Drinking water stations with addresses in West Columbia and their reported violations in the past:
BRAZOS RIVER LAKE CLUB (Population served: 20, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between APR-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In DEC-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-21-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from JAN-21-2004 to MAR-07-2004)
Drinking water stations with addresses in West Columbia that have no violations reported:
- B & BS RV PARK (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  20.0% | | Whole state: |  15.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 8.9% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Columbia, TX
71 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
71 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
West Columbia compared to Texas state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- House age below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in West Columbia (2009 data):
- Texas Gulf Bank, National Association: West Columbia at 734 W. Brazos, branch established on 2004-12-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $256.1 mil, Deposits: $218.9 mil, headquarters in Freeport, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Texas Gulf Bancshares, Inc.
- Prosperity Bank: West Columbia Branch at 510 East Brazos Avenue, branch established on 1925-07-22. Info updated 2008-11-14: Bank assets: $9,070.2 mil, Deposits: $7,336.4 mil, headquarters in El Campo, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 187 total offices, Holding Company: Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: West Columbia Branch at 111 West Brazos Avenue, branch established on 1962-10-20. Info updated 2009-03-16: Bank assets: $538,958.0 mil, Deposits: $346,850.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3392 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
Fire-safe hotels and motels in West Columbia, Texas
- Best Western Brazos Inn, 714 S Columbia Dr, West Columbia, TX 77486, Phone: (979) 345-2399, Fax: (979) 345-2720
- Columbia Lakes Resort Hotel, 180 Freeman Blvd, West Columbia, TX 77486, Phone: (979) 345-5151, Fax: (979) 345-3049
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in West Columbia, Texas
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Brazoria County Texas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (47%)
- Utility gas (46%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Religion statistics for West Columbia
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | Churches of Christ |
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| Adherents | 37.6% | 34.1% | 9.4% | 2.8% | 2.7% |
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| Congregations | 6.8% | 26.7% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 12.6% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Episcopal Church | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 6.8% |
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| Congregations | 4.4% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 24.8% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $11,150 | $44,600 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
2 | $3,186 | $19,116 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
8 | $26,763 | $40,145 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
7 | $13,516 | $23,170 | 1 | $248 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $10,065 | $30,195 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $8,595 | $34,380 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $1,897 | $22,764 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $13,198 | $31,675 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $1,395 | $16,740 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
34 | $89,765 | $31,682 | 1 | $248 |
West Columbia government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $517,000
All Other: $195,000
- Construction - Fire Protection: $39,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $638,000
Sewerage: $375,000
Financial Administration: $310,000
Regular Highways: $257,000
Water Utilities: $219,000
Solid Waste Management: $167,000
Parks & Recreation: $108,000
Fire Protection: $108,000
General - Other: $87,000
Health Services - Other: $49,000
Libraries: $44,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $40,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $6,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $15,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $960,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $659,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $638,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $831,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $129,000
Other, NEC: $21,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $117,000
Interest Earnings: $18,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $72,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $360,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $437,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $22,000
- Tax - Property: $650,000
Total General Sales: $466,000
Public Utilities: $116,000
Other Selective Sales: $51,000
NEC: $10,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,102,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $58,000
9.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,420 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.61% | | Texas average: | 8.37% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($288 average AGI)| Brazoria County: | 0.07% | | Texas average: | 0.20% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,642 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.34% | | Texas average: | 7.44% |
0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($528 average AGI)| Brazoria County: | 0.07% | | Texas average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in West Columbia:
- KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KEYH (850 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KRTX (980 AM; 5 kW; ROSENBURG/RICHMOND, TX)
- DKFCC (1270 AM; 3 kW; BAY CITY, TX; Owner: CHAMELEON RADIO CORPORATION)
- KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KLAT (1010 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
- KREH (900 AM; 5 kW; PECAN GROVE, TX)
- KKHT (1070 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTEK (1110 AM; daytime; 3 kW; ALVIN, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KILT (610 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in West Columbia:
- KLDE (107.5 FM; LAKE JACKSON, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KRBE (104.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
- KRTS (92.1 FM; SEABROOK, TX; Owner: KRTS, INC.)
- KBXX (97.9 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- KHJZ-FM (95.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KHMX (96.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KILT-FM (100.3 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KKBQ-FM (92.9 FM; PASADENA, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KLOL (101.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KODA (99.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KTBZ-FM (94.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KKRW (93.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KUHF (88.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
- KHCB-FM (105.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KJOJ-FM (103.3 FM; FREEPORT, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KOVE-FM (106.5 FM; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KMJQ (102.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- KPTY (104.9 FM; MISSOURI CITY, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- K216BX (91.1 FM; LAKE JACKSON, TX; Owner: KSBJ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- KYBJ (91.1 FM; LAKE JACKSON, TX; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION OF BRAZOSPORT, INC)
TV broadcast stations around West Columbia:
- KHOU-TV (Channel 11; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHOU-TV, L.P.)
- KPRC-TV (Channel 2; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, HOUSTON, LP)
- KAZH (Channel 57; BAYTOWN, TX; Owner: KAZH LICENSE, LLC)
- KXLN-TV (Channel 45; ROSENBERG, TX; Owner: KXLN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
- KJIB-LP (Channel 5; CLEAR LAKE CITY, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
- KTBU (Channel 55; CONROE, TX; Owner: HUMANITY INTERESTED MEDIA, INC.)
- KNWS-TV (Channel 51; KATY, TX; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTXH (Channel 20; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KPXB (Channel 49; CONROE, TX; Owner: PAXSON HOUSTON LICENSE, INC.)
- KFTH (Channel 67; ALVIN, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA HOUSTON LLC)
- KZJL (Channel 61; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KZJL LICENSE CORP.)
- KETH (Channel 14; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
- KHWB (Channel 39; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHWB, INC.)
- KRIV (Channel 26; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KTRK-TV (Channel 13; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KTRK TELEVISION, INC.)
- KLTJ (Channel 22; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KUHT (Channel 8; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
- KVDO-LP (Channel 69; CLEAR LAKE, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
- KTMD (Channel 48; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP, LP)
- KBPX-LP (Channel 33; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
- KHMV-LP (Channel 28; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE GULF COAST, A CALIFORNIA LP)
- KVIT-LP (Channel 28; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: CLUB COMMUNICATIONS)
- K30DN (Channel 30; FREEPORT, TX; Owner: GERALD R. PROCTOR)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
West Columbia, Texas:
- Fatal accident count: 12
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 14
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 13
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 29
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
Texas average:
- Fatal accident count: 164
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 248
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 46
- Fatalities: 181
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 430
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 23
See more detailed statistics of West Columbia fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- 1/4 Mi W Of Intersect Of Hwy 36; 2.8 Mi S Of W. Columbia, Type: Tower, Structure height: 152.4 m, Overall height: 154.8 m, Call Sign: KNKA221
880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz... (+8 more)
Grant Date: 11/15/2004, Expiration Date: 10/01/2014
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6- Kimberly A Thomas, 1/4 Mi W Of Intersect Of Hwy 36; 2.8 Mi S Of W. Columbia, Type: Tower, Structure height: 146.3 m, Overall height: 154.8 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:
- Kevin C Weyer, Hwy 1301, 3 Mi E Of Dancinger Rd., Type: Tower, Structure height: 115.8 m, Overall height: 121.3 m
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street, N.W., Suite 500 W, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4130, Email:
- Marin Fettman, 406 Columbia Dr, Type: Tower, Structure height: 70.4 m, Overall height: 74.3 m
- Marin Fettman, 406 Columbia Drive (A3d0014a), Type: Tower, Structure height: 67.1 m, Overall height: 67.1 m, , Licensee ID: L00006906
Registrant: T-Mobile West Corporation, 12920 S.E. 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Email:
- b b carter, 3528 Hwy-90 (West Columbia #30237), Type: Tower, Structure height: 122.2 m, Overall height: 126.2 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770 - Warren D Harkins, Cr 437, Type: Tower, Structure height: 152.4 m, Overall height: 152.4 m
Registrant: Vangard Wireless, L.P., Abilene, TX 79608, Phone: (325) 691-0495, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in West Columbia, TX)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 25 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in West Columbia)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 15 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in West Columbia)
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