Stockton Bend, Texas Explained

Official Name:Stockton Bend, Texas
Settlement Type:City
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hood
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.43
Area Land Km2:1.628
Area Water Km2:0.80
Area Total Sq Mi:0.94
Area Land Sq Mi:0.629
Area Water Sq Mi:0.31
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:380
Population Density Km2:233.36
Population Density Sq Mi:604.13
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:702
Coordinates:32.4781°N -97.7603°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:76048
Area Code:817
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:48-10087
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2083667

Stockton Bend, formerly Brazos Bend, is a city in Hood County, Texas, United States. It was incorporated in May 2004[2] originally as "Brazos Bend", and is located along the main stem of the Brazos River. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 380.[3] The city is part of the Granbury, Texas Micropolitan Statistical Area. The name was recently changed to "Stockton Bend".

Geography

The city is in northeast-central Hood County, on both sides of the Brazos River where it is impounded as Lake Granbury. There is no bridge within the city limits connecting the two parts of the city. The majority of the city is on the west side of the river, occupying the inside of the Stockton Bend river attribute. The city is 4miles northeast of Granbury, the Hood county seat.

Education

The Granbury Independent School District serves area students.

External links

Information on the city government is available at the Texas Municipal League

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. May 22, 2022.
  2. Web site: Boundary Changes . Geographic Change Notes: Texas . Population Division, United States Census Bureau . 2006-05-19 . 2008-05-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100806133317/http://www.census.gov/popest/geographic/boundary_changes/index.html . 2010-08-06 .
  3. Web site: Stockton Bend city, Texas Demographics and Housing 2020 Decennial Census.