Lake Bryan, Texas Explained

Official Name:Lake Bryan, Texas
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Texas
Pushpin Label:Lake Bryan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Brazos
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:26.4
Area Land Km2:23.7
Area Water Km2:2.7
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:2060
Population Density Km2:72.9
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:371
Coordinates:30.7236°N -96.4831°W
Area Code:979
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:48-40462[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2586943

Lake Bryan is a census-designated place (CDP) in Brazos County, Texas, United States, situated around a reservoir of the same name managed by Bryan Texas Utilities. The population was 2,060 at the 2020 census.[2] It is part of the Bryan–College Station metropolitan area.

Geography

Lake Bryan is located along the northwestern border of Brazos County. It is bordered to the southeast by the city of Bryan and to the northwest by Robertson County. U.S. Route 190 forms the northeastern edge of the CDP, leading southeast around Bryan and northwest to Hearne.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 26.4km2, of which 23.7sqkm is land and 2.7sqkm, or 10.15%, is water.[2]

Demographics

Lake Bryan racial composition as of 2020[3]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)!Race!Number!Percentage
White (NH)65231.65%
Black or African American (NH)753.64%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)60.29%
Some Other Race (NH)221.07%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)562.72%
Hispanic or Latino1,24960.63%
Total2,060
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,060 people, 426 households, and 301 families residing in the CDP.

Education

The community is served by Bryan Independent School District (BISD).[4]

Almost all of the CDP is zoned to Kemp Elementary School and Jane Long Middle School, with two parcels in the zones of Navarro Elementary School and Rayburn Intermediate School.[5] [6] Bilingual students zoned to Kemp attend Kemp-Carver Elementary School while bilingual students zoned to Navarro attend Navarro.[7] All of Lake Bryan is zoned to Davila Middle School and Rudder High School.[8] [9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lake Bryan CDP, Texas. https://archive.today/20200212195945/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4840462. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. April 21, 2014.
  3. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2022-05-24 . data.census.gov.
  4. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Brazos County, TX. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-10-15. - Compare this map to the BISD boundary maps.
  5. Web site: Elementary School Attendance Zones. Bryan Independent School District. 2022-10-15. - Linked from here - Compare to the US Census school district maps
  6. Web site: Intermediate School Attendance Zones. Bryan Independent School District. 2022-10-15. - Linked from here - Compare to the US Census school district maps
  7. Web site: Bilingual Attendance Zones. Bryan Independent School District. 2022-10-15. - Linked from here - Compare to the original zoned elementary school to determine the bilingual elementary school.
  8. Web site: Middle School Attendance Zones. Bryan Independent School District. 2022-10-15. - Linked from here - Compare to the US Census school district maps
  9. Web site: High School Attendance Zones. Bryan Independent School District. 2022-10-15. - Linked from here - Compare to the US Census school district maps