The city of Bryan, also called "The Good Life", "Texas Style." encompasses the following counties: Brazos. Bryan's government type is Council-Manager.

Bryan encompasses land area: 43.29 sq mi (112.1 km2), water area: 0.01 sq mi (0.2 km2). The elevation is 374 ft (114 m) above sea level. This equates to a population density of 1,515.2/sq mi (584.9/km2). The local time zone is CST (UTC-6).

Local area codes are 979. The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code for the city is 48-10912, which is used in computer filings when non-government agencies and contractors fulfill government contracts.

Short Description
Bryan is a city in Brazos County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 76,201. It is the county seat of Brazos County and is located in the heart of the Brazos Valley (Southeast Central Texas). It shares its border with the city of College Station, which lies to its south. Together they are referred to as the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area, the sixteenth largest Metropolitan area in Texas containing around 190,000 people.

The city is centrally located, approximately equidistant from three of the 10 largest cities in the United States. It is 92 miles (148 km) north-northwest of Houston, 166 miles (267 km) northeast of San Antonio and 169 miles (272 km) south of Dallas. It is 104 miles (167 km) east of Austin, the state capital of Texas. 75% of the Texas and Louisiana populations (13.1 million people) live within 3.5 driving hours of Bryan.

The area around Bryan, Texas was part of a land grant to Moses Austin by Spain. Moses Austin's son, Stephen F. Austin helped bring settlers to the area. Among the settlers was William Joel Bryan, the nephew of Stephen F. Austin. The town of Bryan was founded in 1821. It grew quickly when the Houston and Texas Central Railroad arrived in 1860. In 1866, the county seat of Brazos County, Texas was changed from Boonville, Texas to Bryan. A short time later, in 1871, the City of Bryan became incorporated.