Editing Bonney, Texas

{{short description|Village in Brazoria County, Texas, United States}}
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'''Bonney''' is a village in [[Brazoria County, Texas|Brazoria County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 180 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], making it the smallest village in Texas.  Bonney is, however, approximately fifteen times larger than the [[Los Ybanez, Texas|smallest city]] and the [[Mustang, Texas|smallest town]] in Texas.

==History==
[[File:Bonney TX AS Johnston Marker.jpg|thumb|left|Albert Sidney Johnston historical marker on [[Farm to Market Road 521|FM 521]] is {{convert|200|yd|m}} south of the Bonney municipal buildings]]

Bonney was founded in 1873 as a station on the [[International–Great Northern Railroad]]. It was named after a conductor who worked on the [[Houston Tap and Brazoria Railway]]. In 1889 a post office opened and the following year a new general store was added. The next six years saw the opening of a school, three more businesses, a [[cotton gin]], and a telegraph office. In 1895 there were 75 persons living in Bonney. In 1906 the school had one teacher and twenty students. The post office closed in 1920. By 1955 the village had one business and 25 residents. In 1988 the population was 99. Two years later the census recorded 339 residents and in 2000 the number increased to 384.<ref>{{Handbook of Texas|id=hnb59|name=Bonney,, TX|author=Allbright, Lori|retrieved=December 4, 2018|date=June 12, 2010}}</ref>

After his first wife died in 1835. [[United States Military Academy|West Point]] graduate [[Albert Sidney Johnston]] moved to the [[Republic of Texas]] in 1836. In January 1837 he was the senior [[brigadier general]] in the Texas army. In December 1838 he was appointed the republic's Secretary of War. In 1840, he left Texas for his native Kentucky where he married his second wife Eliza Griffin and returned to Texas in 1843.<ref name=Flachmeier2013/> That year, Johnston bought the [[China Grove, Brazoria County, Texas|China Grove]] plantation from [[Warren D. C. Hall]] and operated the place until 1849. He sold it in 1852.<ref>{{Handbook of Texas|id=hvc49|name=China Grove, TX|author=Kleiner, Diana J.|retrieved=December 4, 2018|date=June 12, 2010}}</ref> He returned to the [[United States Army]] in 1849 and had a distinguished career until he resigned in 1861 to join the [[Confederate States of America]]. He was killed leading a Confederate army at the [[Battle of Shiloh]] in 1862.<ref name=Flachmeier2013>{{Handbook of Texas|id=fjo32|name=Johnston, Albert Sidney|author=Flachmeier, Jeanette H.|retrieved=December 4, 2018|date=March 13, 2013}}</ref>

==Geography==
Bonney is located in north-central Brazoria County at {{Coord|29|18|40|N|95|27|3|W|type:city}} (29.311069, –95.450918).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is {{convert|10|mi|0}} north of [[Angleton, Texas|Angleton]], the county seat, and {{convert|13|mi}} south of [[Arcola, Texas|Arcola]]. [[Texas State Highway 288]], a four-lane freeway, passes {{convert|1|mi}} east of the village, leading {{convert|33|mi}} north to downtown [[Houston]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Bonney has a total area of {{convert|4.3|km2|disp=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bonney village, Texas |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4809388 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212202421/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4809388 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |accessdate=April 17, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population| align = left
| 1980 = 94
| 1990 = 339
| 2000 = 384
| 2010 = 310
| 2020 = 180
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Bonney, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Bonney%20village,%20Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 18, 2024}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 384 people, 126 households, and 101 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|231.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 136 housing units at an average density of {{convert|82.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 69.53% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 10.16% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.04% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.30% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 14.32% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.65% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 29.95% of the population.

There were 126 households, out of which 54.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.45.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 34.1% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 37.2% from 25 to 44, 15.9% from 45 to 64, and 4.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,750, and the median income for a family was $44,688. Males had a median income of $26,389 versus $22,885 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $15,368. About 3.1% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Government and infrastructure==
The [[Rosharon, Texas|Rosharon]] Volunteer Fire Department provides fire services for Bonney.<ref>[http://www.rosharonfire.com/ Home page]. Rosharon Volunteer Fire Department. Retrieved on September 17, 2010.</ref>

==Education==
Students in Bonney are served by the [[Angleton Independent School District]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48039_brazoria/DC20SD_C48039.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Brazoria County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 19, 2021}}</ref> including [[Angleton High School]].

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.<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code Sec. 130.170.  BRAZOSPORT COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]: "(2)  the Angleton Independent School District, except the part annexed by the Alvin Community College District before September 1, 1995."</ref> As Bonney is not in the maps of Alvin CC, it is in the Brazosport College zone.<ref>The [https://www.alvincollege.edu/about/images/TaxingDistrictMap-Large-2.jpg Taxation Map] and [https://www.alvincollege.edu/about/images/ServiceAreaMap-Large.jpg College Zone map] of [[Alvin Community College]] do not show Bonney, and based upon Texas Education Code Sec. 130.170. it would be in the Brazosport College zone.</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Texas}}
* [[List of municipalities in Texas]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Bonney, Texas}}
* {{official|http://www.bonneytexas.gov}}


{{Brazoria County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Villages in Brazoria County, Texas]]
[[Category:Villages in Texas]]
[[Category:Greater Houston]]