Editing Bryan, Texas

{{Short description|City in Brazos County, Texas, United States}}
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|government_type          = [[Council–manager government|Council–Manager]]
|leader_title             = [[City Council]]
|leader_name              = [[Mayor]] Bobby Gutierrez<ref>[https://www.bryantx.gov/mayor-and-city-council/ Mayor and City Council], bryantx.gov. Accessed February 7, 2024.</ref>
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|leader_name1             = Kean Register<ref>[https://www.bryantx.gov/city-managers-office/ City Manager's Office], bryantx.gov. Accessed February 7, 2024.</ref>
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|area_code                = [[Area code 979|979]]
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'''Bryan''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Brazos County, Texas|Brazos County]],<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> [[Texas]], United States. It is located in the heart of the [[Brazos Valley]] ([[East Texas|East]] and [[Central Texas]]). As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city had a population of 83,980. Bryan borders the city of [[College Station, Texas|College Station]], which lies to its south. Together they make up the [[Bryan–College Station metropolitan area]], the 15th-largest metropolitan area in Texas with 268,248 people as of 2020.<ref name=PopEstCBSA>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-metro-and-micro-statistical-areas.html#v2022 |title=2020 Population and Housing State Data |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division |date=January 3, 2024 |access-date=January 4, 2024 |archive-date=June 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629175327/https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-metro-and-micro-statistical-areas.html#v2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==History==

The area around Bryan was part of a land grant to [[Moses Austin]] by [[Spain]]. Austin's son, [[Stephen F. Austin]], helped bring settlers to the area. Among the settlers was [[William Joel Bryan]], the nephew of Stephen Austin. In 1866 the county seat of [[Brazos County, Texas|Brazos County]] was changed from [[Boonville, Texas|Boonville]] to Bryan, and a post office was opened. In 1867, after many delays caused by the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the Houston and Texas Central Railroad, which had only previously gotten as far as [[Millican, Texas|Millican]], finally reached Bryan. A short time later, in 1871, the city of Bryan became incorporated. Just south of Bryan, [[Texas A&M College]] opened in 1876 in what later would be known as [[College Station, Texas|College Station]]. The following year, 1877 saw the establishment of the [[Bryan Independent School District]]. Keeping up with progress in the rest of the country, Bryan added electric lighting and a waterworks to its community in 1889. The fifth Brazos County courthouse was built in 1892, and by the turn of the century, in 1900, the International-Great Northern Railroad stopped in Bryan.

Using a generous grant of $10,000 from [[Andrew Carnegie]], the [[Carnegie library|Carnegie Library]] of Bryan opened its doors in 1902. A bell, made in 1905 and rung in 1918 to signal the end of World War I is still located out front today.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bryan bell that helped mark end of World War I will ring again for centennial |url=https://www.theeagle.com/news/local/bryan-bell-that-helped-mark-end-of-world-war-i/article_23d1cf34-2f55-5f7f-b9df-546fa3238e63.html |website=The Eagle|date=November 11, 2018 }}</ref> In 1910 the town built an interurban railroad to College Station. By 1923 the line was abandoned. The first Jewish place of worship, the Temple Freda synagogue, was opened in 1913.<ref>[http://www.isjl.org/history/archive/tx/bryan.html "Bryan, Texas"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402064506/http://www.isjl.org/history/archive/tx/bryan.html |date=April 2, 2012 }}, found in the [http://www.isjl.org/history/archive/index.html Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities],</ref> During the 1930s the town of North Oakwood merged with Bryan. Now Bryan and College Station are "twin" cities. In 1936 [[Texas State Highway 6|State Highway 6]] was built, running right through town.

In 2006, the Texas A&M University System announced that the new Texas A&M Health Science Center campus would be built in Bryan near the new Traditions Golf Course development.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bryan site chosen for Health Science Center facility |url=https://www.theeagle.com/news/a_m/bryan-site-chosen-for-health-science-center-facility/article_88fe66a8-dea7-56c6-95cf-5572b747509a.html |website=The Eagle|date=December 2, 2006 }}</ref>

A fire at the El Dorado Chemical Co. in 2009 caused the evacuation of 70,000 residents due to the burning of [[ammonium nitrate]], possibly causing minor respiratory problems.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-chemical-fire31-2009jul31,0,6298501.story |title=Thousands evacuated amid Texas factory fire |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |first=Kate |last=Linthicum |date=2009-07-31 |access-date=2009-07-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803103321/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-chemical-fire31-2009jul31%2C0%2C6298501.story |archive-date=August 3, 2009 }}</ref> However, the city requested that only "anyone who can smell smoke or see smoke to evacuate their homes and businesses" and did not enforce an evacuation except for 500 homes in the nearby vicinity of the fire.<ref name="city news" /><ref name="Day After" /> Less than 1,000 residents chose to evacuate, taking shelter at [[Texas A&M University]], which closed its campus for the day to ease traffic problems. City fire officials chose to let the fire burn down before tackling it, since the chemicals were water reactive.<ref name="city news">{{cite web |url=http://www.bryantx.gov/press/news.html?id=599 |title=City of Bryan News |publisher=City of Bryan |date=July 30, 2009 |access-date=July 30, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527204743/http://www.bryantx.gov/press/news.html?id=599 |archive-date=May 27, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="KBTX Fire">{{cite web |url=http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/52085082.html |title=Evacuations Ordered Following Hazmat Fire in Bryan |publisher=[[KBTX]] |date=July 30, 2009 |access-date=July 30, 2009 |archive-date=November 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122142324/https://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/52085082.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>KBTX 6pm broadcast</ref> The evacuation, which started at 2:30 pm [[Central Time Zone (North America)|CST]] ended at 7 pm, except for a small, defined area immediately around the fire, where approximately 100 Bryan residents lived.<ref name="KBTX Fire" /> In the end, only 500 residents were under a mandatory evacuation, and 35 people were treated for respiratory problems from the smoke. Officials from El Dorado said there was never any danger from the smoke or fire. The warehouse, valued at just under $1 million, was destroyed.<ref name="Day After">{{cite web |url=http://www.theeagle.com/local/Blaze-prompts-mass-evacuation-in-Bryan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802011655/http://www.theeagle.com/local/Blaze-prompts-mass-evacuation-in-Bryan |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 2, 2009 |title=Blaze prompts mass evacuation in Bryan |work=[[The Bryan-College Station Eagle]] |date=July 31, 2009 |access-date=July 31, 2009 }}</ref>

In 2010, the Brazos County District Attorney's Office started the enforcement of a "Gang Safety Zone" in response to an escalation in violence within Bryan. Major US papers and ABC News covered this move. Cities like [[Houston]] and [[Los Angeles]] looked to the Bryan model of safety enforcement surrounding [[gang violence]]. The injunction declared a {{convert|3.2|mi|adj=on}} area in Bryan as the Gang Safety Zone. This placed about half of downtown in the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/texas-gang-free-zone-violating-civil-liberties/story?id=11420395|title=Too Far? Cops to Gangs: No Cells, No Cars|date=18 August 2010|website=ABC News|access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref>

In 2013 the [[Planned Parenthood]] clinic in Bryan closed as a result of state budget cuts which impacted family-planning facilities. The facility began offering abortions in 1998; it was one of three in the state which ceased operations on August 31, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/article_70a165df-f6cd-5658-bf46-66b7eb5c3fd1.html|title=Brooke Conrad, "Some residents lament loss of Bryan Planned Parenthood services while others celebrate end of abortions"|date=July 19, 2013 |publisher=theeagle.com|access-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref>

On April 8, 2021, a [[workplace shooting]] occurred in Bryan. An employee of Kent Moore Cabinets, a local cabinet-making company, killed one person and injured five others, four of them critically. He then fled but was later taken into police custody, shooting and injuring a state trooper in the process. In June, 27-year-old suspect Larry Bollin was indicted by a grand jury on charges of murder and aggravated assault.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Levenson|first1=Michael|last2=Morales|first2=Christina|date=2021-04-08|title=One Dead and Four Are Critically Injured in Shooting in Bryan, Texas|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/04/08/us/bryan-texas-shooting|access-date=2021-04-09|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/08/us/bryan-texas-shooting/index.html|title=Suspected gunman in Texas shooting held on $2.2 million bond|publisher=CNN|last1=Andone|first1=Dakin|last2=Silverman|first2=Hollie|date=April 8, 2021|accessdate=May 28, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://abc13.com/bryan-mass-shooting-workplace-kent-moore-cabinets-larry-bollin/10806050/|title=Texas man indicted in deadly shooting at Bryan cabinet business|work=Associated Press|agency=KTRK-TV|date=June 18, 2021|accessdate=June 27, 2021}}</ref> In late November, 2023, he was found mentally unfit to stand trial by the Judge Holden.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-01 |title=Bryan widow tells her story after mass shooting suspect was declared 'unfit for trial' |url=https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/brazos-county/watch-bryan-widow-tells-her-story-after-mass-shooting-suspect-unfit-for-trial |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=25 News KXXV and KRHD |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
Bryan is located northwest of the center of Brazos County. It is bordered to the southeast by the city of [[College Station, Texas|College Station]] and to the northwest by the unincorporated community of [[Lake Bryan, Texas|Lake Bryan]]. The [[Brazos River]] flows past approximately nine miles to the southwest.<ref>Bryan West, TX, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1962 (1980 rev.)</ref><ref>''Texas Atlas & Gazetteer,'' Delorme, 4th Ed., 2001, p. 70, {{isbn|0899333206}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|115.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|115.0|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|km2|order=flip}}, or 0.20%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4810912| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212204343/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4810912| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bryan city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=April 17, 2014}}</ref>

===Climate===
The local climate is [[humid subtropical]] and temperate, and winters are mild with periods of low temperatures usually lasting less than two months. Snow and ice are extremely rare. Summers are warm and hot with occasional showers being the only real variation in weather.<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THIS WITHOUT PROVIDING A SOURCE - Yes it is hot right now, but do not change this nor temps without new sources! -->

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|May record high F = 100
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|Sep record high F = 112
|Oct record high F = 102
|Nov record high F = 94
|Dec record high F = 89
|year record high F= 112
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|Feb high F = 64.8
|Mar high F = 71.7
|Apr high F = 78.9
|May high F = 85.8
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|Jul high F = 94.8
|Aug high F = 96.2
|Sep high F = 90.5
|Oct high F = 81.4
|Nov high F = 71.0
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|Feb low F = 44.4
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|Jan precipitation inch = 3.24
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|Mar precipitation inch = 3.17
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|date=August 2010
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = right
| 1890 = 2979
| 1900 = 3589
| 1910 = 4132
| 1920 = 6307
| 1930 = 7814
| 1940 = 11842
| 1950 = 18072
| 1960 = 27542
| 1970 = 33719
| 1980 = 44337
| 1990 = 55002
| 2000 = 65660
| 2010 = 76201
| 2020 = 83980
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 89615
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 24, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
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| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850–1900<ref name=1900CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1920<ref name=1920CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1930<ref name=1930CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br>
1950<ref name=1950CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1980<ref name=1980CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Bryan city, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Bryan city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4810912&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bryan city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4810912&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bryan city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4810912&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|33,943
|32,772
|style='background: #ffffe6; |33,220
|51.70%
|43.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |39.56%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|11,520
|13,406
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12,876
|17.54%
|17.59%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15.33%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|152
|175
|style='background: #ffffe6; |117
|0.23%
|0.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1,063
|1,278
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,028
|1.62%
|1.68%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.41%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|25
|40
|style='background: #ffffe6; |83
|0.04%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.10%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|53
|78
|style='background: #ffffe6; |379
|0.08%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.45%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|633
|835
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,453
|0.96%
|1.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.92%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|18,271
|27,617
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32,824
|27.83%
|36.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |39.09%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''65,660'''
|'''76,201'''
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As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 83,980 people, 30,647 households, and 18,659 families residing in the city.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 65,660 people, 23,759 households, and 14,873 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,515.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 25,703 housing units at an average density of {{convert|593.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 64.65% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 17% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.40% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.65% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 13.32% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.17% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any ethnicity/nationality were 17.83% of the population.

There were 23,759 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 18.1% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,672, and the median income for a family was $41,433. Males had a median income of $29,780 versus $22,428 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,770. About 15.5% of families and 22.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Largest employers<ref>{{cite web | title = Demographics | publisher = City of Bryan | url = https://building.bryantx.gov/demographics/ | accessdate = September 19, 2021}}</ref>
|-
! Employer !! Number of employees
|-
| [[Texas A&M University]] || 17,000
|-
| [[Bryan Independent School District]] || 3,000
|-
| [[Texas A&M Health Science Center]] || 2,000
|-
| [[College Station Independent School District]] || 2,000
|-
| [[Blinn College]] || 2,000
|-
| [[Reynolds and Reynolds]] || 1,500
|-
| CHI St. Joseph Health || 1,000
|-
| [[Sanderson Farms]] || 1,000
|-
| [[Walmart]] || 1,000
|-
| [[H-E-B]] || 1,000
|}

==Parks and recreation==
Sports complexes and recreation centers include: [[Kyle Field]], Merrill Green Stadium, [[Reed Arena]], [[Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park]], [[American Momentum Bank Ballpark]], [[G. Rollie White Coliseum]], Anderson Track and Field Complex, Aggie Soccer Complex, Bryan Regional Athletic Complex, Aggie Softball Complex, George P. Mitchell Tennis Center, Spirit Ice Arena, The City Course at Phillips Event Center,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://phillipsevents.com/golf/|title = Golf/Tennis|date = 15 September 2014}}</ref> and Bryan Aquatic Center.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bryantx.gov/parks-and-recreation/pools-and-aquatic-facilities/|title = Pools and Aquatic Programs}}</ref>

==Government==
===State===
The [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]] (TDCJ) operates the [[Hamilton Unit]], a pre-release facility in Bryan.<ref>"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/jh.htm Hamilton Unit] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725201224/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/jh.htm |date=July 25, 2010 }}." [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved on May 6, 2010.</ref> Hamilton opened as an adult prison facility. It was renovated for juveniles and, in mid-1997,<ref>"[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/37075233.html?dids=37075233:37075233&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+13%2C+1998&author=From+Tribune+News+Services.&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=11+TEENS+ESCAPE+JUVENILE+CENTER%3B+6+STILL+MISSING&pqatl=google 11 TEENS ESCAPE JUVENILE CENTER; 6 STILL MISSING] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317095700/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/37075233.html?dids=37075233:37075233&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+13%2C+1998&author=From+Tribune+News+Services.&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=11+TEENS+ESCAPE+JUVENILE+CENTER%3B+6+STILL+MISSING&pqatl=google |date=March 17, 2013 }}." ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''. December 13, 1998. Retrieved on August 22, 2010. "Hamilton State School a former adult prison was renovated for juvenile offenders and reopened in mid1997."</ref> re-opened as the [[Texas Youth Commission]] (TYC) J.W. Hamilton Jr. State School. On June 15, 2003, the facility was transferred back to the TDCJ.<ref name="TYCbyopening">"[http://www.tyc.state.tx.us/programs/facility_openings.html Secure TYC Facilities by Opening Date] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612135853/http://www.tyc.state.tx.us/programs/facility_openings.html |date=June 12, 2007 }}." Texas Youth Commission. Retrieved on May 6, 2010.</ref> The TDCJ also operates the Bryan District Parole Office in nearby [[College Station, Texas|College Station]].<ref>"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff1.htm Parole Division Region I] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928130938/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff1.htm |date=September 28, 2011 }}." [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.</ref>

===Federal===
The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Bryan and Downtown Bryan post offices.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/bryan-2121-e-wm-j-bryan-pkwy-bryan-tx-1356166 Post Office Location – BRYAN] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715020802/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/bryan-2121-e-wm-j-bryan-pkwy-bryan-tx-1356166 |date=July 15, 2010 }}." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/downtown-bryan-210-w-wm-j-bryan-pkwy-bryan-tx-1435756 Post Office Location – DOWNTOWN BRYAN] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120182436/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/downtown-bryan-210-w-wm-j-bryan-pkwy-bryan-tx-1435756 |date=January 20, 2011 }}." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.</ref> The [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]] operates the [[Federal Prison Camp, Bryan]], a women's prison located in Bryan.<ref>"[http://www.bop.gov/DataSource/execute/dsFacilityAddressLoc?start=y&facilityCode=bry FPC Bryan Contact Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527184534/http://www.bop.gov/DataSource/execute/dsFacilityAddressLoc?start=y&facilityCode=bry |date=May 27, 2010 }}." [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]]. Retrieved on September 4, 2010.</ref>

==Education==
{{See also|College Station, Texas#Education}}

===Colleges===
* [[Blinn College]] – Bryan Campus
* [[Texas A&M Health Science Center]]
* Texas A&M University System [[RELLIS]] Campus

===Public schools===
* [[Bryan Independent School District]]

===Independent schools===
* Allen Academy:  PK–12 College Preparatory
* [[St. Joseph Catholic School (Bryan, Texas)|St. Joseph Catholic School]]:  PK–12 College Preparatory
* St. Michaels Academy:  PK–12 College Preparatory
* Brazos Christian School:  PK–12 College Preparatory
* [[Still Creek Ranch]]: Private K-12 Boarding and Day School
*  Arrow Academy: K-6

==Media==

===Publications===
* ''[[The Bryan-College Station Eagle]]'' (main newspaper)
* ''La Voz Hispana'' (Spanish language weekly)
* ''The Battalion'' (Texas A&M)
* ''The Press''
* ''Insite Magazine'' (local magazine – monthly publication)
* ''Bryan Broadcasting Publications''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bryanbroadcasting.com/|title=Bryan Broadcasting – The Flagship of Aggie Athletics|website=bryanbroadcasting.com|access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref>
* ''The Jail Times'' (Locally owned and operated independent newspaper, Bryan/College Station)

===Radio===
* [[KEOS]] 89.1 Community Radio For The Brazos Valley
* [[KAMU-FM]] NPR 90.9  (National Public Radio)
* [[KNDE]] 95.1 Candy 95 (Top 40)
* [[KORA-FM]] 98.3 The Texas Country Original
* [[KNFX-FM]] 99.5 The Fox (Classic Rock)
* [[KBXT]] 101.9 THE BEAT
* [[KVJM]] 103.1 La Preciosa (Regional Mexican)(Formerly V103.1 Hip Hop/Power 94)
* [[KVLX]] 103.9 K-LOVE (Contemporary Christian)
* [[KKYS]] Mix 104.7 (Hot A/C)
* KPWJ 107.7 Peace
* [[KZNE]] 1150 The Zone (ESPN Sports Radio)
* [[WTAW (AM)|WTAW]] 1620  (Talk Radio)

===Television===

* [[KBTX-TV]] 3  ([[CBS]], with [[The CW Television Network|CW]] on DT2)
* [[KAMU-TV]] 12 ([[PBS]])
* [[KAGS-LD]] 23 ([[NBC]]) – A [[semi-satellite]] of [[KCEN-TV]] in [[Temple, Texas|Temple]]
* [[KYLE-TV]] 28 ([[MyNetworkTV|MNTV]], with [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] [via [[KWKT-TV]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]]] on DT2)
* [[KRHD-CD]] 40 ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]) – A satellite of [[KXXV]] in Waco (branded as ''15ABC'')

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===
The [[Brazos Transit District]] began offering [[bus service]] in the Bryan-College Station in 1974. It offers fixed bus routes throughout Bryan-College Station. Operating on weekdays on an hourly basis, the seven routes converge at a central location for transferring between routes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.btd.org/BryanCollegeStation.htm |title=Bryan College Station |publisher=The District |access-date=July 30, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.btd.org/images/Bryan%20map%20for%20WEB.pdf |title=Bryan Map for Web |publisher=The District |access-date=July 30, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070728065757/http://www.btd.org/images/Bryan%20map%20for%20WEB.pdf |archive-date=July 28, 2007 }}</ref> It also offers [[paratransit]] services for [[disabled]] riders and an on-demand shared ride service.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.btd.org/Paratransit.htm |title=Paratransit |publisher=The District |access-date=July 30, 2009 }}</ref> [[Texas A&M University]], headquartered in sister city [[College Station, Texas|College Station]], operates student-driven free buses on weekdays for use by the general public that includes coverage around several apartment complexes in Bryan near campus and along a route that culminates at the campus of [[Blinn College]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://transport.tamu.edu/transit/offcampus.aspx |title=Off-Campus Transit Routes |publisher=Texas A&M University |access-date=July 30, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070519031732/http://transport.tamu.edu/transit/offcampus.aspx |archive-date=May 19, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://transport.tamu.edu/transit/routemaps/12.pdf |title=Route 12 |publisher=Texas A&M University |access-date=July 30, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://transport.tamu.edu/transit/routemaps/15.pdf |title=Route 15 |publisher=Texas A&M University |access-date=July 30, 2009 }}</ref>

===Airports===
Bryan is served commercially by [[Easterwood Airport]], a [[regional airport]] operated by Texas A&M University in College Station.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.easterwoodairport.com/wwd.html |title=What We Do |publisher=[[Easterwood Airport]] |access-date=July 30, 2009 }}</ref> [[American Eagle Airlines|American Eagle]] offers flights to and from their larger hub airport at [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.easterwoodairport.com/faq.html#1 |title=FAQ |publisher=[[Easterwood Airport]] |access-date=July 30, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.easterwoodairport.com/arrival.html |title=Arrivals |publisher=[[Easterwood Airport]] |access-date=July 30, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.easterwoodairport.com/depart.html |title=Departures |publisher=[[Easterwood Airport]] |access-date=July 30, 2009 }}</ref>

The city of Bryan owns and operates [[Coulter Field]] and provides [[fixed-base operator]] services, hangar space, and runways for private flights.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coulterfield.com/about.html |title=About |publisher=[[Coulter Field]] |access-date=July 30, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050412234251/http://www.coulterfield.com/about.html |archive-date=April 12, 2005 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coulterfield.com/services.html |title=Services |publisher=[[Coulter Field]] |access-date=July 30, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060103031121/http://www.coulterfield.com/services.html |archive-date=January 3, 2006 }}</ref>

===Major roads===
* [[U.S. Route 190|U.S. Highway 190]]
* [[State Highway 6 (Texas)|State Highway 6]]: Earl Rudder Freeway (East Loop)
* [[State Highway 6 Business (Texas)|State Highway 6 Business]]:Texas Avenue
* [[State Highway 21 (Texas)|State Highway 21]]: San Jacinto
* [[State Highway 47 (Texas)|State Highway 47]]
* [[Farm to Market Road 60]]:  University Drive
* [[Farm to Market Road 158]]:  William J. Bryan Parkway / Boonville Road
* [[Farm to Market Road 974]]:  Tabor Road
* [[Farm to Market Road 1179]]:  Briarcrest Drive
* [[Farm to Market Road 2154]]:  Wellborn Road
* [[Farm to Market Road 2818]]:  Harvey Mitchell Parkway (West Loop)

===Health care===
* [[St. Joseph Regional Health Center]] (310 Bed/Level II Trauma Center)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://brazosdocs.com/landing.cfm?id=23 |title=Regional Health Center (Bryan) |access-date=2014-11-20 |archive-date=2014-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117055527/http://brazosdocs.com/landing.cfm?id=23 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/article_c8c5f482-c965-11e2-b0c9-0019bb2963f4.html?mode=image&photo=0|title=St. Joseph hospital earns status as Level II trauma center|first=JORDAN OVERTURF|last=jordan.overturf@theeagle.com|date=May 30, 2013 |access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/St-Joseph-Hospital-Gets-Higher-Trauma-Rating-from-State-209544861.html|title=St. Joseph Hospital Gets Higher Trauma Rating from State|first=Michael|last=Oder|access-date=16 March 2018|archive-date=17 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317102100/http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/St-Joseph-Hospital-Gets-Higher-Trauma-Rating-from-State-209544861.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Scott & White Hospital]] (143 Bed/Level III Trauma Center)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sw.org/location/college-station-hospital|title=Welcome to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – College Station - Baylor Scott & White Health|website=www.sw.org|access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref>

==Notable people==

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* [[R.J.Q. Adams]], historian and author
* [[Lynn Aldrich]], sculptor and educator<ref name="Otis09">Otis College of Art and Design/Ben Maltz Gallery.''3 Solo Projects'', Los Angeles: Otis College of Art and Design/Ben Maltz Gallery, 2009.</ref>
* [[Walter L. Buenger]], historian at Texas A&M University
* [[Melvin Bullitt]], [[National Football League]] free safety ([[Indianapolis Colts|Colts]])
* [[Gerald Carter]], [[National Football League|NFL]] wide receiver ([[New York Jets|Jets]]/[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers|Buccaneers]])
* [[James T. Draper, Jr.]], Texas [[Southern Baptist]] [[clergy]]man who began his pastorate in Bryan in 1956
* [[Linda Ellerbee]], [[NBC]] broadcast journalist
* [[Bill Flores]], congressman from [[Texas]] from 2011 to 2021
* Roy [[Bill Garcia]], radio personality
* [[R. T. Guinn]] is an American professional basketball player
* [[Jack Kingston]], congressman from First District of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
* [[David Konderla]], Roman Catholic bishop
* [[Devin Lemons]], NFL linebacker ([[Washington Redskins|Redskins]])
* [[Don McLeroy]], dentist in Bryan; former member of the Texas State Board of Education known for his [[Conservative (politics)|conservative]] educational philosophy 
* [[Aries Merritt]], 2012 Olympic gold medalist in 110-meter hurdles
* [[William T. Moore (Texas politician)|William T. "Bill" Moore]], [[Texas State Senate|state senator]] from 1949 to 1981, known as "the Bull of the Brazos" and "the father of the modern [[Texas A&M University]]"<ref>Robert C. Borden, "Bull of the Brazos dies: Moore was champion of Texas A&M," ''[[Bryan-College Station Eagle]]'', May 28, 1999, pp. 1–3</ref>
* [[Steve Ogden]], Republican former member of both houses of the state legislature; a Bryan oil and gas businessman
* [[John N. Raney]], member of the Texas House of Representatives from Brazos County since 2011; reared in Bryan, businessman and resident of College Station<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electjohnraney.com/meetjohn.php|title=Meet John Raney|publisher=electjohnraney.com|access-date=September 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054320/http://electjohnraney.com/meetjohn.php|archive-date=September 21, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Raini Rodriguez]], actress and singer who appeared in ''[[Paul Blart: Mall Cop]]'' and the [[Disney]] channel's ''[[Austin & Ally]]''
* [[Rico Rodriguez (actor)|Rico Rodriguez]], young actor known best for his role in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Modern Family]]''
* [[Shawn Slocum]], special teams coordinator of the [[Green Bay Packers]]
* [[Syndric Steptoe]], NFL wide receiver ([[Cleveland Browns|Browns]])
* [[Doug Supernaw]], country music artist
* [[Ty Warren]], NFL defensive end ([[New England Patriots|Patriots]])
* [[Charles F. Widdecke]], decorated Major general of the Marine Corps

==See also==
{{Portal|Texas}}
* [[College Station, Texas]], neighboring sister city
* [[James Bryan (mining executive)|James Bryan]]; the name "Bryan" traces back to him in particular

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{notelist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Bryan, Texas}}
* {{Official website|http://www.bryantx.gov}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041231024327/http://www.bryan-collegestation.org/ Bryan Visitors & Convention Bureau]
* [http://www.bcschamber.org/ Bryan Chamber of Commerce]

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