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Brenham, Texas

Brenda Gay Colonia
(Hidalgo County)

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(Lavaca County)

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The 2000 Census showed that Brenham had a population of 13,507 people.^<1> This represents 0.06% of the total population of Texas, making it the state's 158th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	15,270	+13.05%	+1.47% since 2007
2007	15,049	+11.42%	+1.18% since 2006
2006	14,873	+10.11%	+1.77% since 2005
2005	14,614	+8.2%	+0.9% since 2004
2004	14,484	+7.23%	+0.53% since 2003
2003	14,407	+6.66%	+1.67% since 2002
2002	14,171	+4.92%	+1.31% since 2001
2001	13,988	+3.56%	+3.56% since 2000
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2000	13,507	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (rank is based on the 2000 Census):

Rank	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
155	Terrell	N	177 mi [284.9 km]	19,527	43.52% increase
156	Port Neches	E	145 mi [233.4 km]	12,604	7.33% decrease
157	Taylor	NW	67 mi [107.8 km]	16,090	18.53% increase
-158-	Brenham			15,270	13.05% increase
159	Beeville	SW	145 mi [233.4 km]	12,682	3.4% decrease
160	Forest Hill	N	180 mi [289.7 km]	13,858	7.02% increase
161	Canyon	NW	463 mi [745 km]	14,602	13.41% increase

The city of Brenham is located in Washington County and for a more general look at the area, please visit our Census Page for Washington County.

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Brenham.

Brenham had 5,317 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Brenham has an area ^<4> of 8.76 square miles [22.69 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Brenham had a 2000 population density of 1,541 people per square mile [595 people/km²].

Washington County

Brenham is located in Washington County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 30,409 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 13,507 people, Brenham contained 44.42% of the Washington County total.

In addition, where the community of Brenham has a population density of 1,541 people per square mile [595 people/km²], Washington County averages 49.91 people per square mile [19.27 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Washington County.

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Brenham.

A Census Quickfact is available for Washington County (QF-48477).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Washington County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Austin	QF-48015	SE	26,851	13.09% increase
Brazos	QF-48041	N	175,122	14.53% increase
Burleson	QF-48051	NW	16,610	0.47% increase
Fayette	QF-48149	SW	22,698	4% increase
Grimes	QF-48185	NE	25,895	9.69% increase
Lee	QF-48287	W	16,400	4.35% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Brenham:

	State Code:	48 (Texas)
	County Code:	477 (Washington County)
	Place Code:	10156 (Brenham)

	State & County Code:	48477 (Texas/Washington County)

	State & Place Code:	4810156 (Texas/Brenham)

Brenham is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #7 (the West South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Brenham.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Brenham and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Brenham. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group. - Return to Citation


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