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COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS
Brazos
County,
Central
Texas South
30° 36' 5" N, 96° 18' 52" W (30.601389, -96.314444)
State Highway 6,
FM 2154, 2818 and 60
adjoining Bryan the county
seat
21 miles N of Navasota
50 miles W of Huntsville
90 miles NW of Houston
87 miles NE of Austin
ZIP codes 77840-77845
Area code 979
Population: 120,511 (2020)
93,857 (2010) 67,890 (2000) 52,456 (1990)
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History
in a Pecan Shell
A timeline of significant events in College Station's history:
1860: The Houston and Texas Central Railway built through the
area
1871: The site was chosen as the location for the proposed
Texas A&M College
1876: Texas A & M opened it's doors
1877: The post office is named College Station
1883: The depot is completed
1884: The population reaches 350
1910: Electric Interurban service is established between College
Station and Bryan (discontinued
in 1923)
1938: College Station is incorporated
1940: Population reaches 2,184 inhabitants (not including students)
1942: Ernest Langford, the "Father of College Station"
was elected mayor, serving for twenty-six years.
1950: Population reaches 7,898 inhabitants, including students.
1960: Population 11,396
1990: Population reaches 52,456 |
College Station
Attractions
The George
Bush Presidential Library
Brazos Valley
Museum of Natural History (Bryan)
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Station Hotels
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