College Station, Texas : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

City of College Station

Official name

City of College Station

Settlement type

City

Country

US United States

State

Texas Texas

County

Brazos

Government

Type

Council-Manager

City Council

Mayor Nancy Berry
Blanche Brick
Jess Fields
Karl Mooney
Katy-Marie Lyles
Julie Schultz
Dave Ruesink

City Manager

David Neeley

Geography

Total Area

40.34 sq mi (104.5 km2)

Land Area

40.3 sq mi (104.4 km2)

Water Area

.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)

Elevation

338 ft (103 m)

Demography

Total Population

94347 (2010)

Density (pop.)

auto/km² (0/sq mi)

Metro (pop.)

212268

Other information

Time zone

CST (UTC-6)

- Summer (DST)

CDT (UTC-5)

ZIP codes

77840-77845

Area code

979

FIPS code

48-15976

GNIS feature ID

1354786

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College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in East Central Texas in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio. The population estimate as of 2010 was 93,857.

College Station and Bryan together make up the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area, the sixteenth largest metropolitan area in Texas with 203,371 people.

College Station is home to the main campus of Texas A&M University, the flagship institution of The Texas A&M University System. The city owes both its name and existence to the university's location along a railroad. Texas A&M's triple designation as a Land-, Sea-, and Space-Grant institution reflects the broad scope of the research endeavors it brings to the city, with ongoing projects funded by agencies such as NASA, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research.

Due largely to the size of Texas A&M University, College Station was named by Money magazine in 2006 as the most educated city in Texas, and the 11th most educated city in the United States.