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Brenham

Also known as Brenham, Texas, Brenham, TX

city and county seat of Washington County, Texas, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Texas
County: Washington
Established: 1844 ; 182 years ago ( 1844 )
Named after: Richard Fox Brenham
Mayor: Atwood Kenjura
City council: City Council members Clint Kolby (Mayor Pro Tempore ) Shannan Canales Albert Wright Leah Cook
City manager: Carolyn Miller
Total: 13.03 sq mi (33.74 km )
Land: 12.98 sq mi (33.61 km )
Water: 0.050 sq mi (0.13 km )
Elevation: 312 ft (95 m)
Density: 1,376.5/sq mi (531.48/km )
Demonym: Brenhamite
Time zone: UTC-6 ( Central Standard Time )
Summer dst: UTC-5 ( Central Daylight Time )
Fips code: 48-10156
Website: www .cityofbrenham .org

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Brenham
Population: 17369
Area: 30.827316
Elevation: 104
Official website: www.cityofbrenham.org
Image: Washington County Courthouse Brenham Texas USA DSC 1952 ad.jpg
Households: 6197
Dialing code: 979

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Commons category: Brenham, Texas
Commons gallery: Brenham, Texas
inception: 1844-00-00
postal code: 77834
P8168: Coupe Icare
water as percent of area: 0.3552
per capita income: 26037
IPA transcription: ˈbrɛnəm

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Article

Brenham (/ˈbrɛnəm/ BREH-nəm) is a city in east-central Texas, United States, and the county seat of Washington County, with a population of 17,369 according to the 2020 U.S. census.

Brenham is also known for its annual German heritage festival that takes place each May called Maifest, similar to Volksfest. Numerous German immigrants settled here in the mid-19th century, following the revolutions in German states in 1848.