Bryan, Texas
| Bryan, Texas | |
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| City | |
Downtown Bryan, 2009
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| Nickname(s): The Good Life, Texas Style | |
 Location in the state of Texas |
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| Coordinates: 30°39′56″N 96°22′0″W / 30.66556°N 96.36667°WCoordinates: 30°39′56″N 96°22′0″W / 30.66556°N 96.36667°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Texas
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| County | Brazos |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council | Mayor Andrew Nelson |
| • City Manager | Kean Register |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.5 sq mi (115.3 km2) |
| • Land | 44.4 sq mi (115.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 374 ft (114 m) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 80,913 |
| • Density | 1,716/sq mi (662.5/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 77801-03, 77807-08 |
| Area code(s) | 979 |
| FIPS code | 48-10912 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1353099 |
| Website | www |
Bryan is a city in Brazos County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 76,201. It is the county seat of Brazos County and is located in the heart of the Brazos Valley (southeast Central Texas). It borders the city of College Station, which lies to its south. Together they are referred to as the Bryan–College Station metropolitan area, the sixteenth largest metropolitan area in Texas, containing around 190,000 people.
The area around Bryan was part of a land grant to Moses Austin by Spain. Austin's son, Stephen F. Austin, helped bring settlers to the area. Among the settlers was William Joel Bryan, the nephew of Stephen Austin. In 1866 the county seat of Brazos County was changed from Boonville to Bryan, and a post office was opened. In 1867, after many delays caused by the Civil War, the Houston and Texas Central Railroad, which had only previously gotten as far as Millican, finally reached Bryan. A short time later, in 1871, the city of Bryan became incorporated. Just south of Bryan, Texas A&M College opened in 1876 in what later would be known as College Station. The following year, 1877 saw the establishment of the Bryan Independent School District. Keeping up with progress in the rest of the country, Bryan added electric lighting and a waterworks to its community in 1889. The fifth Brazos County courthouse was built in 1892, and by the turn of the century, in 1900, the International-Great Northern Railroad stopped in Bryan.
Using a generous grant of $10,000 from Andrew Carnegie, the Carnegie Library of Bryan opened its doors in 1902. In 1910 the town built an interurban railroad to College Station. By 1923 the line was abandoned. The first Jewish place of worship, the Temple Freda synagogue, was opened in 1913. During the 1930s the town of North Oakwood merged with Bryan. Now Bryan and College Station are "twin" cities. In 1936 State Highway 6 was built, running right through town.
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