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{{short description|City in Brazoria County, Texas, United States}}
{{Other uses|Liverpool (disambiguation)}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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| official_name      = Liverpool, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
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| imagesize          = 280
| image_caption      = Albert Finkle County Park in Liverpool
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| map_caption        = Location of Liverpool, Texas
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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Brazoria County, Texas|Brazoria]]

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| population_total   = 475
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| elevation_m        = 6
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| coordinates        = {{coord|29|17|57|N|95|16|39|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 77577
| area_codes          = [[Area codes 713, 281, 832, 346, and 621|713, 281, 832, 346, 621]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-43120<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = 11[[Geographic Names Information 1System|GNIS]] feature ID
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| website            = {{URL|cityofliverpooltexas.com}}
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}}

'''Liverpool''' is a city in [[Brazoria County, Texas|Brazoria County]], [[Texas]], United States, named after the city of [[Liverpool]] in England. It is located along the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] and County Road 171, northeast of [[Angleton, Texas|Angleton]] and south of [[Alvin, Texas|Alvin]]. The population was 475 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
[[File:Liverpool TX Post Office Marker.jpg|thumb|left|Historical marker at US Post Office]]

In 1827, a trading post was set up at Liverpool. A settlement existed in 1834 and two years later a schoolteacher was hired. The town was formally established in 1837. It became a shipping point from [[Stephen F. Austin]]'s colony for wool, hides, and produce via Chocolate Bayou. A person called Commodore Nelson named the town after the [[England|English]] port [[Liverpool]]. A post office opened in the town in 1846, but closed in 1867. The population began to decline after the [[American Civil War]] until there were only 20 residents in 1884. Nevertheless, the post office reopened in 1879 and remained. By 1890, the population numbered 136. In 1906, the local whites-only schools counted three teachers and 48 students. By 1914, the town had grown to 400 residents and included a hotel and two general stores. The population decreased in the 1920s so that it was about 150 in 1966. By 1988, the population numbered 627, helped by the opening of a nearby [[Monsanto]] plant. The 1990 and 2000 censuses recorded around 400 residents each.{{sfn|Kleiner|2010}}

==Geography==
[[File:Liverpool TX Chocolate Bayou.jpg|thumb|left|CR 171 bridge over Chocolate Bayou, October 2019]]

Liverpool is located in northeastern Brazoria County at {{coord|29|17|57|N|95|16|39|W|type:city}} (29.299272, –95.277470).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered on the east by Chocolate Bayou. The city limits extend northwest on either side of Main Street for {{convert|2|mi|0}} to reach [[Texas State Highway 35]]. From that point, it is {{convert|14|mi}} southwest to [[Angleton, Texas|Angleton]], the county seat, and {{convert|8|mi|0}} northeast to the center of [[Alvin, Texas|Alvin]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Liverpool has a total area of {{convert|2.8|km2|disp=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Liverpool city, Texas |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4843120 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212203508/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4843120 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |accessdate=April 16, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=left
| 1970 = 319
| 1980 = 602
| 1990 = 396
| 2000 = 404
| 2010 = 482
| 2020 = 475
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Liverpool, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Liverpool%20city,%20Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 18, 2024}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 404 people, 152 households, and 115 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|425.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 189 housing units at an average density of {{convert|199.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 88.61% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.74% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.49% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 6.68% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.23% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.90% of the population.

There were 152 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $48,750, and the median income for a family was $51,042. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $30,938 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,492. About 7.0% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Municipal and Government services==
<gallery widths="200px" heights="150px" >
File:Liverpool_TX_Post_Office.jpg|US Post Office, Liverpool, TX 77577
File:Liverpool_TX_City_Hall.jpg|City Hall, Municipal Court, Police Dept.
File:Liverpool_TX_Volunteer_Fire.jpg|Liverpool Volunteer Fire Dept.
</gallery>

==Education==

===Primary and secondary schools===

====Public schools====
Students in Liverpool attend schools in the [[Alvin Independent School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48039_brazoria/DC20SD_C48039.pdf|title=2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Brazoria County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2021-04-19}} - See detail in [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st48_tx/place/p4843120_liverpool/DC20BLK_P4843120.pdf US Census Bureau map]</ref> It is zoned to Stevenson and Disney Elementary Schools,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alvinisd.net/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=243&dataid=55762&FileName=ELEM_2020_21_Wallmap_36X36.pdf|title=Elementary 2020-21 Attendance Zones|publisher=[[Alvin Independent School District]]|accessdate=2022-07-19}}</ref> Alvin Junior High School,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alvinisd.net/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=243&dataid=55764&FileName=MID_2021_22_Wallmap_36X36.pdf|title=Junior High 2021-22 Attendance Zones|publisher=[[Alvin Independent School District]]|accessdate=2022-07-19}}</ref> and [[Alvin High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alvinisd.net/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=243&dataid=55765&FileName=HIGH_2022_23_Wallmap_36x36.pdf|title=High 2022-23 Attendance Zones|publisher=[[Alvin Independent School District]]|accessdate=2022-07-19}}</ref>

===Colleges and universities===
Additionally, [[Alvin Community College]], located in nearby Alvin, provides basic undergraduate courses and adult education. Liverpool is in the ACC taxation zone.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brazoriacad.org/uploads/1/2/9/0/12902727/alvincc_map_with_isd_boundaries__small_.pdf|title=Alvin Community College Taxation Boundary Layer|publisher=Brazoria County Appraisal District|accessdate=2020-06-18}}</ref> The [[Texas Legislature]] designated Alvin ISD as being in the Alvin CC zone.<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code Sec. 130.163.  Alvin Community College District Service Area.]</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Texas}}
* [[List of municipalities in Texas]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Liverpool, Texas}}
* {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Kleiner|2010}}|reference={{Handbook of Texas|id=hll50|name=Liverpool, TX|author=Kleiner, Diana J. |date=June 15, 2010|retrieved=June 4, 2020}}}}

{{Brazoria County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Cities in Brazoria County, Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Greater Houston]]