Editing Angleton, Texas (section)

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

{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Angleton, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| nickname                 = "The Heart of Brazoria County"
| image_skyline            = Angleton TX Brazoria county courthouse DSC 6280 ad.JPG
| imagesize                = 280px
| image_caption            = [[Old Brazoria County Courthouse|Brazoria County Courthouse]] in Angleton
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| pushpin_map              = Texas#USA
| pushpin_map_caption      = Location in Texas##Location in the United States
| 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 government|Council-Manager]]
| leader_title             = [[City council]]
| leader_name              = [[Mayor]] <br />John Wright <br />[[Mayor Pro Tem]] <br />Travis Townsend <br />[[Council Members]]<br />Blaine Smith<br /> Christiene Daniel<br />Barbra Simmons<br /> Tanner Sartin<br /><br /><br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.angleton.tx.us/166/Mayor-City-Council|title=Mayor & City Council &#124; Angleton, TX - Official Website|website=www.angleton.tx.us}}</ref>
| leader_title1            = [[City manager]]
| leader_name1             = Chris Whittaker<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.angleton.tx.us/129/Office-of-the-City-Manager|title=Office of the City Manager &#124; Angleton, TX - Official Website|website=www.angleton.tx.us}}</ref>
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_total_sq_mi         = 11.69
| area_total_km2           = 30.28
| area_land_sq_mi          = 11.67
| area_land_km2            = 30.23
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.02
| area_water_km2           = 0.05
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="2010 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table |work=American FactFinder |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 21, 2012 }}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
| population_total         = 19429
| population_density_sq_mi = 1665.04
| population_density_km2   = 642.85
| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| coordinates              = {{coord|29|09|59|N|95|25|51|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 30
| established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date         = November 12, 1912
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code              = 77515-77516
| area_code                = [[Area code 979|979]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-03264
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2409710<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2409710}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|www.angleton.tx.us}}
| footnotes                = 
| 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>
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'''Angleton''' is a city in and the [[county seat]]<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|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=May 31, 2011}}</ref> of [[Brazoria County, Texas|Brazoria County]], [[Texas]], United States, within the [[Greater Houston|Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land]] metropolitan area. Angleton lies at the intersection of [[Texas State Highway 288|State Highway 288]], [[Texas State Highway 35|State Highway 35]], and the [[Union Pacific Railroad]]. The population was 19,429 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. Angleton is in the [[Texas's 14th congressional district|14th congressional district]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/tx14_109.gif|title=Congressional District 14|publisher=nationalatlas.gov|access-date=May 16, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324230502/http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/tx14_109.gif|archive-date=March 24, 2009}}</ref> and is represented by Republican Congressman [[Randy Weber]].