Angleton, Texas
| Angleton, Texas | |
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| City | |
The Brazoria County Courthouse, located in Angleton
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| Nickname(s): "Where The Heart Is" | |
 Location in the state of Texas |
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| Coordinates: 29°09′59″N 95°25′51″W / 29.16639°N 95.43083°WCoordinates: 29°09′59″N 95°25′51″W / 29.16639°N 95.43083°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Texas
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| County | Brazoria |
| Incorporated | November 12, 1912 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council |
Mayor Randy Rhyne Hardwick Bieri Bonnie McDaniel Williams Tigner Cody Vasut Carl Herbst |
| • City Manager | Michael Stoldt |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.29 sq mi (29.24 km2) |
| • Land | 11.27 sq mi (29.19 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 18,862 |
| • Estimate (2013) | 18,988 |
| • Density | 1,673/sq mi (646.1/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 77515-77516 |
| Area code(s) | 979 |
| FIPS code | 48-03264 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1351127 |
| Website | www |
Angleton is a city in and the county seat of Brazoria County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. Angleton lies at the intersection of State Highway 288, State Highway 35, and the Union Pacific Railroad. The population was 18,862 at the 2010 census. Angleton is in the 14th congressional district, and is represented by Republican Congressman Randy Weber.
Angleton was founded in 1890 near the center of Brazoria County and named for the wife of the general manager of the Velasco Terminal Railway. A bitter rivalry emerged between the town and nearby Brazoria for the location of the county seat; Angleton was chosen as the seat in 1896 and re-chosen by county-wide election in 1913. The town was incorporated on November 12, 1912.
As the county seat, Angleton hosts the Brazoria County Fair every October; it is considered Texas's largest county fair.
Angleton is located near the center of Brazoria County at 29°9′59″N 95°25′41″W / 29.16639°N 95.42806°W (29.166478, -95.428122).Texas State Highway 288, a four-lane freeway, runs along the western edge of the city, with access from five exits. Highway 288 leads north 43 miles (69 km) to downtown Houston and south 18 miles (29 km) to Freeport near the Gulf of Mexico. Texas State Highway 35 crosses Highway 288 and passes through the center of Angleton, leading northeast 21 miles (34 km) to Alvin and west 37 miles (60 km) to Bay City.
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