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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Brazos County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 233,849. The county seat is Bryan. Along with Brazoria County, the county is named for the Brazos River, which forms its western border. The county was formed in 1841 and organized in 1843.
Brazos County is part of the Bryan-College Station Metropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Bryan, College Station, and smaller cities and towns in Brazos, Burleson, and Robertson counties.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1841 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1841 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1841 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1841 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1844 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1903 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1850 | 614
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| 1860 | 2,776
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| 1870 | 9,205
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| 1880 | 13,576
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| 1890 | 16,650
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| 1900 | 18,859
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| 1910 | 18,919
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| 1920 | 21,975
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| 1930 | 21,835
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| 1940 | 26,977
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| 1950 | 38,390
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| 1960 | 44,895
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| 1970 | 57,978
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| 1980 | 93,588
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| 1990 | 121,862
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