialist in Latin America
    Latin America
    Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages  – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...

    n affairs
  • Syndric Steptoe
    Syndric Steptoe
    Syndric Marquis Steptoe is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft...

     - National Football League
    National Football League
    The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

     wide receiver (Browns)
  • Raini Rodriguez
    Raini Rodriguez
    Raini Alena Rodriguez is an American actress, best known for playing Maya Blart in Paul Blart: Mall Cop. She also appeared in an episode of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, as Betsy, and on the new Disney XD show I'm In The Band as Annoying Arlene...

     - actress who appeared in Paul Blart: Mall Cop and an episode of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
    The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
    The Suite Life of Zack & Cody is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan. The series premiered on Disney Channel on March 18, 2005 with 4 million viewers, making it the most successful premiere for Disney Channel in 2005. It was one of their first five shows available on the...

    .
  • Lou Zaeske
    Lou Zaeske
    Louis W. "Lou" Zaeske, Jr. , was a mechanical engineer and a political activist in Bryan, Texas. In 1988, he founded the interest group, the American Ethnic Coalition, which lobbied for English as the official language of the United States.-Early years:Zaeske was born at Randolph Air Force Base,...

     - engineer, Czech heritage activist, headed English-only movement
    English-only movement
    English-only movement, also known as Official English movement, refers to a political movement for the use only of the English language in official government operations through the establishing of English as the only official language in the United States...

     in 1988

See also

  • College Station, Texas
    College Station, Texas
    College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in East Central Texas in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio...

     - neighboring sister city
  • James Bryan - The name "Bryan" traces back to him in particular.

External links

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