Chocolate Bayou, Texas
Chocolate Bayou | |
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  Chocolate Bayou Location within the state of Texas  Chocolate Bayou Chocolate Bayou (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 29°18′48″N 95°15′08″W / 29.31333°N 95.25222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Brazoria |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1354458 |
Chocolate Bayou is an unincorporated community in eastern Brazoria County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 60 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
Geography
[edit]Chocolate Bayou is located on Farm to Market Road 2917 between Texas State Highway 35 and FM 2403 in eastern Brazoria County.[1]
Education
[edit]The Alvin Independent School District operates schools in the area. Children attend R.L. Stevenson Primary School, Walt Disney Elementary School, Alvin Junior High School, and Alvin High School.
Notable person
[edit]- James Elijah Brown Perry (born May 17, 1830, in Potosi, Missouri; died February 14, 1831, in Chocolate Bayou)[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Chocolate Bayou, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ^ "James Elijah Brown Perry profile". Brazoria County Historical Museum. Archived from the original on March 8, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
