College station
| College station | |
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 Texas A&M University campus in College Station |
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| Location in Texas | |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Brazos County |
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 36 ′ N , 96 ° 19 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
112,141 (as of 2016) 254,928 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 1,075.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 104.4 km 2 (approx. 40 mi 2 ) of which 104.3 km 2 (approx. 40 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 103 m |
| Postcodes : | 77840-77845 |
| Area code : | +1 979 |
| FIPS : | 48-15976 |
| GNIS ID : | 1354786 |
| Website : | www.cstx.gov |
| Mayor : | Ben White |
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College Station is a city in Brazos County in the US state of Texas in the United States . The city is home to Texas A&M University with around 45,000 students.
geography
The city is located southeast of the geographic center of Texas, surrounded by several lakes such as Somerville Lake , Lake Conroe , Gibbons Creek Reservoir , Lake Limestone or Lake Bryan and has a total area of 64.84 km 2 , of which 0.7 km 2 is water .
history
In 1860 the Houston and Texas Central Railway was laid through this area and a small town developed from a railroad settlement. In 1871 the decision was made to build A&M College and five years later, Texas A&M University, the first public university in Texas, opened its doors.
In 1938 College Station was granted town charter and two years later the population had grown to 2,184. In 1950 there were 7,898 and in 1960 there were already 11,396 inhabitants. The city wrote sad headlines in 1999 when an accident killed 12 people and injured 27 while setting up the annual Aggie Bonfire , a traditional bonfire on the university campus.
Since 1997, located in the city in 1994 built and after George HW Bush nominated George Bush Presidential Library , designed by HOK .
Sports
With Kyle Field , the city has one of the largest stadiums in the world (in 5th place with 102,733 seats), which is one of the venues in American football . Several world records have also been set in the past on the sports grounds of Texas A&M University. 1965 and 1967 with 21.52 m and 21.78 m in the shot put by Randy Matson , in 2004 in swimming with Tara Kirk over 100 m chest or in 1998 by Jenny Thompson over 100 m butterfly.
Demographic data
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1940 | 2184 | - | |
| 1950 | 7925 | 262.9% | |
| 1960 | 11,396 | 43.8% | |
| 1970 | 17,676 | 55.1% | |
| 1980 | 37,272 | 110.9% | |
| 1990 | 52,443 | 40.7% | |
| 2000 | 67,890 | 29.5% | |
| 2010 | 93,857 | 38.2% | |
| 1930-2000, 2010 | |||
According to the 2000 census, 67,890 people lived here in 24,691 households and 10,370 families. The population density was 651.1 people per km 2 . The racial the population was composed of 80.53% White, 5.45% African American, 0.30% Native American, 7.29% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, and 4.47% other ethnic groups. About 1.89% were mixed race and 9.96% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 24,691 households, 21.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 32.2% of these were married couples living together. 6.8% were single mothers and 58.0% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were single households and 2.4% had people living there who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.98 people.
14.4% of the population were under 18 years old, 51.2% 18 to 24, 21.3% 25 to 44, 9.4% 45 to 64, and 3.6% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 104.3 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 104.0 men.
The median income for a household in the 21,180 USD , and the median income for a family 53,147 USD. Males had a median income of $ 38,216 versus $ 26,592 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,170. 37.4% of the population and 15.4% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 16.4% were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 7.7% were 65 or older.
sons and daughters of the town
- Evan Jones (born 1976), actor
- Rico Rodriguez (born 1998), actor
- Brek Shea (born 1990), football player
- Tiffany Thornton (* 1986), actress and singer
- Brianna Hildebrand (* 1996), actress
Twin cities
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 16, 2012
Web links
- Handbook of Texas (English)
- Statistics from College Station city-data (English)