Freeport, Texas: City in Texas
Freeport is a city in Brazoria County, Texas within the Houston – Sugar Land – Baytown Metropolitan Area in Southeast Texas.
As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city population was 10,696. Freeport is about sixteen miles from Angleton.
Freeport, Texas | |
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| Motto: "Where Fun Happens" | |
 Location in Brazoria County, Texas | |
  Freeport  Freeport | |
| Coordinates: 28°57′34″N 95°21′25″W / 28.95944°N 95.35694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Brazoria |
| Incorporated | February 10, 1917 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.70 sq mi (45.84 km2) |
| • Land | 15.40 sq mi (39.88 km2) |
| • Water | 2.30 sq mi (5.96 km2) |
| Elevation | 5 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 10,696 |
| • Density | 788.15/sq mi (304.31/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 77541-77542 |
| Area code | 979 |
| FIPS code | 48-27420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1357720 |
| Website | www |
Dow Chemical is the major employer in Freeport, as the company operates a large chemical plant complex in Freeport.
References
Other websites
- Freeport's Official Homepage
- Brazosport ISD's Official Homepage
- Freeport Offshore Fishing Charter Archived 2014-12-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Historic materials about Freeport, hosted by the Portal to Texas History
- Handbook of Texas: Freeport
- http://texashistory.unt.edu/search.tkl?type=coverage_place&q=United%20States%20-%20Texas%20-%20Brazoria%20County
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