Brookside Village
| Brookside Village | |
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 Location in Texas
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Brazoria County |
| Coordinates : | 29 ° 35 ′ N , 95 ° 19 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,960 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 356.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 5.5 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 5.5 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 16 m |
| Postal code : | 77581 |
| Area code : | +1 281 |
| FIPS : | 48-10648 |
| GNIS ID : | 1377179 |
Brookside Village is a city in Brazoria County in the US state of Texas in the United States .
geography
The city is located a few miles south of Houston and 45 km north of Angleton , on the border with Harris County , and has a total area of 5.5 km² without any significant water surface.
history
Until it was accepted as a city in 1959, Brookside Village was just a loose collection of buildings with a rail connection to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, and in 1961 the population had just risen to 560.
Demographic data
According to the 2000 census, 1,960 people lived here in 655 households and 535 families. The population density was 358.7 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 74.03% White, 3.11% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 20.46% other ethnic groups. About 1.07% were mixed race and 43.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 655 households, 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 66.9% of these were married couples living together. 9.6% were single mothers and 18.2% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were single households and 5.0% had people living there who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.22.
24.9% of the population were under 18 years old, 8.8% 18 to 24, 31.0% 25 to 44, 22.3% 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 117.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 117.3 men.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 44,650 , and the median income for a family is $ 50,625. Males had a median income of $ 32,500 versus $ 27,981 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,609. 16.1% of the population and 10.1% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 20.2% were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 5.6% were 65 or older.