Sandy Point, Texas | |
Settlement Type: | City |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Brazoria |
Established Title: | Incorporated |
Established Date: | 2012 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 207 |
Pushpin Map: | Texas |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 56 |
Coordinates: | 29.3856°N -95.4811°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 77583 |
Area Code: | 281, 832 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 48-65345 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1346604 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 4.50 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.74 |
Area Land Km2: | 4.50 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.74 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Sandy Point is a city[2] on Farm to Market Road 521 (FM 521) in north central Brazoria County, Texas, United States. The small community is located near a state prison. In the 19th century, the settlement served nearby sugar cane and cotton plantations. Sandy Point's post office, school and railroad have disappeared, but there were two churches in the community in December 2013. The population was 207 at the 2020 census.
Sandy Point incorporated in 2012 to avoid annexation from Missouri City. In 2015, Missouri City agreed to recognize the incorporation of Sandy Point.[3]
The Rosharon Volunteer Fire Department provides fire services for Sandy Point.[4]
Sandy Point is located at the entrance to the Memorial Unit (formerly Darrington Unit), a prison for men operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.[5] A portion of Memorial Unit is within the Sandy Point city limits.[6]
Students in Sandy Point are served by the Angleton Independent School District,[7] including Angleton High School. In the 2013 - 2014 school year, the Angleton ISD served the area via Rosharon Zone Bus Route #223.[8]
The Texas Legislature designated portions of Angleton ISD that by September 1, 1995 had not been annexed by Alvin Community College as in the Brazosport College zone.[9] As Sandy Point is not in the maps of Alvin CC, it is in the Brazosport College zone.[10]