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College Station
Texas, United States
city, Brazos county, southeastern Texas, U.S. It is adjacent to the city of Bryan and lies 96 miles (154 km) northwest of Houston. Having grown up around the Texas A&M University (Texas A&M University) (established 1871 and opened 1876), the city is essentially residential with its economy geared to that of the university, although high-tech industry has grown in importance since the 1980s. The college was located on the Houston and Texas Central Railroad (now the Southern Pacific) and was known as a “flag station.” When a post office was established in the locality in 1877, the words college and station were combined to form the name of the town. Inc. 1938. Pop. (1990) city, 52,456; Bryan–College Station MSA, 121,862; (2000) city, 67,890; Bryan–College Station MSA, 152,415.
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