Editing Freeport, Texas

{{short description|City in Brazoria County, Texas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Freeport, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| motto                    = "Where Fun Happens"<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.freeport.tx.us/|title= The City of Freeport Texas|publisher= The City of Freeport Texas |access-date= October 19, 2012}}</ref>
| nickname                 = 
| website                  = {{URL|www.freeport.tx.us}}
| image_skyline            = 
| imagesize                = 
| image_caption            = 
| image_map                = TXMap-doton-Freeport.PNG
| mapsize                  = 250px
| map_caption              = Location in the state of [[Texas]]
| image_map1               = Brazoria County Freeport.svg
| mapsize1                 = 250px
| map_caption1             = 
| pushpin_map              = Texas#USA
| pushpin_label            = Freeport
| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_name1        = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Brazoria County, Texas|Brazoria]]
| government_type          = [[Council-Manager]]
| leader_title             = [[City Council]]
| leader_name              = [[Mayor]] Brooks Bass <br /> Jeff Peña <br /> Jerry Cain <br /> George Matamoros <br/> Winston Rossow
| leader_title1            = [[City Manager]]
| leader_name1             = Lance Petty
| area_total_sq_mi         = 17.70
| area_total_km2           = 45.84
| area_land_sq_mi          = 15.40
| area_land_km2            = 39.88
| area_water_sq_mi         = 2.30
| area_water_km2           = 5.96
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 10696
| population_density_sq_mi = 788.15
| population_density_km2   = 304.31
| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| coordinates              = {{coord|28|57|34|N|95|21|25|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_m              = 
| elevation_ft             = 5
| established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date         = February 10, 1917
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code              = 77541-77542
| area_code                = [[Area code 979|979]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-27420<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 1357720<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
| footnotes                = 
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
}}

'''Freeport''' is a city in [[Brazoria County, Texas]], United States, located on the [[Gulf of Mexico]], founded in 1912. According to the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city population was 10,696,<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4827420| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212202536/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4827420| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Freeport city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=April 16, 2014}}</ref> down from 12,049 in 2010, where [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] were 52% of the population. 

Freeport's economic growth began in 1939 with the construction of [[Dow Chemical Company]] facilities, which remain its largest employer and are the largest integrated chemical manufacturing facility in the United States.

In 2002, [[Freeport LNG]] was founded;  an LNG export terminal was developed in the early 2010s after the US [[shale gas revolution]] and came online in 2019. In June 2022 a pipeline rupture and explosion closed the terminal until February 2023.

==History==
{{See also|Velasco, Texas}}
[[File:Freeport Sulphur No. 6.jpg|thumb|left|Freeport Sulphur No.6 entering Freeport harbor, 1923]]
Freeport was founded as a European-American settlement in November 1912 by the [[Freeport Sulphur Company]].<ref name="Haynes">{{cite book |last1=Haynes |first1=Williams |title=Brimstone, The Stone That Burns |date=1959 |publisher=D. Van Norstrand Company, Inc. |location=Princeton |pages=75–85}}</ref> The population was 300. However, by 1929, that population had grown to 3,500, and to 4,100 by 1939, influencing a steady increase of economic expansion in Freeport.<ref name="Handbook of Texas">[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hef03 Freeport, TX], [[Handbook of Texas]], Retrieved 12 August 2007.</ref>

By 1937, a Freeport School District had been established, consisting of several [[racial segregation|segregated]] schools and 27 teachers. There were two white schools, one black school, and a white high school.<ref name="Handbook of Texas" />

Freeport's most substantial economic growth began with the construction of [[Dow Chemical Company]] facilities in the city during 1939. As of 2007, this company is the community's largest employer.<ref name="Handbook of Texas" /> As of 2011, Freeport had Dow's largest single manufacturing site in the 21st century.<ref name="Texas Operation"/>

In July 1957, Freeport merged with [[Velasco, Texas|Velasco]]. This had been a temporary capital of the [[Republic of Texas]] during the 19th century. Soon thereafter, Freeport's population numbered 11,619.<ref name="Handbook of Texas" /> In 2003, the city annexed nearby Bryan Beach.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Evans |first1=Thayer |title=Freeport annexes part of Bryan Beach area |url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/pearland-news/article/freeport-annexes-part-of-bryan-beach-area-2116625.php |newspaper=Chron |publisher=Houston Chronicle |access-date=6 October 2023}}</ref>

==Geography==
Freeport is located in southern [[Brazoria County]] at {{Coord|28|57|34|N|95|21|25|W|type:city}} (28.959527, –95.356941),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> near the mouth of the [[Brazos River]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. In 2003, the city annexed {{convert|3.5|mi}} of beach bounded on the northeast by the village of [[Quintana, Texas|Quintana]] and continuing southwest to the mouth of the Brazos River. This beach is known as Bryan Beach. It is just a few miles away from [[Surfside Beach, Texas|Surfside]] and Quintana beaches.

[[Texas State Highway 288]], the Nolan Ryan Expressway, leads north from Freeport {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Angleton, Texas|Angleton]], the county seat, and {{convert|61|mi}} to downtown [[Houston]]. [[Texas State Highway 36]] leads northwest {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Brazoria, Texas|Brazoria]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Freeport has a total area of {{convert|44.2|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|38.7|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|5.5|km2|order=flip}}, or 12.36%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Freeport has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=43314&cityname=Freeport%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Freeport, Texas]</ref>

{{Weather box
 | width       = auto
 | collapsed   = yes
 | single line = yes
 | location    = Freeport, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1959–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 83
 | Feb record high F  = 83
 | Mar record high F  = 88
 | Apr record high F  = 95
 | May record high F  = 98
 | Jun record high F  = 103
 | Jul record high F  = 100
 | Aug record high F  = 104
 | Sep record high F  = 105
 | Oct record high F  = 96
 | Nov record high F  = 90
 | Dec record high F  = 84
 | year record high F = 

|Jan avg record high F = 76.9
|Feb avg record high F = 78.5
|Mar avg record high F = 81.3
|Apr avg record high F = 85.6
|May avg record high F = 90.0
|Jun avg record high F = 93.5
|Jul avg record high F = 95.0
|Aug avg record high F = 96.6
|Sep avg record high F = 94.4
|Oct avg record high F = 89.7
|Nov avg record high F = 84.1
|Dec avg record high F = 79.2
|year avg record high F = 97.3

 | Jan high F = 64.1
 | Feb high F = 67.2
 | Mar high F = 72.7
 | Apr high F = 78.1
 | May high F = 84.2
 | Jun high F = 89.7
 | Jul high F = 91.5
 | Aug high F = 92.0
 | Sep high F = 89.0
 | Oct high F = 82.5
 | Nov high F = 73.6
 | Dec high F = 66.9
 | year high F = 79.3
 | Jan mean F = 55.2
 | Feb mean F = 58.7
 | Mar mean F = 64.5
 | Apr mean F = 70.5
 | May mean F = 77.4
 | Jun mean F = 83.1
 | Jul mean F = 84.9
 | Aug mean F = 85.1
 | Sep mean F = 81.2
 | Oct mean F = 73.9
 | Nov mean F = 64.3
 | Dec mean F = 57.8
 | year mean F = 71.4
 | Jan low F = 46.2
 | Feb low F = 50.1
 | Mar low F = 56.3
 | Apr low F = 62.8
 | May low F = 70.6
 | Jun low F = 76.4
 | Jul low F = 78.3
 | Aug low F = 78.1
 | Sep low F = 73.4
 | Oct low F = 65.3
 | Nov low F = 55.0
 | Dec low F = 48.7
 | year low F = 63.4

|Jan avg record low F = 31.7
|Feb avg record low F = 36.2
|Mar avg record low F = 39.7
|Apr avg record low F = 48.0
|May avg record low F = 59.4
|Jun avg record low F = 68.4
|Jul avg record low F = 72.4
|Aug avg record low F = 72.0
|Sep avg record low F = 63.4
|Oct avg record low F = 49.1
|Nov avg record low F = 39.0
|Dec avg record low F = 34.1
|year avg record low F = 29.3

 | Jan record low F  = 15
 | Feb record low F  = 15
 | Mar record low F  = 25
 | Apr record low F  = 36
 | May record low F  = 41
 | Jun record low F  = 57
 | Jul record low F  = 64
 | Aug record low F  = 65
 | Sep record low F  = 45
 | Oct record low F  = 34
 | Nov record low F  = 26
 | Dec record low F  = 13
 | year record low F = 
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 4.02
 | Feb precipitation inch = 2.44
 | Mar precipitation inch = 2.91
 | Apr precipitation inch = 2.87
 | May precipitation inch = 3.87
 | Jun precipitation inch = 4.74
 | Jul precipitation inch = 4.18
 | Aug precipitation inch = 4.98
 | Sep precipitation inch = 7.06
 | Oct precipitation inch = 4.37
 | Nov precipitation inch = 4.69
 | Dec precipitation inch = 3.80
 | year precipitation inch = 49.93
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 9.7
 | Feb precipitation days  = 8.2
 | Mar precipitation days  = 6.9
 | Apr precipitation days  = 6.1
 | May precipitation days  = 6.1
 | Jun precipitation days  = 7.8
 | Jul precipitation days  = 8.2
 | Aug precipitation days  = 7.9
 | Sep precipitation days  = 9.6
 | Oct precipitation days  = 6.6
 | Nov precipitation days  = 7.4
 | Dec precipitation days  = 9.6
 | year precipitation days = 94.1
 | Jan snow inch = 0.0
 | Feb snow inch = 0.0
 | Mar snow inch = 0.0
 | Apr snow inch = 0.0
 | May snow inch = 0.0
 | Jun snow inch = 0.0
 | Jul snow inch = 0.0
 | Aug snow inch = 0.0
 | Sep snow inch = 0.0
 | Oct snow inch = 0.0
 | Nov snow inch = 0.0
 | Dec snow inch = 0.0
 | year snow inch = 0.0
 | unit snow days = 0.1 in
 | Jan snow days  = 0.0
 | Feb snow days  = 0.0
 | Mar snow days  = 0.0
 | Apr snow days  = 0.0
 | May snow days  = 0.0
 | Jun snow days  = 0.0
 | Jul snow days  = 0.0
 | Aug snow days  = 0.0
 | Sep snow days  = 0.0
 | Oct snow days  = 0.0
 | Nov snow days  = 0.0
 | Dec snow days  = 0.0
 | year snow days = 0.0
 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=hgx
|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 12, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00413340&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 12, 2023}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{stack|{{US Census population
|1920= 1798
|1930= 3162
|1940= 2579
|1950= 6012
|1960= 11619
|1970= 11997
|1980= 13444
|1990= 11389
|2000= 12708
|2010= 12049
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|2020=10696}}}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Freeport racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4827420&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|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 can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|2,423
|22.65%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|1,125
|10.52%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|32
|0.3%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|53
|0.5%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|26
|0.24%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|239
|2.23%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|6,798
|63.56%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''10,696'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 10,696 people, 4,224 households, and 2,993 families residing in the city.

According to the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> numbers as of 2016, there were 12,153 people, 3,788 households with an average of 3.17 persons per household. The median gross rent was $711.00 and the owner-occupied housing rate was 49.5%. The racial makeup of the city was 33.2% non-Hispanic [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 13.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.56% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.35% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 20.91% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.24% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 52.0% of the population. [[Languages]] spoken in the household other than English is 49.4%.

The mean travel time to work for workers age 16+ was 15.2 minutes.  In 2012, there were approximately 1,230 businesses in Freeport.

In the city, the [[median age]] for females is 29 years old and for males is 28.  34.1% of the population is 18 years of age or younger.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,044. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,707. About 27.5% of families were below the [[poverty line]].<ref>§https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/freeportcitytexas/PST045216</ref>

==Economy==
[[Port Freeport]] is a [[seaport]] on the [[Gulf of Mexico]] and is currently ranked 26th in international tonnage. The associated chemical plants provide a stable economy. Freeport is the site of the [[Dow Chemical Company]]'s Texas Operations facility, which is the company's largest integrated site<ref name="Texas Operation">{{cite web |url=http://texasiof.ces.utexas.edu/texasshowcase/pdfs/overviews/dow.pdf |title=Texas Operation – Freeport, Texas |publisher=[[Dow Chemical Company]] |access-date=2011-01-09}}</ref> and the largest integrated chemical manufacturing facility in the United States.<ref name="epa">{{Cite web |title=Detailed Facility Report |url=https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=110008170237 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=echo.epa.gov}}</ref> Chemical production includes Alkalines And Chlorine, Industrial Gases, Industrial Inorganic Chemicals, Plastics Materials And Resins, Synthetic Rubber, Cyclic Crudes And Intermediates, Industrial Organic Chemicals, Agricultural Chemicals, Adhesives And Sealants, and Petroleum Refining.<ref name="epa" />

In 2002, [[Freeport LNG]] was founded; LNG import came online in 2008, an LNG export terminal was developed in the early 2010s after the US [[shale gas revolution]] and came online 2019. LNG in Freeport comes from Texas shale formations cracked open through [[hydraulic fracturing]]. In June 2022, a pipeline rupture caused methane to leak and an explosion after which the LNG terminal  was closed for 8 months.<ref name="TX obs">{{Cite news |last=Erdenesanaa |first=Dylan Baddour, Delger |date=2023-02-23 |title=Natural Gas Terminal Reopens After Massive Explosion |url=https://www.texasobserver.org/freeport-lng-reopens-methane-explosion/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Government==
Freeport is in Texas' [[Texas's 14th congressional district|14th congressional district]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/tx14_109.gif |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-05-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324230502/http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/tx14_109.gif |archive-date=2009-03-24 }}</ref> and is represented by Congressman [[Randy Weber]].

==Media==
The ''[[Brazosport Facts]]'' in [[Clute, Texas|Clute]] is a local paper. It was headquartered in Freeport until the move to Clute in 1976.<ref name="History">{{cite news |url=https://thefacts.com/site/history/ |title=The History of The Facts |newspaper=Brazosport Facts |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831012109/https://thefacts.com/site/history/ |access-date=2012-07-06|archive-date=2015-08-31 }}</ref>

The ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'' is the metropolitan area newspaper.

==Education==
[[File:Brazosport High School.jpg|thumb|[[Brazosport High School]]]]

===Public education===
Schools in Freeport include [[Brazosport High School]] (Grades 9–12), Freeport Intermediate School (Grades 7–8), Lanier Middle School (Grades 5–6), Freeport Elementary, and Velasco Elementary School but this place shut down (Grades Pre-K–4). They are all maintained through [[Brazosport Independent School District]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brazosportisd.net/ |title=Brazosport Independent School District |publisher=Brazosport Independent School District |access-date=October 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517055621/http://brazosportisd.net/ |archive-date=May 17, 2014 }}</ref>

The $19.2 million Freeport Elementary facility opened in 2018. VLK Architects designed the building. The student capacity is 750.<ref name=CalahannewFreeportES>{{cite web|author=Calahan, Erinn|url=https://thefacts.com/free_share/article_05ba7670-1957-5371-90c9-520ad00fc3c6.html|title=BISD breaks ground on new Freeport Elementary campus |newspaper=[[Brazosport Facts]]|date=2017-04-05|access-date=2020-06-17}}</ref>

Velasco Elementary was a Kindergarten through grade 4 school until 2017, when it became a grade 2–4 school for all of Freeport. Grades K–1 were moved to O. A. Fleming Elementary, which was scheduled to close in 2018 and be replaced by Freeport Elementary.<ref name=CalahannewFreeportES/>

Previously Freeport had O.A. Fleming Elementary School (PK–1),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brazosportisd.net/UserFiles/Servers/Server_415374/File/District/About%20BISD/District%20Maps/BISD%20Elementary%20Boundary%20Zones.pdf|title=Elementary Boundary Zones|publisher=[[Brazosport Independent School District]]|access-date=2020-06-17}} - Compare to a map of the Surfside Beach city limits.<!--Also at https://www.brazosportisd.net/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=527348 // from https://web.archive.org/web/20160813234812/https://www.brazosportisd.net/district/district_maps --></ref> and Jane Long Elementary School (grades 2–4).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://brazosportisd.net/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=527372|title=Brazosport ISD School Feeder Patterns|publisher=[[Brazosport Independent School District]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402173013/http://brazosportisd.net/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=527372|access-date=2020-06-17|archive-date=2017-04-02}}</ref> Jane Long was scheduled to close in 2017, with Fleming taking grades K–1 and Velasco Elementary taking over grades 2–4. Fleming was scheduled to close when the new Freeport Elementary School opened in 2018.<ref name=CalahannewFreeportES/>

===Tertiary education===
It is within the zone for [[Brazosport College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brazoriacad.org/uploads/1/2/9/0/12902727/brazosport_college_map.pdf|title=Brazosport College Map|publisher=Brazoria County Appraisal District|access-date=2020-06-18}}</ref> The [[Texas Legislature]] designated the Brazosport ISD 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.]</ref>

===Libraries===

The Freeport Library is a part of the [[Brazoria County Library System]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bcls.lib.tx.us/ |title=Brazoria County Library System. |publisher=Brazoria County Library System. |access-date=October 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031100123/http://bcls.lib.tx.us/ |archive-date=October 31, 2012 }}</ref>

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

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Freeport, Texas}}
* {{official|http://www.freeport.tx.us}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140517055621/http://brazosportisd.net/ Brazosport ISD]
* [https://www.portfreeport.com Port Freeport]
* [http://texashistory.unt.edu/search/?q=%22United+States+-+Texas+-+Brazoria+County+-+Freeport%22&t=dc.coverage Historic materials about Freeport], hosted by the [http://texashistory.unt.edu/ Portal to Texas History]
* [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hef03 Handbook of Texas: Freeport]
* [http://texashistory.unt.edu/ The Portal of Texas History]
* [http://www.brazosport.edu/Pages/Brazosport%20College%20Homepage.aspx Brazosport College]
* [http://www.city-data.com/city/Freeport-Texas.html City-Data.com]
* [http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=26454 Podunk: Profile for Freeport, Texas]
* [https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo40776 Final Report Freeport Harbor, Texas Channel Improvement Project Communication from the Assistant Secretary, Army, Civil Works, the Department of Defense Transmitting the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project, Brazoria County, Texas Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement, Part 1] [https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo40777 Part 2]


{{Freeport, Texas}}
{{Brazoria County, Texas}}
{{Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA}}

{{authority control}}


[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Brazoria County, Texas]]
[[Category:Greater Houston]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Texas]]
[[Category:1912 establishments in Texas]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1912]]
[[Category:Freeport, Texas|*]]