Blood, Trauma, and Biohazard Cleanup in Lake Jackson, TX

Lake Jackson is a planned community in Brazoria County that was built from scratch in the early 1940s by the Dow Chemical Company to house workers at its new Freeport plant.

Lake Jackson was designed by architect Alden B. Dow, son of Dow Chemical founder Herbert Henry Dow, who laid out winding, meandering streets because he believed there should be a surprise around each turn, and offered residents six unique home designs.

Lake Jackson stands on the site of Abner Jackson's 3,000-acre sugar and cotton plantation of 1843–1845, and both the town and its freshwater lake were named for him.

Lake Jackson's first residents moved in at the end of 1943, and the City of Lake Jackson was incorporated on March 14, 1944, voting for home rule a decade later in 1954.

Lake Jackson had 28,177 residents at the 2020 census, up from 26,849 in 2010, and about 10,319 households were counted in the city in the 2010 census.

Lake Jackson is nicknamed the "City of Enchantment" for its lakes, live oaks, and carefully preserved natural scenery about ten miles upriver from the mouth of the Brazos River.

Lake Jackson's temporary predecessor, Camp Chemical, was at its peak the largest community in Brazoria County, housing more than 12,000 Dow construction workers in over 2,000 cottages and 46 barracks in 1942.

Lake Jackson sits along the Central Flyway for migratory birds, and the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory is headquartered in the city.

The Lake Jackson Historical Museum covers everything from the area's prehistoric era and plantation days to Alden Dow's planning philosophy and the city's Dow Chemical origins.

The Dow Chemical Company and the Brazosport Independent School District are the major employers of Lake Jackson residents, and the local economy still revolves around the Gulf Coast chemical industry.