Brazos Country: A Growing Community in Austin County


By: Laurie E. Jasinski

Published: July 8, 2005

Updated: September 20, 2023

The community of Brazos Country is located south of Interstate Highway 10 and about seven miles east-southeast of Sealy in southeastern Austin County. This residential development just west of the Brazos River began by the late 1970s. By 2000 the town had incorporated and had an estimated population of 450.

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Laurie E. Jasinski, “Brazos Country, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 09, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/brazos-country-tx.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

TID: HLB76

July 8, 2005
September 20, 2023

Find out more about this place from our Texas Almanac.

Place
Brazos Country
Currently Exists
Yes
Place Type
Town
USGS ID
2409896
Town Fields
  • Has post office: No
  • Is Incorporated: Yes
Belongs to
  • Austin County
Coordinates
  • Latitude: 29.75473870°
  • Longitude: -96.04227300°
Population Counts
People Year
469 2010
494 2019
514 2020
510 2021

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