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.
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 |
Geography
editChocolate Bayou is located on Farm to Market Road 2917 between Texas State Highway 35 and FM 2403 in eastern Brazoria County.[1]
Education
editThe 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.