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College Station grew up around Texas A&M University — the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opened in October 1876 as the first public institution of higher learning in Texas.

The town took its name from the railroad depot established beside the college, whose sign simply read 'College.'

College Station was incorporated in 1938, when the incorporation election was famously held inside the train depot and passed 217 to 39, and its first City Council was made up of A&M faculty members.

College Station had a population of 120,511 in the 2020 Census, up from 93,857 in 2010.

College Station has about 46,200 households, but only about 35% of its homes are owner-occupied, one of the lowest rates in Texas, because so much of its housing is rented by students.

Texas A&M University has had the largest student body of any university in the United States since 2021, with 79,114 students in fall 2024 spread across a main campus of roughly 5,200 acres.

Kyle Field, the Texas A&M football stadium in College Station, seats 102,733 fans, making it the largest stadium in the SEC and the fourth-largest in the NCAA.

Kyle Field is the 'Home of the 12th Man,' a Texas A&M tradition dating to 1922 in which the entire student section stands for the whole game.

On June 15, 2024, a George Strait concert at Kyle Field drew 110,905 fans, setting the record for the largest ticketed concert in United States history.

The George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum is located on the Texas A&M campus in College Station.