Briaroaks, TX

By: Laurie E. Jasinski

Type: General Entry

Published: March 16, 2005

Briaroaks is a residential community located on Interstate Highway 35W about fourteen miles south-southeast of Fort Worth and eleven miles northeast of Cleburne in northern Johnson County. The town began as a country subdivision in the late 1960s and early 1970s and incorporated in April 1971. In 1975 the population estimate was 390, and that number increased to 592 in 1980. In 2000 the population was 493. Briaroaks has a mayor-council form of government, and police and fire departments serve the primarily residential area.

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Laurie E. Jasinski, “Briaroaks, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed May 21, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/briaroaks-tx.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

Original Publication Date:: March 16, 2005

Related Book(s):

Texas Almanac 2020-2021

Texas Almanac 2022–2023


Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:
Place: Briaroaks
Currently Exists: Yes
Place Type: Town
USGS ID: 2409904
Town Fields: Has post office: No

Is Incorporated: Yes
Belongs to: Johnson County
Coordinates: Latitude: 32.49680090°

Longitude: -97.30431000°
Population Counts: People Year

535 1990

493 2000

495 2010

505 2019

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