Everything about Brenham Texas totally explained
Brenham is a city in central Texas in
Washington County,
Texas,
United States, with a population of 13,507 according to the 2000 census. It is the
county seat of
Washington County. Brenham is south of
College Station.
Brenham is the home of and headquarters for
Blue Bell Creameries, an ice cream brand that's especially popular in the state of Texas and the southeastern United States. Blue Bell is the third best-selling ice cream brand in the United States, despite being sold in only seventeen states.
Brenham is also the home of
Blinn College, the oldest county-owned
junior college in Texas. Blinn also has a campus in College Station.
Brenham is known for a
German heritage festival that takes place each May called
Maifest.
The community newspaper is the
Banner-Press.
Brenham is the home of
Gus Franklin Mutscher, the
Speaker of the
Texas House of Representatives from
1969-
1972, and thereafter the long-term county judge of Washington County. He was convicted in the Sharpstown scandle and wasn't reelected as a state represenative.
Geography
Brenham is located at (30.161901, -96.397004).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.8
square miles (22.7
km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 13,507 people, 4,907 households, and 3,115 families residing in the city. The
population density was 1,541.5 people per square mile (595.3/km²). There were 5,317 housing units at an average density of 606.8/sq mi (234.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 69.99%
White, 21.91%
African American, 0.25%
Native American, 1.86%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 4.75% from
other races, and 1.22% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 10.25% of the population.
There were 4,907 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were
married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 15.9% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,198, and the median income for a family was $41,486. Males had a median income of $31,133 versus $22,152 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $15,351. About 12.8% of families and 17.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 21.9% of those under age 18 and 20.7% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The City of Brenham is served by the
Brenham Independent School District and
Brenham Christian Academy.
Notable current and former residents of Brenham
Further Information
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