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| name                            = College Station, Texas
| settlement_type                 = [[City]]
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| image_caption                   = College Station is the home of Texas A&M University.
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| subdivision_name2               = [[Brazos County, Texas|Brazos]]
| government_type                 = [[Council-manager government|Council-Manager]]
| leader_title                    = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name                     = John Nichols
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|1= Mark Smith, Place&nbsp;1
|2= William Wright, Place&nbsp;2
|3= Linda Harvell, Place&nbsp;3
|4= Elizabeth Cunha, Place&nbsp;4
|5= Bob Yancy, Place&nbsp;5
|6= Dennis Maloney, Place&nbsp;6
}}
|established_title        = Incorporated
|established_date         = October 19, 1938
| unit_pref                       = Imperial
| area_footnotes                  = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2                  = 132.87
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| area_land_sq_mi                 = 51.16
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| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.14
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| elevation_ft                    = 289
| population_total                = 120511
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|demographics2_title1     = Metro
|demographics2_info1      = $18.181 billion (2022)
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| postal_code                     = 77840-77845
| area_code                       = [[Area code 979|979]]
| website                         = {{URL|www.cstx.gov}}
| footnotes                       = [[Image:CollegeStationLogo.JPG|200px]]
| leader_title2                   = [[City Manager]]
| leader_name2                    = Bryan Woods
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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 {{convert|83|mi|km|-1|abbr=off|sp=us}} northwest of [[Houston]] and {{convert|87|mi|km}} east-northeast of [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], College Station had a population of 120,511.<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/collegestationcitytexas| title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: College Station city, Texas}}</ref> College Station and [[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]] make up the [[Bryan-College Station metropolitan area]], the 15th-largest metropolitan area in Texas with 268,248 people as of 2020.<ref name=PopEstCBSA>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-metro-and-micro-statistical-areas.html#v2022 |title=2020 Population and Housing State Data |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division |date=January 3, 2024 |access-date=January 4, 2024 |archive-date=June 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629175327/https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-metro-and-micro-statistical-areas.html#v2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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]].
=={{anchor|Historical events}} History==
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College Station's origins date from 1860, when the [[Houston and Texas Central Railway]] began to build through the region.<ref name=TSHA>{{cite web| title=College Station, Texas| first=Mark| last=Odintz| publisher=[[Texas State Historical Association]]| url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hdc02| access-date=June 15, 2008}}</ref> Eleven years later, the site was chosen as the location for the proposed Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, a land-grant school.<ref name="TSHA" /> In 1876, as the nation celebrated its [[centennial]], the school (renamed [[Texas A&M University]] in 1963) opened its doors as the first public institution of higher education in the state of Texas.<ref name="TSHA" />
College Station's population grew slowly, reaching 350 in 1884 and 391 at the turn of the century.<ref name="TSHA" /> However, during this time, transportation improvements took place in the town. In 1900, the [[International–Great Northern Railroad|I&GN]] Railroad was extended to College Station<ref>{{cite web| title=A Guide to Historic Brazos County| publisher=Brazos Heritage Society| year=2003| page=25| url=http://www.brazosheritage.org/pdfs/historicbrazosbrochure.pdf| access-date= June 15, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080626162050/http://www.brazosheritage.org/pdfs/historicbrazosbrochure.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = June 26, 2008}}</ref> (the [[Missouri Pacific Railroad]] Company abandoned the line in 1965),<ref>{{cite web| title= International-Great Northern Railroad| first=George C.| last=Werner| publisher=[[Texas State Historical Association]]| url= https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eqi04| access-date=June 15, 2008}}</ref> and 10 years later, electric [[interurban]] service was established between Texas A&M and the neighboring town of Bryan.<ref name="TSHA" /> A city bus system replaced the interurban in the 1920s.<ref name="TSHA" />
In 1930, the community to the north of College Station, known as North Oakwood, was incorporated as part of Bryan.<ref name="TSHA" /> College Station did not incorporate until October 19, 1938, after a 217-39 vote,<ref>{{cite web|last=Williams|first=Jessica|url= https://blog.cstx.gov/2023/10/02/how-you-can-help-make-college-stations-85th-birthday-bash-on-oct-18-a-night-to-remember/|title=How you can help make College Station's 85th birthday bash on Oct. 18 a night to remember|date=October 2, 2023|website=City of College Station|access-date=October 19, 2023}}</ref> with John H. Binney as the first mayor.<ref name="TSHA" /> Within a year, the city established a [[zoning]] commission, and by 1940, the population had reached 2,184.<ref name="TSHA" />
The city grew under the leadership of Ernest Langford, called by some the "Father of College Station", who began a 26-year stretch as mayor in 1942. Early in his first term, the city adopted a council-manager system of city government.<ref name="TSHA" />
Population growth accelerated following [[World War II]] as the nonstudent population reached 7,898 in 1950, 11,396 in 1960, 17,676 in 1970, 30,449 in 1980, 52,456 in 1990, and 67,890 in 2000.<ref name="TSHA" /> The Bryan-College Station metropolitan area's population crossed 270,000 people in 2018.
In the 1990s, College Station and Texas A&M University drew national attention when the [[George Bush Presidential Library]] opened in 1997. Attention was drawn again in 1999, when 12 people were killed and 27 injured when the [[Aggie Bonfire]] [[1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse|collapsed while being constructed]].
In 2022, it became one of the first areas served by [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]'s [[Amazon Prime Air|Prime Air]] drone delivery service, along with [[Lockeford, California]].
==Geography==
College Station is south of the center of Brazos County at {{Coord|30|36|5|N|96|18|52|W|type:city}} (30.601433, –96.314464).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered by the city of Bryan to the northwest.
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|128.5|km2|order=flip|abbr=on}}, of which {{convert|128.0|km2|order=flip|abbr=on}} is land and {{convert|0.5|km2|order=flip|abbr=on}}, or 0.35%, is covered by water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4815976| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212201245/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4815976| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): College Station city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=April 21, 2014}}</ref>
===Climate===
College Station has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: Cfa). Winters are mild with periods of low temperatures usually lasting less than two months, while summers are hot and humid.
Snow and ice are rare; most recently, College Station received three to five inches of snowfall on February 15, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vogel|first=Aubrey|title=Texas, Brazos County see 'once-in-a-generation' winter storm|url=https://www.thebatt.com/news/texas-brazos-county-see-once-in-a-generation-winter-storm/article_7d621ae0-749b-11eb-812b-57bfb22c27b1.html|access-date=2023-11-08|website=www.thebatt.com|date=February 21, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
Summers are hot and humid with occasional showers and thunderstorms being the only real variation in weather.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/college-station/texas/united-states/ustx2165|title = Weather averages College Station, Texas}}</ref>
* '''Average annual rainfall:''' 39&nbsp;in (1000&nbsp;mm)
* '''Average elevation:''' 367&nbsp;ft (112 m) above sea level
* '''Average Temperature:''' {{convert|69.0|°F|1}}
* '''Agricultural Resources:''' Cattle, corn, cotton, eggs, hay, sorghum
* '''Mineral Resources:''' Sand, gravel, lignite, gas, oil
{{Weather box
| location = College Station, Texas ([[Easterwood Airport]]), 1991–2020 normals,{{efn|Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1981 to 2010.}} extremes 1882–present{{efn|Official records for College Station have been kept at Easterwood Airport since August 1951 and at an undisclosed location {{convert|6|mi|abbr=on}} to the southwest of the city center from May 1, 1882 until July 1951.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://threadex.rcc-acis.org/|title=Threaded Extremes|website=threadex.rcc-acis.org}}</ref>}}
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| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 90
| Feb record high F = 99
| Mar record high F = 96
| Apr record high F = 98
| May record high F = 101
| Jun record high F = 108
| Jul record high F = 111
| Aug record high F = 112
| Sep record high F = 112
| Oct record high F = 102
| Nov record high F = 94
| Dec record high F = 89
| Jan avg record high F = 78.9
| Feb avg record high F = 82.0
| Mar avg record high F = 85.8
| Apr avg record high F = 89.4
| May avg record high F = 93.7
| Jun avg record high F = 97.9
| Jul avg record high F = 100.9
| Aug avg record high F = 102.8
| Sep avg record high F = 98.8
| Oct avg record high F = 92.9
| Nov avg record high F = 84.6
| Dec avg record high F = 79.9
| year avg record high F = 104.0
| Jan high F = 61.7
| Feb high F = 65.5
| Mar high F = 72.5
| Apr high F = 79.2
| May high F = 86.3
| Jun high F = 92.2
| Jul high F = 95.4
| Aug high F = 96.6
| Sep high F = 91.2
| Oct high F = 81.9
| Nov high F = 71.1
| Dec high F = 63.4
| year high F =
|Jan mean F = 51.5
|Feb mean F = 55.3
|Mar mean F = 62.1
|Apr mean F = 68.7
|May mean F = 76.4
|Jun mean F = 82.6
|Jul mean F = 85.1
|Aug mean F = 85.7
|Sep mean F = 80.6
|Oct mean F = 71.1
|Nov mean F = 60.4
|Dec mean F = 53.1
|year mean F =
| Jan low F = 41.3
| Feb low F = 45.1
| Mar low F = 51.7
| Apr low F = 58.1
| May low F = 66.4
| Jun low F = 73.0
| Jul low F = 74.9
| Aug low F = 74.7
| Sep low F = 70.0
| Oct low F = 60.2
| Nov low F = 49.8
| Dec low F = 42.8
| year low F =
| Jan avg record low F = 25.1
| Feb avg record low F = 28.6
| Mar avg record low F = 33.1
| Apr avg record low F = 41.2
| May avg record low F = 52.4
| Jun avg record low F = 65.4
| Jul avg record low F = 70.3
| Aug avg record low F = 69.7
| Sep avg record low F = 57.4
| Oct avg record low F = 42.6
| Nov avg record low F = 32.1
| Dec avg record low F = 27.4
| year avg record low F = 22.5
| Jan record low F = −3
| Feb record low F = 1
| Mar record low F = 17
| Apr record low F = 28
| May record low F = 42
| Jun record low F = 53
| Jul record low F = 58
| Aug record low F = 55
| Sep record low F = 41
| Oct record low F = 29
| Nov record low F = 19
| Dec record low F = 2
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 3.43
| Feb precipitation inch = 2.90
| Mar precipitation inch = 3.41
| Apr precipitation inch = 2.87
| May precipitation inch = 4.60
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.01
| Jul precipitation inch = 1.98
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.10
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.50
| Oct precipitation inch = 4.93
| Nov precipitation inch = 3.31
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.71
| year precipitation inch =
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 9.0
| Feb precipitation days = 8.5
| Mar precipitation days = 8.1
| Apr precipitation days = 7.2
| May precipitation days = 7.8
| Jun precipitation days = 7.8
| Jul precipitation days = 5.3
| Aug precipitation days = 6.3
| Sep precipitation days = 7.1
| Oct precipitation days = 7.2
| Nov precipitation days = 8.3
| Dec precipitation days = 9.3
| year precipitation days =
|source 1 = NOAA<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00003904&format=pdf
| title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991&ndash;2020
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| accessdate = September 12, 2023
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
| title = xmACIS2
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| accessdate = September 12, 2023
}}</ref> }}
==Districts==
===Northgate===
Northgate is a mixed-use district north of Texas A&M University that features a combination of businesses, restaurants, apartments, churches, and entertainment. It is known for its eclectic mix of [[restaurant]]s and [[Bar (establishment)|bars]].<ref>{{cite news |title=College Station, Tex. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=September 22, 2006 |first=Finn-Olaf |last=Jones |page=1F}}</ref><ref name="City of College Station">{{cite web | title=Retail and Entertainment District: Northgate | publisher=City of College Station | url=http://www.cstx.gov/home/index.asp?page=164 | access-date=June 16, 2008 }}</ref> A large portion of the stores, bars, and restaurants in Northgate are frequented, patronized, and staffed by Texas A&M students.<ref name="City of College Station"/> In total, the district spans about {{convert|145|acre|km2}}, bounded by Wellborn Road to the west, South College Avenue to the east, the College Station city limits to the north, and University Drive to the south. The district is the home of the [[Dixie Chicken (bar)|Dixie Chicken]].
Northgate's roots started in the 1930s as the city began enjoying rapid population growth from the influx of Texas A&M University students, professors, and their families. Realizing that proximity to the campus would be a boon for revenues, the first business district was established in College Station near the campus, taking its name for the closest on-campus landmark: the north gate. When the city was incorporated in 1938, its first City Hall was opened in the new district. In 1994, restoration efforts began to revitalize the ailing area. A four-day music festival, "North By Northgate", was introduced in 1998 and has become an annual tradition, renamed the "Northgate Music Festival" in 2002. In 2006, the city council incorporated Northgate as a special tax zone to finance additional improvements and expansions.<ref>{{cite news |title=College Station creates Northgate tax zone |newspaper=The Bryan-College Station Eagle |date=June 23, 2006|last=Avison |first=April |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-147396685.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026054110/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-147396685.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 26, 2012}}</ref>
Live music is a major draw to the Northgate area. Many well-known musicians, especially in the [[Texas country music]] scene, initially performed in the Northgate area. Notable names include [[Robert Earl Keen]], Grammy award-winner [[Lyle Lovett]], Dub Miller, and [[Roger Creager]]. The district is bisected to the north by Church Street, made famous by the Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett duet "The Front Porch Song".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Rob |date=14 February 2013 |title=Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen recall the legendary 'Front Porch' at Texas A&M |url=https://myaggienation.com/aggie_profiles/lyle-lovett-and-robert-earl-keen-recall-the-legendary-front-porch-at-texas-a-m/article_771efed0-3921-11e4-95db-001a4bcf887a.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230105050738/https://myaggienation.com/aggie_profiles/lyle-lovett-and-robert-earl-keen-recall-the-legendary-front-porch-at-texas-a-m/article_771efed0-3921-11e4-95db-001a4bcf887a.html |archive-date=5 January 2023 |access-date=4 January 2023 |website=myaggienation.com}}</ref>
===Wolf Pen Creek District===
[[File:Lofts at Wolf Pen Creek in College Station.jpg|thumbnail|right|View of the Lofts at Wolf Pen Creek in College Station]]
Wolf Pen Creek District is a large commercial development adjacent to [[Post Oak Mall]] and between two of the city's main commercial thoroughfares: [[State Highway 6 (Texas)|Earl Rudder Freeway]] and [[State Highway 6 (Texas)#Business routes|Texas Avenue]]. The area consists of a greenway with trails, a $1.5 million amphitheater and entertainment area, a small lake, the Spirit Ice Arena, and is the home of the Arts Council of the Brazos Valley. The amphitheater has hosted a variety of musical events, including the annual Starlight Music Series, a concert series that starts in late spring and runs through late summer. Wolf Pen also has a sidewalk for a scenic run that when completed is about {{convert|1|mi|km|0|abbr=on}}.
===Wellborn District===
[[Wellborn, Texas|Wellborn]] became a community in 1867 as a construction camp on the Houston and Texas Central Railroad. The town's name has been attributed to a well at the construction camp, a foreman named E.W. Wellborn, or a landowner named W.W. Willburn. Also in 1867, a post office opened in the community under the name Wellborn Station. In 1870, the name was shortened to Wellborn.<ref>"Wellborn, Texas". The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved July 3, 2009.</ref> On April 14, 2011, the City Council of College Station voted 5–2 to annex Wellborn, thus making the community the Wellborn district. Wellborn is often mispronounced as 'well-born' but is pronounced by locals as 'Well-burn'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/CS_City_Council_Votes_to_Annex_Wellborn_119890359.html|title=CS City Council Votes to Annex Wellborn|first=Cody Lillich and Clay|last=Falls|access-date=April 19, 2012|archive-date=March 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314020047/http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/CS_City_Council_Votes_to_Annex_Wellborn_119890359.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1940 = 2184
| 1950 = 7925
| 1960 = 11396
| 1970 = 17676
| 1980 = 37272
| 1990 = 52456
| 2000 = 67890
| 2010 = 93857
| 2020 = 120511
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850–1900<ref name=1900CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1920<ref name=1920CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1930<ref name=1930CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br>
1950<ref name=1950CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1980<ref name=1980CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''College Station city, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – College Station city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4815976&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – College Station city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4815976&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – College Station city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4815976&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|51,362
|64,060
|style='background: #ffffe6; |70,255
|75.65%
|68.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |58.30%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|3,647
|6,161
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,479
|5.37%
|6.56%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.87%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|161
|247
|style='background: #ffffe6; |280
|0.24%
|0.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|4,932
|8,518
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12,224
|7.26%
|9.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.14%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|36
|36
|style='background: #ffffe6; |117
|0.05%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.10%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|107
|149
|style='background: #ffffe6; |475
|0.16%
|0.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.39%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|886
|1,521
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,324
|1.31%
|1.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.59%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|6,759
|13,165
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23,357
|9.96%
|14.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19.38%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''67,890'''
|'''93,857'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''120,511'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 120,511 people, 41,682 households, and 20,487 families residing in the city.
As of the [[census]] of 2000, 67,890 people, 24,691 households, and 10,370 families resided in the city.
Of the 24,691 households, 21.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 58.0% were not families. About 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.98. The racial makeup of the city as of 2019 was 77.45% White, 7.74% African American, 0.30% Native American, 10.25% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 6.32% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any ethnicity/nationality were 15.6% of the population.
In the city, the population was distributed as 14.4% under the age of 18, 51.2% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 9.4% from 45 to 64, and 3.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males.
===Income and Poverty===
Data from the [[American Community Survey|ACS 1-year estimates]] indicates that the median income for a household in College Station was $47,632,<ref name="acs-2023">{{cite web |title=ACS 1-year estimates for College Station, TX |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2023.S1901?g=160XX00US4815976 |website=U.S. Census Bureau Data |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=15 November 2024}}</ref> a decrease from $52,397 reported in the 2020 [[United States Census|census]].<ref name="census-2020">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: College Station, Texas |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/collegestationcitytexas/PST120223 |website=U.S. Census Bureau |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=15 November 2024}}</ref> According to [[Forbes]], approximately 28.5% of the population lived below the [[poverty line]] in 2021,<ref name="forbes-poverty">{{cite web |last1=DePietro |first1=Andrew |title=U.S. Poverty Rate By City In 2021 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewdepietro/2021/11/26/us-poverty-rate-by-city-in-2021/ |website=Forbes.com |publisher=Forbes |access-date=15 November 2024}}</ref> including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those aged 65 or older. The ACS 1-year estimates suggest this percentage may be as high as 30.2%,<ref name="acs-2023" /> the highest poverty rate among U.S. cities with populations over 100,000.<ref name="forbes-poverty" /> However, this statistic is likely impacted by the fact that [[Texas A&M University]] has the [[List of United States public university campuses by enrollment|largest student enrollment in the U.S.]]. The [[U.S. Census Bureau]] has noted that "both in small counties with a large university and in large counties with multiple universities, the presence of college students who live off campus raises the community’s poverty rate."<ref name="census-poverty">{{cite web |last1=Bishaw |first1=Alemayehu |title=Small and Large College Towns See Higher Poverty Rates |url=https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2018/10/off-campus-college-students-poverty.html |website=United States Census Bureau |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=15 November 2024}}</ref>
==Government==
The city of College Station has a [[council-manager government|council-manager]] form of government. Voters elect the members of a city council, who pass laws and make policy. The council hires a professional city manager who is responsible for day-to-day operations of the city and its public services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cstx.gov/index.aspx?page=2021|title=City of College Station : Type Of Government|website=cstx.gov|access-date=June 22, 2010|archive-date=October 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005153725/http://cstx.gov/index.aspx?page=2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]] (TDCJ) operates the Bryan District Parole Office in College Station.<ref>"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff1.htm Parole Division Region I] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928130938/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff1.htm |date=September 28, 2011 }}." [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.</ref>
The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the College Station and Northgate College Station post offices.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/college-station-2130-harvey-mitchell-pkwy-s-college-station-tx-1358674 Post Office Location - COLLEGE STATION] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100519135327/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/college-station-2130-harvey-mitchell-pkwy-s-college-station-tx-1358674 |date=May 19, 2010}}." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/northgate-college-station-104-houston-st-college-station-tx-1375527 Post Office Location - NORTHGATE COLLEGE STATION] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100519133421/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/northgate-college-station-104-houston-st-college-station-tx-1375527 |date=May 19, 2010}}." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.</ref>
==Business parks==
* '''Business Center at College Station'''
** A {{convert|200|acre|adj=on}}, class "A" business center {{convert|5|mi|0}} from the university, its current residents include firms involved in telecommunications, software development, and oilfield services.
* '''Spring Creek Corporate Campus'''
** A {{convert|100|acre|adj=on}}, class "A" business center, a greenbelt surrounds most of the campus and provides a buffer between the new development and adjacent land uses which include the Pebble Creek Country Club and Woodland Hills Subdivision.
* '''Texas A&M University Research Park'''
** This {{convert|324|acre|adj=on}} research park was established to provide businesses direct partnering opportunities with Texas A&M University. Several companies and nonprofit research interests have located in the park, including [[Schlumberger]], Lynntech, AdventGX, Notequill, AskU, Improving Enterprises, the Institute of Food Science and Engineering, the Human Behavior Laboratory, the Electron Beam Food Research Facility, the Academy of Advanced Telecommunications and Learning Technologies, and the [[International Ocean Discovery Program]].
* '''Crescent Pointe'''
** Crescent Pointe is a master-planned, mixed-use development of roughly {{convert|192|acre}}, with frontage on University Drive (FM 60) and [[State Highway 30 (Texas)|Harvey Road (Highway 30)]].
==Economy==
As of May 2008, the local [[unemployment]] hovered around 3 to 4%, among the lowest in Texas. This rate is largely attributed to the significant role the university plays in the local economy.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.twc.state.tx.us/news/press/2008/062008epress.pdf | title=Texas Employers Add 8,700 Jobs in May | page=2 | publisher=Texas Workforce Commission | date=June 20, 2008 | access-date=July 1, 2008 | archive-date=August 21, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821231319/http://www.twc.state.tx.us/news/press/2008/062008epress.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://theeagle.com/businesstechnology/051505bcs2.php | title=New equation gives more realistic look at local jobless rate | last=Nauman | first=Brett | newspaper=The Bryan-College Station Eagle | date=May 15, 2005 | access-date=July 1, 2008 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20051104065850/http://theeagle.com/businesstechnology/051505bcs2.php | archive-date=November 4, 2005 }}</ref> However, [[underemployment]] is an ongoing issue.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cstx.gov/docs/demographic_report_2002_-_3.pdf | page=2 | title=College Station Demographic Report | publisher=City of College Station | access-date=July 1, 2008 }}</ref>
===Major employers===
* [[Texas A&M University System]] – education – 16,248<ref name="recenter">{{cite web | title=Real Estate Market Overview 2008 College Station&nbsp;— Bryan | first=Edith | last=Craig | author2=Thomas, Beth | author3=Lacy, Blake | author4=Merten, Kory | publisher=Texas A&M University Real Estate Center | year=2008 | url=http://recenter.tamu.edu/mreports/CSBryan.pdf | access-date=June 15, 2008 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626162050/http://recenter.tamu.edu/mreports/CSBryan.pdf | archive-date=June 26, 2008 }}</ref>
* [[Bryan Independent School District]] – education – 1,952<ref name="recenter" />
* St. Joseph Regional Health Center – health services – 1,590<ref name="recenter" />
* [[Sanderson Farms]] – poultry processing – 1,539<ref name="recenter" />
* [[College Station Independent School District]] – education – 1,400<ref name="recenter" />
* [[Reynolds and Reynolds]]/Rentsys – computer hardware/software – 959<ref name="recenter" />
* [[Bryan, Texas|City of Bryan]] – government – 889<ref name="recenter" />
* City of College Station – government – 865<ref name="recenter" />
* [[Walmart]] – retail – 650<ref name="recenter" />
* Ply Gem – windows – 611<ref name="recenter" />
* [[H-E-B]] Grocery – retail – 590<ref name="recenter" />
===Post Oak Mall===
{{Main|Post Oak Mall}}
Post Oak Mall was the city's first mall and is currently the largest mall in the [[Brazos Valley]]. The {{convert|82|acre|m2|adj=on}} mall is home to 125 stores; its opening on February 17, 1982, helped create the impetus for growing economic and commercial developments for College Station.<ref name="celebrate">{{cite news |url=http://theeagle.com/stories/021607/local_20070216002.php |title=Post Oak Mall to celebrate 25 years |access-date=January 7, 2008 |last=Hensley |first=Laura |date=February 16, 2007 |newspaper=The Bryan-College Station Eagle }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It is currently the largest taxpayer in College Station and the second-largest in the Brazos Valley, though the anchor stores are free-standing units that are privately owned and taxed separate from the mall proper.<ref name="retain">{{cite news |url=http://theeagle.com/businesstechnology/040404postoakmall.htm |title=Post Oak Mall works to retain costumers |access-date=January 25, 2008 |last=Levey |first=Kelli |date=April 4, 2004 |newspaper=The Bryan-College Station Eagle |archive-url = https://archive.today/20070901165843/http://www.theeagle.com/businesstechnology/040404postoakmall.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = September 1, 2007}}</ref> Over 75% of retail sales in the Brazos Valley come from sales at the mall's stores.<ref name="celebrate" />
==Sports facilities==
* Football: [[Kyle Field]] (capacity: 102,733 <106,000 in 2014 only, during reconstruction><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/texas-aggies/20140709-stunning-transformation-of-kyle-field-to-give-fans-taste-of-what-s-to-come-in-aggieland.ece| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140716071540/http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/texas-aggies/20140709-stunning-transformation-of-kyle-field-to-give-fans-taste-of-what-s-to-come-in-aggieland.ece| archive-date = 2014-07-16| title = Stunning transformation of A&M;'s Kyle Field gives fans taste of what's to come {{!}} Dallas Morning News}}</ref>)
* Racing: [[Texas World Speedway]] (capacity: 23,000) (Closed as of 2022)
* Basketball/Volleyball: [[Reed Arena]] (largest crowd: 13,657 for basketball)
* Baseball: [[Olsen Field]] (largest crowd: 11,052)
* Soccer: [[Ellis Field (Texas A&M)|Ellis Field]] (largest crowd: 8,204)
* Track and field: Anderson Track and Field Complex (capacity: 3,500)
* Tennis: George P. Mitchell Tennis Center (largest crowd: 2,339)
* Softball: Davis Diamond (largest crowd: 2,455) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://12thman.com/facilities/davis-diamond/50 |title=Davis Diamond - Facilities - Texas A&M Athletics |publisher=12thMan.com |date= |accessdate=2021-11-23}}</ref>
* Hockey: Spirit Ice Arena (capacity: 500)
* Golf: Texas A&M Traditions Club
* Golf: City Course at Phillips Event Center
* Bowling: Grand Station Entertainment (capacity: 800+)
==Media and journalism==
===Television stations===
Two full power local commercial television stations included CBS affiliate [[KBTX-TV]] (which also includes subchannels affiliated with CW and Telemundo) and MyNetworkTV affiliate [[KYLE-TV]] which also airs Fox programming (via Waco-based [[KWKT-TV]]) on its second digital subchannel. Low power television stations [[KAGS-LD]] and [[KRHD-CD]] respectively air programming from NBC (via Temple-based [[KCEN-TV]]) and ABC (via Waco-based [[KXXV]]). PBS member station [[KAMU-TV|KAMU]], which is owned by [[Texas A&M University]], is also based in College Station.
===Radio stations===
College Station is part of the Bryan-College Station Arbitron market #238.
*[[KAMU-FM]] 90.9 NPR affiliate and sister station to [[KAMU-TV]]
*[[KEOS]] 89.1 [[Community Radio]] for the Brazos Valley
*KAGG 96.1 Country music radio station serving Bryan-College Station, Madisonville, and surrounding areas.
{{College Station Radio}}
===Area newspapers===
* ''[[The Bryan-College Station Eagle]]'' (city newspaper)
* ''[[The Battalion]]'' (Texas A&M University newspaper)
* ''La Voz Hispana (Spanish language weekly newspaper serving Bryan/College Station)''
* ''Maroon Weekly'' (Aggie-owned and operated independent newspaper, Bryan/College Station)
* ''The Touchstone'' (left/progressive, alt/indie newspaper)
* ''The Jail Times'' (Locally owned and operated independent newspaper, Bryan/College Station)
===Area magazines===
* ''12th Man Magazine''
* ''Aggieland Illustrated''
* ''Insite Magazine''
* ''AgriLeader Magazine''
* ''Brazos Valley Bride''
* ''Brazos Family''
* ''Brazos Wellness''
* ''Peace Brazos Christian Life Magazine''
* ''Hola Brazos Valley'' (Spanish language magazine)
==Education==
{{See also|Bryan, Texas#Education}}
===Local colleges and universities===
* [[Texas A&M University]]
* [[Texas A&M Health Science Center]]
The service area of [[Blinn College]] includes all of Brazos County.<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Sec. 130.168.  BLINN JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]</ref> Blinn operates a campus in nearby Bryan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blinn.edu/bryan/index.html|title=Bryan Campus|publisher=[[Blinn College]]|accessdate=2022-10-15}}</ref>
===Local school districts===
[[File:A&M Consolidated High School Main Entrance.jpg|thumb|[[A&M Consolidated High School]]]]
Almost all of College Station is within the [[College Station Independent School District]], while small sections are in [[Bryan Independent School District]].<ref name="BrazosCountySDmap">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48041_brazos/DC20SD_C48041.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Brazos County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-10-15}}</ref> College Station ISD operates two high schools: [[A&M Consolidated High School]] and [[College Station High School]].
Students living in the portion of Bryan ISD located in the City of College Station are zoned for: Stephen F. Austin Middle School,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://4.files.edl.io/4ed1/04/03/19/213954-628a59f8-4220-4ded-b41f-8536274c02ec.pdf|title=Middle School Attendance Zones|publisher=[[Bryan Independent School District]]|accessdate=2022-10-15}} - [https://www.bryanisd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=181674&type=d&pREC_ID=377891 Linked from here] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016012411/https://www.bryanisd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=181674&type=d&pREC_ID=377891 |date=October 16, 2022 }} - Compare to the US Census school district maps showing College Station in Bryan ISD</ref> and [[Bryan High School (Texas)|Bryan High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://4.files.edl.io/5163/04/03/19/214044-1a77d5d3-5e66-4460-9783-57edb3311b4e.pdf|title=High School Attendance Zones|publisher=[[Bryan Independent School District]]|accessdate=2022-10-15}} - [https://www.bryanisd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=181674&type=d&pREC_ID=377891 Linked from here] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016012411/https://www.bryanisd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=181674&type=d&pREC_ID=377891 |date=October 16, 2022 }} - Compare to the US Census school district maps showing College Station in Bryan ISD</ref>
==Transportation==
===Mass transit===
* The [[Brazos Transit District]] (formerly Brazos Valley Transit Authority) provides public bus transportation in the Bryan/College Station area.
* Texas A&M Transportation Services provides bus transportation throughout College Station and Bryan for students, faculty, and staff of Texas A&M University and Blinn College. On Texas A&M football game days, the department provides additional park-and-ride service to and from [[Kyle Field]].
* Starline Travel offers weekend service from Texas A&M's campus to downtown [[Houston]], with additional Houston service for Aggie game days and additional service to [[Dallas]] during major A&M breaks.
* Groundshuttle provides daily shuttles to and from Houston airports (Hobby and Bush).
* [[FlixBus]] provides service to Fort Worth and Houston.
===Major roads===
* [[Texas State Highway 6|State Highway 6]]: Earl Rudder Freeway (East Bypass)
* [[Texas State Highway 6 Business|State Highway 6 Business]]: Texas Avenue
* [[Texas State Highway 30|State Highway 30]]: Harvey Road
* [[Texas State Highway 40|State Highway 40]]: William D. Fitch Parkway
* [[Texas State Highway 47|State Highway 47]]: Riverside Parkway
<!----* [[Texas State Highway 249|State Highway 249]]: Aggie Expressway---->
* [[Texas State Highway 308|State Highway 308]]: College Avenue
* [[Farm to Market Road 60]]: University Drive / Raymond Stotzer Parkway
* [[Farm to Market Road 2154]]: Wellborn Road
* [[Farm to Market Road 2347]]: [[George H. W. Bush|George Bush]] Drive
* [[Farm to Market Road 2818]]: Harvey Mitchell Parkway (West Bypass)
* [[Farm to Market Road 159]]: Rock Prairie Road
===Railroads===
* [[Union Pacific Railroad]] line: Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP), over former tracks of the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]], which operated the ''[[Sunbeam (passenger train)|Sunbeam]]'' passenger train to 1957. Amtrak ran a section of the ''[[Texas Eagle]]'' over that route from 1988 to 1995.<ref>{{Cite news |url = http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2017/06/06-getting-the-most-from-the-texas-eagle-detour |title = Getting the most from the 'Texas Eagle' detour |work = Trains Magazine |first = Bob |last = Johnston |date = June 6, 2017 |access-date = April 9, 2019 |archive-date = July 20, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170720040829/http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2017/06/06-getting-the-most-from-the-texas-eagle-detour |url-status = dead }}</ref>
* [[Texas Central Railway]] is projected to operate a Dallas-Houston [[high-speed rail|high-speed train]] making a stop in the [[Brazos Valley]], 25 miles to the east, estimated in 2026.<ref name="Texas Central Media Center">{{cite web|title=Texas Central Media Center |url=https://www.texascentral.com/media-center/ |date=April 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Briginshaw |first1=David |title=Texas Central wins four-year legal fight with landowners |url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/high-speed/texas-central-wins-four-year-legal-fight-with-landowners/ |access-date=21 July 2020 |agency=International Railway Journal |date=13 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Murray |first1=Lance |title=Texas Central Makes $5.9B Deal With Spanish Firm to Develop, Operate High-Speed Rail Line |url=https://dallasinnovates.com/texas-central-makes-5-9b-deal-with-spanish-firm-to-develop-operate-high-speed-rail-line/ |access-date=21 July 2020 |agency=Dallas Innovates |date=25 February 2020}}</ref>
* In 2021, Amtrak proposed a future stop in College Station as part of a potential new service connecting the [[Texas Triangle]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Krauss |first1=Andy |title=Amtrak considers adding new Bryan College Station stop on route connecting Texas Triangle |url=https://www.kbtx.com/2021/04/07/amtrak-considers-adding-new-bryan-college-station-stop-on-route-connecting-texas-triangle/ |access-date=May 5, 2023 |work=[[KBTX-TV]] |publisher=[[Gray Television]] |date=April 6, 2021}}</ref>
===Airport===
[[File:EasterwoodAirport.jpg|thumb|[[Easterwood Airport]]]]
[[Easterwood Airport]], owned by Texas A&M, is located {{convert|3|mi|km}} southwest of the center of College Station and has flights to [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]].
==Notable people==
{{See also|List of Texas A&M University people}}
The following people have lived or are currently living in College Station:
* [[George Bass (archaeologist)|George Bass]], archaeologist, called the Father of [[Underwater archaeology]]
* [[David Bereit]], anti-abortion activist<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theeagle.com/local/Anti-abortion-group-will-meet-pope-in-Washington |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424154204/http://www.theeagle.com/local/Anti-abortion-group-will-meet-pope-in-Washington |url-status=unfit |archive-date=April 24, 2008 |title=Anti-abortion group will meet pope in Washington |author=Janet Phelps |publisher=The Bryan College Station Eagle |access-date=June 16, 2008 |date=April 16, 2008 }}</ref>
* [[Matthew Berry]], ESPN fantasy sport analyst<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theeagle.com/local/CS-man-has-fantasy-gig-at-ESPN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090911115956/http://www.theeagle.com/local/CS-man-has-fantasy-gig-at-ESPN |url-status=unfit |archive-date=September 11, 2009 |title=CS man has fantasy gig at ESPN |author=Matthew Watkins |publisher=The Bryan College Station Eagle |access-date=June 16, 2008 |date=May 4, 2008 }}</ref> and son of College Station mayor Nancy Berry
* [[Norman Borlaug]], "The Man Who Saved a Billion Lives", agronomist, humanitarian, and [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel laureate]] who has been called "the father of the Green Revolution"
* [[Alex Caruso]], professional NBA basketball player
* [[John David Crow]], late athletic director at Texas A&M University; former football player and coach
* [[Lafayette L. Foster]], 5th president of Texas A&M University, 28th [[Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives]]<ref>{{cite web|author= Research Division of the Texas Legislative Council|url=https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/members/bios/PresidingOfficers2016/Foster.pdf|title= Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature 1846–2016|publisher= Texas Legislative Council|website=Texas Legislative Reference Library}}</ref>
* [[Larry Fedora]], former head football coach of the University of North Carolina
* [[Robert Gates]], former Texas A&M University president and former [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tamu.edu/president/history.html | title=Office of the president, History of the office | url-status=unfit | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214210203/http://tamu.edu/president/history.html | archive-date=February 14, 2009 }}</ref>
* [[Kristy Hawkins]], IFBB professional bodybuilder
* [[Kyle Kacal]], member of the [[Texas House of Representatives]] from College Station since 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/138318/kyle-kacal#.Uwq2zcuPIfg|title=Kyle Kacal's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|access-date=February 23, 2014}}</ref>
* [[David Konderla]], Roman Catholic Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulsa|Tulsa]]
* [[Arnold Krammer]], historian at Texas A&M University, 1974–retirement in 2015<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/longtime-texas-a-m-history-professor-receives-surprise-send-off/article_6fd998e2-36e1-54b7-8475-bfb85c093663.html |title=Longtime Texas A&M history professor receives surprise send-off during final lecture |newspaper=[[Bryan-College Station Eagle]] |author=Sam Peshek |date=May 1, 2015 |access-date=May 13, 2015 }}</ref>
* [[David M. Lee]], physics professor at TAMU, 1996 [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.science.tamu.edu/articles/684/ | title=Nobel Prize Winner to Join Texas A&M Physics Faculty | access-date=May 26, 2011 | publisher=Texas A&M University College of Science | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100307181030/http://www.science.tamu.edu/articles/684 | archive-date=March 7, 2010 | url-status=unfit }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1996/lee.html |title=David M. Lee |access-date=May 26, 2011| publisher=[[The Nobel Foundation]]}}</ref>
* [[R. Bowen Loftin]], physicist, former president of Texas A&M University
* [[Lyle Lovett]], singer-songwriter
* [[Robert Earl Keen]], singer-songwriter
* [[Seth McKinney]], former NFL football player and now owner of Crossfit Aggieland in College Station
* [[Ilan Mitchell-Smith]], actor, starring in ''[[Weird Science (film)|Weird Science]]'', ''[[Journey to the Center of the Earth]]'', among others; professor of English at [[California State University, Long Beach]]
* [[John N. Raney]], member of the Texas House of Representatives from College Station since 2011, owner of Aggieland Book Store since 1969
* [[Rico Rodriguez (actor)|Rico Rodriguez]], actor, known for his role of Manny Delgado in the ABC sitcom ''[[Modern Family]]''
* [[Thomas Sadoski]], award-winning actor, starring in HBO's [[The Newsroom (U.S. TV series)|''The Newsroom'']], among others
* [[Brek Shea]], soccer player, member of [[FC Dallas]] and the [[United States Men's National Soccer Team]]
* [[R. C. Slocum]], former Texas A&M University head football coach (1989–2002)
* [[Bjarne Stroustrup]], computer scientist, designer, and original implementor of C++; Distinguished Professor at Texas A&M University; AT&T Fellow
* [[Tiffany Thornton]], actress, starring in Disney Channel's ''[[Sonny With a Chance]]''
* [[Eleanor Joyce Toliver-Williams]], the first Certified African American Female [[Federal Aviation Administration]] Controller
* [[Christine Wormuth]], currently serving as the 25th [[United States Secretary of the Army]]
*[[Johnny Silverhand]] Character from video game Cyberpunk 2077
* [[Patrick Zurek]], Roman Catholic Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo|Amarillo]], founding [[pastor]] of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.amarillo.com/stories/010408/new_9299151.shtml |title=A changing of the guard |author=Joe Southern |newspaper=Amarillo Globe-News |access-date=June 16, 2008 |date=January 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603235737/http://amarillo.com/stories/010408/new_9299151.shtml |archive-date=June 3, 2011 |url-status=unfit}}</ref>
==Points of interest==
* [[George Bush Presidential Library]], located at 1000 George Bush Drive West.
*''[[The Day the Wall Came Down]]'', 1997 sculpture
* [[D. A. "Andy" Anderson Arboretum]]
*Museum of the American GI
*Santa's Wonderland
*Bonfire Memorial
*Peach Creek Vineyards
*Disaster City
*The Gardens at Texas A&M University
==Notes==
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==References==
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* [http://www.visitaggieland.com/ Bryan-College Station Visitors & Convention Bureau]
* [http://www.bcschamber.org/ Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce]
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