College Station, Texas | |
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 College Station is the home of Texas A&M University. | |
 Location in the state of Texas | |
  College Station  College Station | |
| Coordinates: 30°36′05″N 96°18′52″W / 30.60139°N 96.31444°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | Brazos |
| Incorporated | October 19, 1938 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | John Nichols |
| • City Council | Council members
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| • City Manager | Bryan Woods |
| Area | |
| • City | 51.30 sq mi (132.87 km2) |
| • Land | 51.16 sq mi (132.50 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2) |
| Elevation | 289 ft (88 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 120,511 |
| • Density | 2,300/sq mi (910/km2) |
| • Urban | 206,137 (US: 184th)[2] |
| • Metro | 268,248 (US: 186th) |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | $18.181 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 77840-77845 |
| Area code | 979 |
| FIPS code | 48-15976 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410193[3] |
| Website | www |
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College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, United States, situated in East-Central Texas in the Brazos Valley, towards the eastern edge of the region known as the Texas Triangle. It is 83 miles (130 kilometers) northwest of Houston and 87 miles (140 km) east-northeast of Austin. As of the 2020 census, College Station had a population of 120,511.[5] College Station and Bryan make up the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area, the 15th-largest metropolitan area in Texas with 268,248 people as of 2020.[6]
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 its name and existence to the university's location along a railroad. Texas A&M's triple designation as a land-grant university, National Sea Grant College Program, and National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program 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.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: College Station, Texas
- ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Duluth, MN-WI (MSA)". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: College Station city, Texas".
- ^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. January 3, 2024. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2024.