Bryan, Texas : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

City of Bryan

Official name

City of Bryan

Settlement type

City

Country

US United States

State

TexasTexas

County

Brazos

Government

Type

Council-Manager

City Council

Mayor Jason Bienski
Richard M. Cortez, Sr.
Paul Madison, Sr.
Chuck Konderla
Ann M. Horton
Art Hughes
Mike Southerland

Interim City Manager

Kean Register

Geography

Total Area

43.3 sq mi (112.1 km2)

Land Area

43.29 sq mi (112.1 km2)

Water Area

0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)

Elevation

374 ft (114 m)

Demography

Total Population

67266 (2007)

Density (pop.)

584.9/km² (1515.2/sq mi)

Other information

Time zone

CST (UTC-6)

- Summer (DST)

CDT (UTC-5)

Area code

979

FIPS code

48-10912

GNIS feature ID

1353099

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Bryan is a city in Brazos County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total 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 shares its border with 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 city is centrally located, approximately equidistant from three of the 10 largest cities in the United States. It is 92 mi (148.1 km) north-northwest of Houston, 166 mi (267.2 km) northeast of San Antonio and 169 mi (272 km) south of Dallas. It is 104 mi (167.4 km) east of Austin, the state capital of Texas. 75% of the Texas and Louisiana populations (13.1 million people) live within 3.5 driving hours of Bryan.