West Columbia, Texas

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West Columbia, Texas is a small city in Brazoria County that forms part of the Greater Houston metropolitan region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 979
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Brazoria County, Texas
countySeatOf Brazoria County, Texas
surface form: Brazoria County, Texas (historical)
distanceToHouston about 60 miles southwest
economicActivities agriculture
oil and gas
petrochemical industry
ranching
elevation 23 meters
75 feet
FIPSCode 48-77764
GNISFeatureID 1371169
governmentType council–manager government
hasCityHall West Columbia City Hall
hasFireDepartment West Columbia Volunteer Fire Department
hasHistoricSite Varner–Hogg Plantation
surface form: Varner–Hogg Plantation State Historic Site
hasMuseum Columbia Historical Museum
hasPark First Capitol Park
hasPoliceDepartment West Columbia Police Department
hasPublicLibrary Columbia Public Library
historicalSignificance near site of the first capital of the Republic of Texas
incorporatedAsCity 1959
latitude 29.1419° N
localNewspaper The Brazosport Facts
locatedInMetropolitanArea Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedOnRiver Brazos River
longitude 95.6469° W
majorHighway Texas State Highway 35
Texas State Highway 36
namedFor Columbia, the historical name of the United States
nearestLargeCity Houston, Texas, United States
surface form: Houston, Texas
nearestPort Port Freeport
officialLanguageDeFacto English
originalName Columbia, Texas
partOf Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area
surface form: Greater Houston
populationCensus2010 3891
populationEstimate2020 approximately 4000
postalCode 77486
region Southeast Texas
servedByAirport Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport
servedBySchoolDistrict Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District
state Texas
timeZoneDST Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time

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