Angleton, Texas

Brazoria County

48-03264

Angleton is a city and the county seat of administration ( county seat ) of Brazoria County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.

Geography

Angleton is located in southeast Texas, about 45 km south of Houston, is located 28 km from the Gulf of Mexico and covers an area of 27.4 km ², of which 0.15 km ² water surface.

Demography

According to the census in 2000 living in the city 4894 families. The population density is 663/km ². 75.2 % of residents see themselves as white, 11.4% as Black, 0.5% of American Indian and 1.1% of Asian descent. 9.6% describe themselves as belonging to a different race. As Hispancis or Latinos consider themselves 23%.

The median household income is $ 42,184, the median income for a family at $ 50,019. The average size of a household is 2.75, the average family size is 3.19 people. Of the population under 18 years old 14.4% live below the poverty line, by the inhabitants over 65 years it is 13.8%.

History

Angleton was founded in 1890 with the opening up of the area by railway lines. The city was named after the wife of a manager of the Velasco Terminal Railway. On 12 November 1912, the resort has received city rights.

Economy

Angleton is in particular a trading center for agricultural products. With the growth of the chemical industry in the south Freeport in the 1940s Angleton also won as banking and logistics center for petroleum and chemical products in importance.