Angleton, Texas | |
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Nickname: "The Heart of Brazoria County" | |
Coordinates: 29°09′59″N 95°25′51″W / 29.16639°N 95.43083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Brazoria |
Incorporated | November 12, 1912 |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
• City council | Mayor John Wright Mayor Pro Tem Travis Townsend Council Members Cecil Booth Christiene Daniel Terry Roberts Tanner Sartin [1] |
• City manager | Chris Whittaker[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 11.69 sq mi (30.28 km2) |
• Land | 11.67 sq mi (30.23 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 19,429 |
• Density | 1,665.04/sq mi (642.85/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 77515-77516 |
Area code | 979 |
FIPS code | 48-03264 |
GNIS feature ID | 2409710[4] |
Website | www |
Angleton is a city in and the county seat[6] of Brazoria County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. Angleton lies at the intersection of State Highway 288, State Highway 35, and the Union Pacific Railroad. The population was 19,429 at the 2020 census. Angleton is in the 14th congressional district,[7] and is represented by Republican Congressman Randy Weber.