Sandy Point, Texas

Sandy Point is a city[4] on Farm to Market Road 521 (FM 521) in north central Brazoria County, Texas, United States. The small community is located near a state prison. In the 19th century, the settlement served nearby sugar cane and cotton plantations. Sandy Point's post office, school and railroad have disappeared, but there were two churches in the community in December 2013.

Sandy Point, Texas
City
Sandy Point, Texas is located in Texas
Sandy Point, Texas
Sandy Point, Texas
Coordinates: 29°23′08″N 95°28′52″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrazoria
Incorporated2012
Area
[1]
 • Total1.74 sq mi (4.50 km2)
 • Land1.74 sq mi (4.50 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
56 ft (17 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total4,488
 • Estimate 
(2019)[2]
236
 • Density135.71/sq mi (52.40/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
77583
Area code(s)281, 832
FIPS code48-65345
GNIS feature ID1346604[3]

History

Sandy Point incorporated in 2012 to avoid annexation from Missouri City. in 2015 Missouri City agreed to recognize the incorporation of Sandy Point.[5]

Government and infrastructure

The Rosharon Volunteer Fire Department provides fire services for Sandy Point.[6]

Sandy Point is located at the entrance to the Memorial Unit (formerly Darrington Unit), a prison for men operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.[7] A portion of Memorial Unit is within the Sandy Point city limits.[8]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2019 (est.)236[2]
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

Education

Students in Sandy Point are served by the Angleton Independent School District,[10] including Angleton High School. In the 2013–2014 school year, the Angleton ISD served the area via Rosharon Zone Bus Route #223.[11]

The Texas Legislature designated portions of Angleton ISD that by September 1, 1995 had not been annexed by Alvin Community College as in the Brazosport College zone.[12] As Sandy Point is not in the maps of Alvin CC, it is in the Brazosport College zone.[13]

  • The Sandy Point Bible Church is on County Road 42 just west of FM 521.
    The Sandy Point Bible Church is on County Road 42 just west of FM 521.
  • Live oak trees draped with Spanish moss are plentiful near Sandy Point. This one is on County Road 42.
    Live oak trees draped with Spanish moss are plentiful near Sandy Point. This one is on County Road 42.

See also

References
  1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sandy Point, Texas
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 2, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Missouri City agrees to recognize Sandy Point." The Facts (Southern Newspapers). April 7, 2005. Retrieved on October 17, 2009.
  6. Home page. Rosharon Volunteer Fire Department. Retrieved on September 17, 2010.
  7. "Sandy Point, Texas." Handbook of Texas. Retrieved on July 16, 2010.
  8. "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Brazoria County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 8 (PDF p. 9/67). Retrieved January 10, 2023. Darrington State Prison Farm
  9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  10. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Brazoria County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  11. "General Documents: Route Stops and Times". Angleton Independent School District. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  12. Texas Education Code Sec. 130.170. BRAZOSPORT COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.: "(2) the Angleton Independent School District, except the part annexed by the Alvin Community College District before September 1, 1995."
  13. The Taxation Map and College Zone map of Alvin Community College do not show Sandy Point, and based upon Texas Education Code Sec. 130.170. it would be in the Brazosport College zone.
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